Head of History
Hampton Gardens Secondary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8HR8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
13 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
29 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £39,929.00 - £57,363.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + TLR 2c
Head of History job summary
Head of History
Pay scale: Pay scale: MPS/UPS +TLR2c (£8,279)
Full time, Permanent
Start date: 1st September 2025
Closing date: Thursday 13th February 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 26th February 2025
We are seeking a confident Head of History who will relish the prospect of transforming lives by sharing their love for the subject. We want leaders who are conscientious, hard-working, enjoy being with children and love to see student success. As a leader there is an expectation to drive strategy and ensure high standards of teaching and learning. Working with a team of staff you will hold others to account as well as supporting staff well-being.
Providing high standards of teaching and learning, using your up-to-date knowledge, skills and expertise you will work within the guidance of all Trust policies and procedures as set out. You will maintain a thorough and up to date knowledge of the teaching of History and take account of wider curriculum developments which are relevant to your work. The successful candidate will be responsible for strategically leading and delivering the curriculum and will have shared responsibility for the overall effectiveness in providing the highest quality of education for all our students in our outstanding school.
We are looking for someone to inspire our students and promote a love for the subject both in and out of the classroom. History is a popular subject across all the Key Stages and many students choose to continue with History at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. The successful applicant will be committed to continuing to develop History across the curriculum and securing the best outcomes for all students.
How to Apply
If having read the advertisement, job description and person specification, you are motivated to apply for this position please submit your application through MyNewTerm.
Please complete all sections of the application form. Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.
Your personal statement should outline your previous experience and how this makes you a suitable candidate for the position for which you are applying.
We are looking for a September 2025 appointment and would welcome visits if you wish to tour the school prior to application. To arrange a visit please contact the HR Team in the first instance at jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.
Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Commitment to safeguarding
Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school will consider carrying out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Full details are contained with our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy, which are available via our website, or on request.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Hampton Gardens Secondary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1249 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Hampton Gardens is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2017 to an initial intake of 180 Year 7 students. When full, the school will accommodate 1200 students in years 7-11 and 300 students in Sixth Form.
Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.
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