Head of History & Politics

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 4DQ

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  17 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: History, Politics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary will include a leadership allowance and be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

Head of History & Politics job summary

One of the country’s leading academic schools, Queen Elizabeth’s Barnet blends a distinctive heritage and proud traditions with an innovative, forward-looking approach to providing a state education like no other to 1,300 boys aged 11-18.

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional teacher to lead a large, successful department with an impressive reputation for pupil achievement. We wish to appoint an outstanding teacher who will lead our existing dynamic team to develop and enhance the teaching and learning of history and politics at all levels.

This role would be ideally suited to someone who is ambitious, looking to develop his or her career and is ultimately aspiring to further career progression. In making this appointment, therefore, the Headmaster will have regard to the potential exhibited by candidates as well as to their experience.

A comprehensive programme of support and training will be made available to the successful applicant. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 17 March 2025.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Queen Elizabeth’s is a dynamic school supported by a diverse and enthusiastic community of staff, pupils, parents and alumni. It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and from those with disabilities.

Queen Elizabeth’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1305 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-elizabeth-s-school-barnet

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