Head of History

The Kingsbrook School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7BR

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS (£32,916 - £51,048) plus TLR 2B £5,871

Head of History job summary

The Kingsbrook School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as a

Head of History

Full Time, Permanent

Salary - MPS/UPS (£32,916 - £51,048) plus TLR 2B £5,871

Start date - September 2026

Closing date: Monday 13th April 2026 at 12 noon

At Insignis Academy Trust we are looking for a Head of History for The Kingsbrook School. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the growing History department in this flagship new school in Aylesbury, with opportunity to bring ideas and contribute to the continued development of the curriculum, culture and ethos of the school and department as it enters it’s fifth year of operation in 2026-27.

Opened in September 2022 to 180 year 7 students, the school will grow by each year of entry until full in 2027-28, and so new members of the team are required to support our next cohort. Located at the heart of the Kingsbrook Estate in Aylesbury, the school boasts state of the art facilities across the mainstream school and a purpose-built Inclusion Unit for children with additional Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

You will be highly organised with excellent communication and time management skills, a commitment to character education and raising student achievement and excited about supporting and contributing to the continuous school improvement.

The role will offer an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to raising standards and improving outcomes for young people.

Closing date: Monday 13th April 2026 at 12 noon

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Kingsbrook School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 569 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Kingsbrook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-kingsbrook-school

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