History Teacher

Ashby School, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DT

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  27 February 2026

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

History Teacher job summary

History Teacher

Required for August start

ETC, MPS-UPS

Full-time

Permanent

Are you an enthusiastic and determined History teacher with a passion for their subject? Are you excited about the opportunity to work with our committed and enthusiastic Key Stage 3 students within the humanities curriculum? Do you have the dedication, commitment, and openness to strategies to raise attainment at Key Stage 4 and 5? Then Ashby School is the place for you!

The History department is part of a thriving Humanities faculty that prides itself on outstanding teaching and care for students. The vision of the department is to encourage students to think critically about the world around them. To examine how the past shapes our modern world today and explore how their actions will affect the future.

The four specialist teachers in the History department work closely together to ensure the History curriculum achieves this vision and is always inspirational, challenging and accessible for all students. We are looking for a teacher who shares this vision and wants History to be at the very heart of Ashby School.

History is a popular subject with over 200 students studying for their GCSE in years 10 and 11. The students study the AQA specification at GCSE level, including units on Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and communism, Conflict and tension: The First World War, 1894–1918, Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day and Elizabethan England, c1568–1603.

Currently we have over 80 students studying A Level History in years 12 and 13. At A Level the students study the AQA specification which combines two examined units (Units 1K and 2B) and a Non-Examined Assessment on modern British History. Outcomes at A Level are strong with a significant proportion of the cohort choosing to study the subject at the University.

At Key Stage 3, we deliver the subject as part of the Humanities department with discrete History topics that are designed to provide a broad and balanced experience of the subject. History is part of our Humanities faculty and our History teachers work alongside specialists in History, RE, Psychology & Business. To this end, candidates must be willing to teach outside of their specialism at Key Stage 3. Our Humanities faculty is housed in a suite of rooms equipped with projectors and with access to ICT facilities. The faculty also has admin support and dedicated work areas.

Closing Date

The closing date for completed applications is 23rd March 2026 at 9:00am, with interviews taking place soon after. We might close the vacancy earlier if we find the right candidate.

Application process

Application forms and further details can be downloaded from Eteach on:

Completed application forms should be submitted via ETeach. An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process and the outline of the day.

If you have any queries on any aspect of the application or need additional information, please contact the school or send an email via ETeach, where we will be happy to help you.

Thank you, and we are really looking forward to hearing from you.

Ashby School

Nottingham Road

Ashby de la Zouch

Leicestershire

LE65 1DT

Headteacher: Jude Mellor

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Ashby School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1679 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashby School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashby-school-ashby-de-la-zouch

Ashby School is a thriving, successful and over-subscribed 11-19 Academy with over 1,600 students on roll including 500 in Ashby Sixth form. Conveniently located close to the M42 and M1, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and with the national forest on the doorstep, the school is set in its own attractive grounds in the expanding market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

At Ashby School prides itself on putting students at its heart. We want all our students to have a happy and successful learning experience and are committed to ensuring that all students fulfil their academic potential.

Everyone in the Ashby School community is committed to achieving this, because, at Ashby, ‘Anything is Possible’.

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