Humanities Teacher (History specialism) 2nd in Department

King James Academy Royston, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7JH

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £49,084.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)

Humanities Teacher (History specialism) 2nd in Department job summary

“Nobody left behind. Nobody held back. Everybody loved.”

King James Academy is the first all-through school within a growing multi-academy trust. If you enjoy working as part of a team with a shared purpose, have ambitions to influence whole school development, receive invaluable CPD and be part of a bigger educational landscape to transform lives then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and highly ambitious History Teacher, to be second in charge of the Humanities Department for September 2025. The ability to teach Religious Studies would be beneficial. They will contribute to embedding an exciting and knowledge rich curriculum in our Humanities department, driving forward a love of learning in our school.

The successful candidate will assist in establishing the direction for teaching, learning and assessment in humanities, in-line with the whole-school pedagogical strategy of knowledge-based learning, to set the highest expectations and ensure that all students not only achieve excellent outcomes but flourish within an environment of nurture.

Opportunities for departmental and whole school responsibilities will provide excellent experience for a successful candidate who is looking to progress their career at pace either to excel in the leadership of Humanities or towards Senior Leadership in the future. For this reason, we place as much value on ambition and potential as we do on experience.

We take pride in our focus upon developing learning through our curriculum of the:

Head: an academic education developing in-depth subject knowledges.

Heart: a character education building resilience, kindness, inclusion and openness.

Hand: a 'can do' education that nurtures creativity and problem solving.

Our subject specialists take pride in sharing their passion with our pupils demonstrating their own ‘love of learning’.

The Humanities Department at King James Academy is well resourced, with class sets of a variety of textbooks, display materials and other resources. The curriculum is planned collaboratively and each lesson is supported with relevant resources. The department has the use of five well-equipped classrooms located near each other, a departmental office and storage spaces. Members of the department work closely together.

At KS3 pupils in History study a chronologically arranged curriculum. Over KS3 pupils develop their understanding of concepts such as power and control, empire, rights and freedoms, and religion.

In Y7 pupils study the Silk Roads, the impact of the Norman Conquest, the role of religion, the Angevin monarchs, ‘She-Wolves’, Medieval Mali, England’s crises 1348-1485 and Mughal India. In Year 8 pupils study aspects of Tudor England, King James I, the English Civil War, the development of parliament, slavery and empire. In Year 9 pupils study the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution, the struggle for the right to vote, the causes and impact of the First World War, the rise of the Nazis, the Holocaust and the Cold War. Local history is used at various times as a lens through which to look at national developments

GCSE History is a popular option. At KS4 we teach OCR B (Schools History Project), studying The People’s Health, Norman Conquest, Making of America and Living Under Nazi Rule. For the History Around Us unit we study Framlingham Castle and undertake a fieldtrip to the site each year. Each of the units is well-resourced and planned.

Please visit our website: https://www.kjar.org.uk for further information.

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have two satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

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 King James Academy Royston

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 957 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King James Academy Royston website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-james-academy-royston-royston

We are dedicated to high quality professional development and there are opportunities for further progression within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. At King James Academy Royston, you can expect a supportive culture within a Trust with very high aspirations. We value our staff and there are many development opportunities within the Partnership.

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is a charitable multi-academy trust specialising in the Primary sector. We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children. The Family of Academies within the Trust currently incorporates two hubs; St Neots and Fenland.

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