KS3 and KS4 Teacher of History (1 year Maternity Cover)

Haberdashers' Hatcham College, London, SE14 5SF

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  22nd February 2026

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £40,389.00 - £62,560.00 Annually (FTE) M1 - UPS3

KS3 and KS4 Teacher of History (1 year Maternity Cover) job summary

Job Purpose

We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic History teacher to join our team, inspiring students and bringing History to life through engaging and innovative teaching. You will provide inclusive support to ensure students have full access to the curriculum and help them foster a love for History. The successful candidate will be delivering high quality, appropriately adapted learning experiences for pupils and will be confident in teaching History across key stages 3-4, with potential for key stage 5.

Key Responsibilities of Role

Teaching and Learning

Assist the HOD in monitoring the quality of teaching across the department, ensuring a consistent and continuous focus on achievement and aspirations

Ensure that the School environment excites and inspires students to engage with History as a subject area

Plan collaboratively across subject areas to ensure the curriculum is integrated, broad and balanced

Devise and implement appropriate interventions for pupils, both within lessons and extracurricular, to

ensure all pupils make good progress

Assist the HOD to further develop the curriculum in line with national changes and revised

qualifications

Establish creative, responsive and effective approaches to learning and teaching to meet and support the aims of the school

Promote the study of History across KS3, KS4 and KS5

Support the HoD in raising the profile of History in school and in the wider school community

Support HOD in facilitating extra-curricular clubs, trip and events for KS3 across the department.

Pupil Progress and Attainment

Knowledge and understanding of how to assess curriculum areas, including statutory assessment

requirements

Lead the development of schemes of work to support the team in delivering high-quality lessons.

Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons

2 Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South Job Description 2026

To give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to

respond to the feedback

General

To work within the school framework with regard to Health and Safety

To promote equal opportunities in the school

To promote the ethos of the Trust / school

To promote the school’s commitment to the continued professional development of all staff.

To work within the school’s framework with regards to Health and Safety.

To be aware of and assume the appropriate level of responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

To report any Safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust’s Safeguarding Policy

To undertake any duties as may reasonably be required by the Executive Principal or Leadership Team

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 Haberdashers' Hatcham College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1375 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Haberdashers' Hatcham College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haberdashers-aske-s-hatcham-college

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