Lead Practitioner - History
Leigh Stationers' Academy, London, SE9 2PT32 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
20 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership scale + Inner London Allowance, based on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a visionary educator ready to shape the future of historical inquiry? Leigh Stationers' Academy is seeking an inspiring and innovative Lead Practitioner - History to join our distinguished faculty. This role is designed for a strategic leader with the pedagogical expertise to drive standards and the passion to cultivate a deep curiosity for the past across all Key Stages.
As a Lead Practitioner, you will benefit from:
- Professional Growth: Dedicated time for professional learning focused on evidence-based curriculum design and historiography.
- Leadership Development: Opportunities to mentor staff, coach early-career teachers, and influence whole-school teaching and learning strategies.
- Advanced Teaching: The opportunity to teach and lead in A-Level and IB (experience in post-16 historical depth studies is desirable).
If you are ready to take the next definitive step in your leadership career and inspire the next generation of historians, we invite you to apply now!
What the school offers its staff
At Leigh Stationers' Academy, you will join a high-performing, motivated department where a culture of genuine collaboration has yielded exceptional results.
Why Join Our Department?
- Our GCSE outcomes have consistently exceeded national benchmarks over the last four years.
- We maintain a robust and growing uptake of A-Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) History within our Sixth Form.
- Innovative Curriculum: We are at the forefront of modern history instruction, utilising an inquiry-based approach alongside the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) at Key Stage 3. This framework ensures a profound conceptual foundation and sharpens the analytical skills students need for Key Stage 4 and beyond.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Leigh Stationers' Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1712 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leigh Stationers' Academy website
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Leigh Stationers' Academy
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