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Subject Teacher - Politics/History

The University of Birmingham School, Birmingham, B29 6QU

This job expired on 3 March 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025 or sooner

• Closing date

  3 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: History, Politics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,705.00 - £50,207.00 Annually (FTE)

Subject Teacher - Politics/History job summary

The successful candidate will join a friendly and welcoming department, teaching History at KS3 and KS4, Politics at A’level and the opportunity to teach History A’level. Both are popular subjects with many students opting to study them beyond A’level at university. Students benefit from a range of extra-curricular activities to enhance their learning experience, including visits to local History sites, a tour of Parliament and the Supreme Court, visits by local MPs and Question and Answer sessions with a peer. The school is keen to expand and enhance these opportunities.

We will have high expectations of you to be an outstanding role model committed to the distinctive ethos of our School, where we strive for academic excellence, underpinned by Character Education. In return, we can offer:

• A commitment to your professional development within school, using additional training days to enhance and develop teaching pedagogy
• 3 days per year dedicated to your own research
• Excellent support and guidance for ECTs
• Access to world class resources, research and people through our partnership with the University of Birmingham
• Involvement in our exciting timetabled enrichment programme

This is an excellent opportunity for either an ECT or someone wishing to further develop their career.

Commitment to safeguarding

The University of Birmingham School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting their welfare, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. These posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, references, and online checks.
Please note we do not accept applications via CV.

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About The University of Birmingham School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1175 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The University of Birmingham School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-university-of-birmingham-school

Mainstream school with state - free school funding

Secondary with sixth form

Students of mixed gender, age 11 - 18 years

Rethinking education, helping tomorrow’s citizens flourish.

The University of Birmingham School is a school for our city. Our aim is simple: to transform the lives of our pupils by raising their aspirations and maximising their potential by accessing the widest possible range of educational opportunities. We want our graduates to go on to make a different to the lives of others as responsible citizens, loving partners and parents, excellent friends and great work colleagues.

In our £23m building, and drawing on the world-class facilities, resources and expertise of the University of Birmingham, we offer our pupils a broad and balanced academic curriculum; a focus on character education; and a wide programme of enrichment opportunities delivered through an extended school day.

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