Teacher of History

St John's Marlborough, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4AX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Teacher of History job summary

Teacher of History

Start Date: September 2026

Salary: negotiable according to experience

St John’s Marlborough is a high performing academy and a key member of the highly effective Excalibur Academies Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Teacher of History, to join our exceptionally supportive and passionate team. The ability to teach another humanities subject would be an advantage.

History at St John’s performs well at all key stages. Successful applicants will have a clear focus on raising the achievements of all students. You should be able to teach History up to GCSE and potentially A Level at Year 12, in a vibrant and supportive environment.

You will join a faculty which has celebrated many years of exam success and prides itself on expecting the very highest standards of achievement from its students whilst nurturing and supporting all.

History is a well-resourced department and members of the team work closely together. St John’s has exceptional facilities in a state-of-the-art teaching environment. Our CPD offer is an area of excellence and there are numerous opportunities for career progression.

We believe this is a great opportunity to join a thriving and forward-thinking school.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in this position.

Closing date for applications: Friday 26th June 2026*

Date of interview: TBC

*The school reserve the right to close the job advert should they receive sufficient suitable applicants.

If you would like to find out more about working at St John's Marlborough, please follow this link to the recruitment pages on our website www.stjohns.excalibur.org.uk/about-us/recruitment/

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust's recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks

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 St John's Marlborough

• 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: St John's Marlborough website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-marlborough-marlborough

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