Teacher of History and Politics (CL responsibility available)

St Albans Girls' School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,398.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS full time equivalent based on experience

Teacher of History and Politics (CL responsibility available) job summary

TEACHER OF HISTORY & POLITICS

Maternity Cover

Full Time / Part Time

Salary : MSP/UPS

(CL responsibility available for suitable candidate)

Required: September 2026

We are seeking a talented and innovative Teacher of History and Politics who is committed to delivering the highest standards of teaching and learning. The successful candidate must be able to teach History and Politics at both GCSE and A Level. We welcome applications from both Early Career Teachers and experienced colleagues, and particularly encourage candidates who are able to offer an additional subject.

Key benefits to being an employee of STAGS:

• Every staff member has a voice and opportunities for whole school improvements

• Flexible personalised staff training

• Opportunities to lead whole school projects

• Excellent opportunities for career progression

• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing

• Free onsite parking and an onsite Cafe

St Albans Girls’ School:

• is graded an Outstanding World Class school with over 1,400 students with high standards of

behaviour

• is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed school in St Albans

• GCSE results place us in the top 100 secondary schools in the country and the top 3% nationally for

student progress

• offers excellent opportunities for career development with a comprehensive ECT programme

For further details please visit www.stags.herts.sch.uk.

We are happy to discuss the position with you further, please email us at hr@aetrust.uk.

Closing Date for applications: Monday 23 February 2026 before 9.00am

Interview Date: w/c 23 February 2026 (or earlier for strong applicants)

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

STAGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at STAGS is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

St Albans Girls' School is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and encouraging challenge.

We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our pluralistic society and the ethnic make-up of the student population in the UK. People of colour are currently under-represented on our staff team/governing board. We are keen to attract applications from a diverse pool of candidates and determined to be a fully inclusive employer, and a great workplace for people of Black, Asian and ethnic minority heritage as well as White heritage.

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 Albans Girls' School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1428 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Albans Girls' School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-albans-girls-school-st-albans

St Albans Girls’ School, age range 11 – 18 is an Outstanding school (Ofsted February 2013) with over 1250 students. We are a highly regarded, oversubscribed and friendly all-ability school. The School has an excellent reputation within the local community with strong support from Governors, Parents, Students and a dedicated and highly motivated staff.

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