Teacher of History and Politics
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9UJ2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
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
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required for September 2025, a well-qualified, experienced teacher to teach History and Politics, teaching bright, well-motivated pupils across the 11-18 age range, including GCSE and A Level.
TWGGS is an outstandingly successful and oversubscribed selective school and the History and Politics Department is well established and supportive. This post would suit an experienced teacher or an ECT year 1/year 2. The role provides rewarding opportunities in and out of the classroom, and we offer excellent career development.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed teacher of History and Politics to join an outstanding department and teach bright, well-motivated pupils in a supportive environment. The department is looking for an excellent all-rounder, however, either experience of teaching both A Level History and Politics or a willingness to teach History and Politics to A Level is essential.
TWGGS is an 11-18 girls’ selective school of just over a thousand pupils, where girls are encouraged to be as active beyond the curriculum as they are within it. Trips, visits and extra-curricular activities are unrivalled in the state sector, but, more importantly, it is an amazingly happy, positive community to be part of.
Pupil uptake is consistently high at GCSE and A Level and the Department is well resourced; there are 4 History / Politics teaching rooms and a departmental office. Class rooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards and digital projectors, networked computers and WiFi. All resources are kept on Google Drive, with Google Classroom actively used. A range of textbooks and resources is available for all year groups and each year’s teaching has been rigorously planned by department staff, with regular review to maintain up to date materials. The department has a strong ethos of developing enquiring minds with an understanding of different historical perspectives; staff are committed to providing historical visits and candidates must be willing to be involved in day trips, and there has been a recent German/History trip to Berlin.
The teaching of History is compulsory from Years 7 to 9, with pupils in each year group having three 1 hour lessons of History a fortnight. Lessons in Key Stage 3 take account of the most recent developments in teaching History with a commitment to a diverse and inclusive curriculum that fosters the key skills of History. Lessons focus on a mixture of breadth topics giving a feel of historical change and depth enquiry topics. At GCSE we study the Edexcel 9-1 course. At present we teach Medicine Through Time, Elizabethan England, Weimar and Nazi Germany, and the Cold War. For A level History we study Edexcel Route E (Communism) combined with Tudor Rebellions.
Politics has thrived in recent years, for example, Sixth Form Politics pupils have organised a Politics Society with mock House of Commons debates which is growing in popularity. For A level Politics we study the AQA specification which covers British Politics, American Politics and Ideologies.
We pride ourselves on our teacher subject knowledge and work together to challenge every pupil to achieve their full potential, not only in public exams but also in an extensive array of rich and diverse extra curricular opportunities. The inclusive, supportive atmosphere of TWGGS provides pupils with everything they need to meet the high expectations that they also set for themselves. Throughout their time at TWGGS, we prepare young people for life beyond school, equipping them with the skills to become self-assured, engaged and responsible members of society, in a challenging and competitive world.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working at TWGGS
● Teachers’ Pension Scheme
● Access to training and development
● Discounts with local and national retailers, cinemas and restaurants
● Free tea and coffee
● On site parking
● Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme - wellbeing and advice ● Cycle to work scheme
● Free lunch on parents' evenings and on your birthday
● From 2026-27 admissions, 'Daughters of staff' is category 5 of our admissions criteria - daughters of permanent members of staff (minimum 0.5FTE) who have passed the Kent Test, with the staff member having at least two years’ service at the time of application for admission is made or if the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to michelle.clarke@twggs.kent.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1042 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School website
- Email address
- michelle.clarke@twggs.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01892 520902
TWGGS is a diverse and inclusive school and we aim to recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds who add value to our pupils and who share our vision and ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As such, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). TWGGS is an equal opportunities employer and an Ofsted Outstanding school.
Arranging a visit to Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email michelle.clarke@twggs.kent.sch.uk.
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