Deadline is tomorrow

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    21 May 2026 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    20 May 2026

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

History

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916 to £51,048

Pay scale

MS1 - UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be well-qualified and have experience of teaching to Key Stage 4, the role has the breadth to teach to Key Stage 5. They will be passionate and motivated, inspiring a love of history in students while contributing positively to a strong and supportive curriculum team. This opportunity would suit an experienced or early career teacher who will thrive in a school whose culture and ethos of pride, respect and kindness permeates all aspects of school life and where staff morale is high.

What the school offers its staff

John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives –and the world. As a partner academy in JTMAT, Blythe Bridge High School & Sixth Form has a unique opportunity for a teacher of history to join the team in a highly successful department, in a school which is inclusive and ambitious, and where staff feel valued and supported by:

  • An effective centralised detention system
  • Sensible reporting and assessment procedures
  • Shared resources and structured schemes of learning and curriculum plans
  • Opportunities for individual CPD

  • Staff at Blythe Bridge High School & Sixth Form also benefit from:

    • A well-equipped staffroom
    • Team building through a competitive house system
    • Free car parking
    • Access to a fitness suite and staff swim sessions
    • Bike2Work scheme
    • Electric car lease scheme

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Blythe Bridge High School

School type
Academies, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1035 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
office@bb-hs.co.uk
Phone number
01782 392519

The school aims to provide a high-quality, inclusive education to all students, and this includes high expectations of all. While our school offer opportunities to experience creativity, awe and wonder, we also have the high expectation that students will gain the well-developed knowledge and skills that come from hard work and hard thinking and will prepare them best for success in examinations and in later life. We plan for the highest aspirations and take great pride in our achievements. We aim to ensure that all students have positive attitudes to learning, and are all helpful, kind and dedicated members of the school and wider community.

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