Teacher of History

Great Park Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  23 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00

Teacher of History job summary

*Please note this is a full/part time role, and you will be paid all year round as per STPCD (School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document). Please disregard the fields 'contract term' and 'hours per year'.  

Required from September 2026, we are seeking an inspirational, dynamic and industrious teacher to join our successful History department in an exciting phase of the Academy’s development. We are looking for someone who is passionate, proactive and energetic. The successful candidate will have superb subject knowledge and the skills necessary to teach History across key stage 2, 3 and 4, and to deliver outstanding outcomes. This is a fantastic opening for a teacher looking to progress in a highly skilled supportive environment.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• An outstanding practitioner with a passion for History
• A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum
• The ability to work effectively within a supportive team environment
• A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities and from all backgrounds
• Excellent communication and ICT skills
• An interest and commitment to the whole school community

This opportunity is ideal for candidates embarking in their first years of teaching as an ECT.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.
• Generous annual leave 
• Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 
• Enthusiastic and motivated students 
• An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 
• A school with its community at heart 
• An exciting programme of staff wellbeing activities 
• Wider career development opportunities to be involved across Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: peoplegreatpark@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 429 9797, option 4.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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 Great Park Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 9 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-park-academy

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