13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2026

  • Closing date

    23 April 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

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'.  


WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking to appoint from September 2026, a well-qualified, enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of History. The candidate appointed will join a successful and supportive team of staff who regularly share good practice and provide a knowledge based approach to learning. A willingness to teach across the full age and ability range is essential. The post is suitable for ECT's.


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 well-being activities 
  • Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the 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: recruitment@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

Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.

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.

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About Jesmond Park Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
2083 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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About the Trust
Gosforth Group are a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust – this means we have a clear energy and purpose and all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising of 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approx. 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all of our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.

About the Academy
Jesmond Park Academy is a large, thriving and fully subscribed comprehensive school, which is rapidly making progress towards our vision of being outstanding. As a member of the Gosforth Group we are working in partnership to lay the foundations for what promises to be an exciting and rapid period of change and development in the school’s history. Our academy offers a positive working experience, with an enthusiastic staff firmly focused on us becoming a leading academy in the city. If you want to be part of realising our vision, play your part in helping us to build on our already significant progress and development, and have a genuine desire to do the best for our students, then come and join us on our journey to being outstanding.

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