Teacher of History

King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1DY

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  28 May 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  10 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS / UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a motivated History specialist to:

• Teach engaging, well-planned History lessons across Key Stages 3 and 4.
• Design and teach a sequenced history curriculum that deepens students’ substantive and disciplinary knowledge, fosters curiosity and develops evidence-based historical thinking.
• Use assessment to identify and address misconceptions at the point of learning and support students to make strong progress.
• Establish high expectations for behaviour and work collaboratively with pastoral and inclusion teams to remove barriers to learning.
• Provide clear feedback in line with the school marking and feedback policy.
• Participate in department and whole-school activities such as parents’ evenings, and departmental meetings.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

• A positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and governors;
• A collaborative and supportive attitude amongst staff, which promotes a sense of teamwork and unity;
• A SeniorLeadership team that is committed to supporting staff to help them achieve best outcomes forourstudents;

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Teacher of History.pdf - 123 KB (opens in new tab)

About King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 815 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys website
• Email address: recruitment@knbs.co.uk
• Phone number: 0121 628 0010
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-edward-vi-king-s-norton-school-for-boys

At King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys, we are proud of our journey and, with over 100 years of history, our school has many great traditions that live on in our ethos today. We maintain the best of these traditions and enhance them with the latest educational practice; this provides us with a blend of traditional values with a forward-looking approach to learning.

We are part of the King Edward VI Multi Academy Trust, which is a diverse family of schools serving Birmingham. The trust supports the school in our shared aim and values; to make Birmingham the best place to be educated.

To achieve this it is essential that we add value, academically, personally and culturally to our students journey. We are proud of our curriculum, teaching, learning and the results they enable our students to achieve. We are proud of our students and the way they develop as individuals through their interactions and experiences. We are proud of the range of opportunities that we offer which take our students out of their comfort zone and help them to build character, self-worth and resilience.

Aspiration is essential to all of this; it is the key to continually striving for improvement. Our motto is:

“Humani Semper Contendimus”. – ‘we humans are always striving’

It drives us in providing the highest quality, well-rounded education for the boys we serve.

Arranging a visit to King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@knbs.co.uk.

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