Deadline is tomorrow

  • Start date details

    September 2024

  • Closing date

    8 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    26 April 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

History

Working pattern

Full time, term time: Full time, term time only.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main Scale, London Fringe

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a skilled and well-qualified teacher of History to join a successful history department in our outstanding selective school. The successful applicant will be expected to teach history across the age range from Year 7-11, and at A Level. We welcome applications from both suitability-qualified ECTs and more experienced teachers.

What the school offers its staff

Langley Grammar School has a very good record for student outcomes in history and the subject is popular amongst our students. We can offer an exceptional working environment where staff, as well as students, thrive.

Langley Grammar School is a co-educational 11-18 selective school with academy status, located within easy reach of Langley station and the M4. We have approximately 1240 students, over 370 in the Sixth Form. The school is heavily over-subscribed and draws students from a wide geographical area and range of backgrounds. Alongside promoting excellent academic outcomes, our school ethos supports students to become confident, well-rounded, independent, creative, responsible, and caring. Our students are capable, hardworking, and a delight to teach. We are a National Teaching School with a record of nationally recognised innovative practice and an Apple Distinguished School in recognition of our leading-edge use of technology for learning. In recent years major building programmes have included the construction of excellent sports facilities, a distinctive Sixth Form Centre, and new classrooms, workshops, laboratories, ICT suites, and communal areas. The school was last inspected in 2021 by Ofsted and was graded outstanding in all categories.

Further details about the role

Information packs and application forms are available on request from the school or can be downloaded from the school website at www.lgs.slough.sch.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers, and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications should be returned by midday on Wednesday 8th May 2024 to Mrs. Dionne Cheyne, Head’s PA at vacancies@lgs.slough.sch.uk. Interviews will be held shortly afterward. We reserve the right to interview promising candidates before the closing date.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, online checks and with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please complete the online application.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
Apply for this job

Upload additional documents

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

About Langley Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1265 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

We are an innovative and forward-thinking 11-18 state funded selective school in east Berkshire. As a school we are committed to developing our students into well-rounded, confident and successful young men and women. Our students have excellent attitudes to learning and consistently achieve outstanding examination outcomes.

We have a dedicated and well-qualified body of staff who are innovative, enthusiastic and committed to our school ethos. We welcome applications from teachers who are excellent practitioners and who can contribute more widely to our programme for students' personal development.

Arranging a visit to Langley Grammar School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@lgs.slough.sch.uk.

School location

Similar jobs nearby

History Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Quick Apply

Alperton Community School

Stanley Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4JE

Teacher of History

Quick Apply

Pioneer Secondary Academy

Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, SL2 4QB

History Teacher

Watford Grammar School for Girls

Lady's Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE

Teacher of Humanities

Cox Green School

Highfield Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3AX

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Berkshire