Teacher of History - maternity cover
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4HT15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
27 March 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
12 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Full academic year 2026 - 27 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you ready for an exciting role as part of our successful History team from September, 2026? This is a superb opportunity for an imaginative and aspirational teacher to join an established and forward-thinking team. The successful candidate will work in a supportive school where students achieve and make sustained progress as a result of our ‘can do’ ethos. This role is suitable for Early Careers Teachers, or more experienced teachers, and is a maternity cover for the full academic year. An ability to teach lessons within our Life Development curriculum - through which we teach Citizenship and Personal, Social and Health education - would be an advantage.
What the school offers its staff
If successful, we offer you the opportunity to work in a school with a strong culture of learning, where your contribution to the History team and the school as a whole, will be valued. Working in a friendly school community, we invite you to join us in our commitment to inspire every student with the skills, resilience, independence and confidence they need to achieve their potential. As a school, we have an extensive CPD programme to support you in your career. We also provide all our staff with a laptop computer.
Excellent learning and teaching is at the heart of all that we do and is supported with a full professional development programme and outstanding induction programme.
Further information about the job
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 Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- ca@selbyhigh.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ca@selbyhigh.co.uk.
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