Teacher of History (*part-time)
Priory School, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XN19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
26 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- History, Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 to £49,084
Pay scale
- M1 to M6 and UPS1 to UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Priory is a very successful school with an excellent reputation. The school is consistently oversubscribed yet has a genuinely comprehensive intake. The Governors of this successful school seek to appoint a well-qualified, talented, committed and inspiring Teacher of History, 0.6 FTE from September 2025. *A full-time teaching position might be possible for the right candidate who will need to be willing to teach either another Humanities subject or English alongside History.
History is a distinct subject area at Priory School which also offers Classical Civilisation at KS4. The Subject Lead for History and the other two experienced teachers of History work alongside other humanities subject areas. There is a shared working space with Geography and RS, as well as close working relationships with PSHE (which includes Sociology at KS4) and English. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach History at KS3 and KS4 and other humanities subjects at KS3, should timetabling require it.
The successful applicant will:
Be passionate and enthusiastic about teaching history.
Have a commitment to high expectations, with the ability to inspire and challenge students.
Develop targeted learning resources to support the diverse make-up of the student body.
Be able to evidence having had an impact on students' learning.
The ability to teach History at KS3 and KS4 and potentially other humanities subjects at KS3.
Have a clear understanding of current and future curriculum developments.
Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
Have Qualified Teacher Status before the start date.
What the school offers its staff
Priory School, Lewes is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school. We are proud of the highly successful rounded education we provide. At Priory, we have a long-standing history of academic excellence within a culture of strong pastoral care.
Priory is a school where students are expected to work hard and as a result make excellent progress. We believe in balancing the pursuit of academic excellence with the wellbeing of our community.Our broad and balanced curriculum reflectsthe community we serve. Priory School is well regarded and is consistently oversubscribed.
Our aim is for Priory to be the leading inclusive and creative state secondary school in the region, a school in which all students acquire powerful knowledge, feel a strong sense of social connection and belonging, and become ethically-aware citizens who are ready to confidently take their place in the world. Our school also aims to reflect the uniqueness of Lewes, historically and socially.
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):
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to personnel@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Priory School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1154 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Priory School website
- Email address
- personnel@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01273 476231
11-16 mixed comprehensive school
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