Teacher of History
Ricards Lodge High School, London, SW19 7HB24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
27 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Inner London Teacher Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Student Outcomes:
● To analyse and monitor the performance ofstudents within the department to ensurethat all students are reaching theirpotential and developing a range of intervention strategies as appropriate
● Accountable to the Head of Departmentfor the development and implementationof student performance across thedepartment at allKey Stages to make ameasurable contribution to whole schooltargets as appropriate.
● Accountable to the Head of Departmentfor the development of alternative coursesand accreditation to meet the needs of allstudents.
● To ensure the well-being and personaldevelopment of all students.
Post Title:Teacher of History
Job Purpose:All teaching staff are expected to fulfil and upholdthe TEACHERS’ STANDARDS in their role.
Curriculum:
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the curriculum area including all statutory requirements to provide a curriculum that is appropriate to the needs of all students.
- Completion, monitoring and evaluating SoW to ensure that the curriculum is appropriately differentiated to meet the needs of all students.
- Promotion of all national/local strategies and priorities within the curriculum area.
- Provision of an enhancement to the curriculum (extracurricular activities: trips/visits/enrichment activities as well as super curricular activities: booster sessions/workshops).
- To formulate, communicate and monitor the progress of the curriculum improvement plan to ensure it makes a
significant contribution to the SIP.
- Completion, monitoring and evaluation of the core practical requirements of the course, including the relevant training and upskilling of staff to ensure that this is completed.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits include the following:
- Well being weeks and social events
- A laptop for all teaching staff
- Car parking on site
- Social staff area and work area for staff
- Access to Merton’s Employee Assistance Programme including new wellbeing app with instant access to free support for up to six weeks
- Collaborative approach to teaching and learning
- Merton Employee VDU users – possible to claim a fee towards glasses/eye test
- Annual season ticket travel loans are available
Further information about the job
The GCSE curriculum is centred around providingstudents with a depth and breadth of knowledgeon the units covered, while also strengthening andhoning their skills in regards to the second orderconcepts. Exam practice, recall activities andformative assessment are embedded into lessonsto ensure all students are making progress.
Revision and intervention session are offered to allstudents and facilitated by the members of thedepartment.In Year 10, students attend a trip to Whitechapel toexperience why it was so hard to police in the late19th century. Year 11 students have the enrichingexperience of meeting and hearing the story of aHolocaust survivor. An extensive EnrichmentGoogle Classroom is also provided for the studentsto continue developing their knowledge on theGCSE topics. All of these opportunities ensure thatstudents are fully engaged and prove them withthe skills needed for further study at A level.
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ricards Lodge High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1476 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ricards Lodge High School website
- Email address
- hr@ricardslodge.merton.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02089462208
Ricards Lodge High School is an outstanding, successful and vibrant multi-cultural comprehensive school for girls with a co-educational 6th form, RR6.
Arranging a visit to Ricards Lodge High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@ricardslodge.merton.sch.uk.
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