Teacher of History

Shenfield High School, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,075.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (Actual) Golden Handshake for direct applicants

Teacher of History job summary

The role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and talented practitioner to join our history department and enthuse the next generation of historians.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner or if new to the profession, will have the potential to be so, by being passionate and driven to support the students on their journey through the curriculum.

He/she will make a genuine commitment and input positive contributions within the history department, pushing to achieve great results and increase engagement from the pupils. He/she will create stimulating and enriching lesson plans throughout all key stages inspiring the students in their study and their mastery of history.

Our School

Shenfield High School is a standalone 11-18 Academy with a comprehensive ethos and commitment to high academic standards supported by a significant investment in pastoral care and wellbeing.

The school is conveniently located close to Shenfield mainline station on the line into London Liverpool Street and home to the eastern terminus of the new cross rail Elizabeth Line. The school’s location attracts outer fringe London allowance.

We can offer you:

• Outer Fringe allowance
• A ‘Golden Hello’ if you are a direct applicant to the school
• Competitive teaching allocation
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Continuous CPD programme including NPQs and National College qualifications
• A ‘Year 3’ ECT programme providing continued support if recently qualified
• Sponsorship for overseas teachers

We can also offer you:

• A chance to work alongside an enthusiastic and dedicated history department
• Supportive onboarding
• An all-inclusive and diverse organisation
• A chance of further or future development towards higher TLRs or SLT
• A chance to be part of the school’s drive to increase and support student engagement
• The benefit of a multi-disciplinary team including a strong and experienced SEN team, teaching assistants, a student support officer, student support wellbeing lead and more…
• Free daily breakfast
• Gym and swimming pool access
• On site parking

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.

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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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Shenfield High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Shenfield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shenfield-high-school-brentwood

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