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  • Job start date

    21 October 2025

  • Closing date

    6 November 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    21 October 2025

Job details

Job role

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

History

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Casual

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916 - £51,048 (M1 - UPS3)

Teacher of History job summary

Salary: £32,916- £51,048 (M1 – UPS3)

Full Time/Fixed Term (maternity leave)

Required as soon as possible

St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School is seeking to appoint an outstanding history teacher. The appointed candidate will become part of a highly successful department which aims to impart a love of history to the pupils in our care. We ensure that our boys develop a breadth and depth to their historical knowledge and challenge them to develop essentials skills to be successful historians. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop within an established and supportive team, learning from outstanding practitioners.

The ideal candidate will display a passion for history, delivering engaging lessons and inspiring our boys. We are looking for a dynamic teacher who will keep abreast of new developments in the pedagogy of the subject, improving their own practice as well as sharing with others. The successful candidate will bring history alive linking it to their context and current events so they can understand why they are studying the subject. Above all, we are looking for someone who will help our boys become better men as well as helping them to be fully aware of the context in which they live for their life after St Cuthbert’s.

This is an opportunity to join a well-established and aspirational department in an impressive, all-boys Catholic School that has enjoyed a reputation as a centre of educational excellence for over one hundred years. We welcome applications from newly qualified teachers or early career entrants as well as, experienced history teachers looking for a new challenge.

Application forms and further information are available by following the link on our website for submission by 9.00am Thursday 6th November 2025.

All applications should be made online via our online recruitment portal. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

St Cuthbert’s is first and foremost a Catholic school. Applicants are not required to be practising Catholics but are expected to support and promote the school’s Catholic vision, mission, and values.

The Governors of St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School, the Trustees of the Bishop Bewick Trust and the Diocese are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates.

St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School is a member of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. The Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Company Registration No. 7841435. It is an apostolate of the Roman Catholic Church under the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle. Registered Office: Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9YH

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.
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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.

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About St Cuthbert's High School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1211 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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School website
St Cuthbert's High School website
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St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is an outstanding all boys non selective school located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. 'Work hard and become a leader' (Proverbs 12 verse 24) is our mantra and since 1881 we have been empowering young men to take their place in society.

The school prides itself on encouraging boys to aspire to excellence and leadership in everything they do. A challenging curriculum sits alongside stimulating and enriching extra curricular activities. Our students are curious, confident, conscientious and successful communicators.

The school ranks amongst the highest attaining state schools in the country with a reputation for outstanding results.

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