14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    31 March 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    13 March 2025

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

History

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main or Upper Pay Spine

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and highly ambitious practitioner to the post of Teacher of History.

This role will provide the post holder with the opportunity to join a large, vibrant, well established and very successful History department and to gain excellent professional development and future opportunity as they progress in their career.

We are seeking a well-qualified colleague who has:

- A dynamic, innovative and creative approach with excellent interpersonal skills

- The learner at the centre of their vision

- Excellent classroom practice

- Dedication to the value and importance of History as a subject, providing opportunity for all

- The ability to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower young people to achieve excellence

- An absolute commitment to achieving the very highest of standards

- An ambitious and dedicated professional approach with strong leadership attributes

Applicants are required to be well-organised, inspirational teachers, who are passionate about their subject and who also aspire for future career and leadership opportunities within the school. You will be able to work independently and in liaison with other colleagues in order to create a high level of challenge for a range of learners in every lesson and support the on-going development of this high-achieving department.

What the school offers its staff

The successful candidate will join a high achieving and ambitious team in our very popular and over-subscribed school. The post would suit an inspirational and innovative teacher, ideally with a proven track record or strong future potential to deliver high quality outcomes for all at GCSE.

Stockport School is a very popular over-subscribed school with year-on-year improving results and the History Department is a creative and successful team, who are often at the forefront of developments in education.

Further details about the role

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday, 31st March 2025, although the school reserves the right to close the deadline sooner dependent upon applications.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Commitment to safeguarding

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to j.richards@stockport.stockport.sch.uk

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About Stockport School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1322 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01614833622

The school is a very popular over-subscribed school with year-on-year improving results.

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