Teacher of History
The Bulmershe School, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3EU17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 May 2025
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, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- ECT - UPS, depending on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Be a teacher of history with a track record of excellent student progress
- Be a strong presence and the ability to form excellent relationships with students and staff
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, colleagues and parents
- Be an innovative thinker who is able to find creative solutions and think on their feet
- Be driven and motivated, and who strives to ensure students have the very best learning experience
- Be a teacher who is keen to develop and progress within the profession
What the school offers its staff
- Work/life balance: maximum load of 43 lessons per 2-week teaching cycle
- Staff Wellbeing: mental health first aiders on site, regular staff events, active staff voice
- CPD: A culture based on the best evidence-informed teacher development, to help you be be the best you can be
- A-Level Teaching: a growing 6th form offers our staff opportunities to teach their subject from KS3 - KS5
- Subsidised canteen
- Free flu vaccination and eye care
- Free parking and access to excellent transport links
Flexible working opportunities
Further details about the role
Are you a passionate and committed History teacher looking for your next opportunity? The Bulmershe School is excited to offer a permanent, full-time position for a Teacher of History to join our thriving Humanities Faculty.
We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers. With a strong culture of support and collaboration, our school is an excellent place to grow your career.
Why Join Us?
Our History Department has gone from strength to strength in recent years. Results are improving, schemes of work are embedded, and the teaching team is settled and collaborative. You'll be supported by an experienced Head of History and Head of Humanities, and work within a faculty that also includes Geography and Travel & Tourism.
You’ll teach:
- KS3 National Curriculum
- Edexcel GCSE History
- OCR A-level History
We're looking for a dynamic and creative teacher who believes in the importance of history in a modern curriculum. You’ll inspire young people to think critically, explore the past, and understand the present.
This is more than a classroom role – we want someone ready to contribute to our wider school community, whether that’s leading a historical trip, running a lunchtime club or getting involved in school-wide initiatives.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Bulmershe School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1476 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 9353353
The Bulmershe School is a heavily oversubscribed school which sits at the heart of the Woodley community. We are a mixed, Corvus Learning Trust Academy school of nearly 1,500 students aged between 11 and 18, who come from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Our vibrant and inclusive school strives for students to be happy, self-confident and aspirational learners and thinkers. We take enormous pride in our caring reputation and anyone who joins our team should be committed to achieving high levels of responsibility, mutual respect and resilience within the safe and nurturing environment of our school community.
Arranging a visit to The Bulmershe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk.
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