13 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    2 May 2025

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

History

Working pattern

Full time: Full time Teaching hours

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS (£31,650 — £43,607) (£45,646 — £49,084)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teacher of History MPS/UPS (£31,650 — £43,607) (£45,646 — £49,084) The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Start Date: September 2025 Closing Date: Friday 16th May 2025, midday

The Duston School is looking to appoint a Teacher of History. This is an exciting time to join our successful faculty teaching all key stages including post 16. We aim to ensure that our pupils become responsible, competent, confident and build skills relevant to today’s society. We welcome applications from qualified teachers, who can demonstrate the highest standards of delivery in order to raise attainment and are committed to motivating young people. We welcome applications from ECT’s as well as experienced applicants.

What the school offers its staff

The school offers competitive working conditions and packages, including: • Future progression resides at the heart of the school’s ethos • Personalised and bespoke CPD is offered to all staff • Opportunities to attend external CPD courses and visiting other schools are positively encouraged • An enhanced induction programme to support all new staff to the school, with a bespoke package of support for ECT’s. • Westfield Health - Private Health Plan for permanent, salaried employees • On-site car parking • A laptop • A detailed Workload Charters, which sets out the school’s commitment to support all staff with their workload • No emails are sent at weekends nor holidays, we respect as a school the need to rest • Co-planning is a guiding principle upon which our curriculum is built, with the use of workbooks and knowledge organisers across the school • On-site restaurant for staff to use on a daily basis • The lion share of directed meeting time is handed to staff to work on the curriculum • Two faculty away days • 4 traded days (which includes one day off to thank staff for the extra miles that they go) • A priority place for staff children at the school • Face-to-face meetings for all staff with the Principal to discuss your wellbeing, professional development and career aspirations • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teaching staff • Membership of the LGPS Pension Scheme for non-teaching staff For support staff • Generous Holiday entitlement, including bank holidays (or pro-rata of) which increases with service Candidates are welcome to visit the school prior to application

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 The Duston School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 18
Education phase
Through
School size
1982 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01604460004

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