9 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 November 2023

  • Closing date

    5 October 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    6 September 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

No, visa sponsorship not available

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Contract type

Maternity or parental leave cover - 1 Year

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who is:

  • a keen and passionate historian
  • confident and highly effective classroom practitioner
  • for a candidate with the desire to teach some Politics, there is the opportunity to do so if applicable
  • willing to participate in aspects of wider school life


What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • a school that is ambitious and has high expectations of staff and students
  • teaching across all Key Stages
  • excellent professional development


Further details about the role

Teacher of History

Maternity Cover

Full Time

Starting Date: November 2023

Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school, which was judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2023. You will join a highly successful department where results for all Key Stages are well above the national average and many students continue with History at KS5.

The History department is a team of 4 specialist teachers. All key stages are taught by enquiry, with sequences of lessons being driven by ‘big questions’ that come from our own reading of historical scholarship. These resources are collaboratively and centrally planned across the key stages so they can be adapted by the class teacher. As a department, we are active members of the Historical Association and readers of pedagogy, which drives our departmental planning and feedback policy.

If you will inspire our students to achieve their best and want to be part of a dynamic caring community, we would encourage you to apply.

We are looking for someone who is:

  • a keen and passionate historian
  • confident and highly effective classroom practitioner
  • for a candidate with the desire to teach some Politics, there is the opportunity to do so if applicable
  • willing to participate in aspects of wider school life

We can offer:

  • a school that is ambitious and has high expectations of staff and students
  • teaching across all Key Stages
  • excellent professional development

Further details and an application form are available from the school website

Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone Miss Hannah Howard, Head of History and Government & Politics for more information about this post.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and the interviews arranged accordingly


Commitment to safeguarding

The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applying for the job

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About The Holt School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1408 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
+441189780165

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school.

Arranging a visit to The Holt School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.warner@holt.wokingham.sch.uk.

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