Teacher of History

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate teacher of history to join our outstanding history department. Using your motivational skills and subject knowledge you will be able to inspire students to become interested in and successful at history. You will be able to confidently correct misconceptions, adapt material and develop mastery in your students. You will be aligned to our high expectations for outstanding behaviour, ensuring a calm and purposeful environment in the classroom.

A suitable candidate will be:

• Able to plan and deliver engaging and impactful history lessons
• Confident with KS3 and KS4 subject knowledge for history (opportunities possible at KS5 also depending on experience)
• Friendly, collaborative and looking to work as part of a team with a culture of sharing and support
• Confident in using a behavioural policy consistently and assertively
• Keen to develop and take on training opportunities
• Up to date on strategies for supporting all students including and EAL, PP, SEND 
• ECTs welcome to apply

About the department: 

The department has achieved outstanding academic performance, achieved through clearly laid out and well-resourced schemes of work.  Our Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores have been ‘significantly above’ the national average for the last 3 years We achieve this is through a bank of centralised and co-planned lessons, with adapted lessons pre-planned for all years. This reduces work duplication, improves consistency and ensures a healthy work balance. The department has a culture of a friendly working environment focusing on collaboration, sharing and support. There are many extra-curricular opportunities in the department with close links to universities and numerous trips going out every year

About St George’s Catholic School: 

St George’s is a Catholic mixed comprehensive Academy for students aged eleven to eighteen. Situated in Maida Vale, North West London, St. George’s is close to transport links and inner London.  St George’s has a clear strong behaviour policy, which results in consistently excellent behaviour across the school, something praised specifically by Ofsted and other external agencies. We are a Catholic school and make no apologies for that, with charity and service being at the heart of everything we do. The high standards of behaviour and calm learning environment enable teachers to focus on their teaching and delivering engaging lessons. We have a long history of outstanding examination performance and were once again graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in January 2025. If you feel you have the vision, skills and commitment to support us in our continued drive to raise attainment and get the best from our students than we would be pleased to hear from you.