Subject Leader History

Job details

Job role: - Teacher

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject: History

Working pattern: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS plus TPS plus TLR2a (£3,527) per annum

Subject Leader History job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational leader to join the humanities team and lead the history department through the next phase of our improvement journey. The Academy is committed to ensuring that all areas are led by subject specialists. Our team is made of subject specialists who are hardworking, flexible and committed to ensuring that History continues its journey in becoming an outstanding subject area. Staff across the Academy work together and share strategies to help everyone deliver good and outstanding lessons. The History department is well equipped with interactive whiteboards in every classroom. All teaching staff are provided with their own laptop. Schemes of work and a wide variety of teaching resources are held electronically and in hard copy, and we are always looking to develop new and innovative lessons.

You will join a team of committed humanities teachers and leaders. All the staff are enthusiastic, flexible and determined to develop the Learning Area into an outstanding department. You will be supported by a knowledgeable and experienced Head of the Humanities Faculty, plus a Subject Leader of RS and a Subject Leader of Sociology and Psychology, who has introduced many new teaching and learning strategies to improve the quality of education at [Employer hidden].

[Employer hidden] is an inclusive 11 to 18 academy that is committed to giving children the best possible education. We are located in a new building with state-of-the-art facilities and situated 12 minutes from Enfield Lock train station. The percentage of students achieving top grades at GCSE has risen over the years. Our students progress to universities including Russell Group and other leading universities following a wide range of courses.

We are committed to providing staff with high quality professional development. We hold middle and senior leadership courses run by Institute of Education at UCL open to all staff who want to develop their skills in their current role or look towards the next step in their career. If you wish to grow professionally with our academy, join us and become part of the team to develop an outstanding academy.

For more information about the post as well as an application pack including a full job description, please visit our website.

We welcome informal visits to the Academy from prospective candidates.

Completed applications should be submitted by 8am on Thursday 30th April 2026.

Interviews will take place: Week commencing 4th May 2026.

Oasis Community Learning runs transformational Academies in many areas across the United Kingdom. Believing that every person, in addition to every child matter, we are working with the wider Oasis Group, transforming schools into Community hubs, through applying a holistic view of education.

Why you should work for us:

• Free access to our fully equipped boxing gym
• Free access to our fully equipped keep fit gymnasium
• Friendly matches played between staff regularly.
• Pre-created teaching resources which you just need to adapt – saving time and workload.
• Whole class approach to marking and feedback – saving time and workload.
• Opportunities to earn extra money for lunch time duties.
• A wide range of opportunities to progress and make your mark on student wellbeing and progress.
• 1:1 peer instructional coaching and high quality CPD sessions support you to teach great lessons every lesson
• Access to mental health support.
• 8 mins walk from Enfield Lock station or plenty of on-site parking.
• We are a soon to be Trauma Informed Practice school – we have a calm and relational approach to dealing with behaviour issues and ensure our students feel a strong sense of belonging to the academy family.
• We have a good Ofsted Rating. We are proud that our exams data show that we are constantly improving.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks.

Oasis Community Learning supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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