Head of History | Lead a High-Impact Humanities Department

Marchant Recruitment; Rishton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking an ambitious Head of History for a high-achieving secondary academy in Preston, Lancashire. You will lead the History department, shape curricula across KS3–KS5, and drive exam success while supporting literacy and critical thinking through focused history projects.

You will manage staff, mentor colleagues, coordinate assessment plans, and oversee trips, archives work, and exam board submissions. Start date January, full-time, permanent.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status or UK credentials with an honours degree in History.
• Proven track record of strong GCSE and A-Level outcomes with leadership experience.
• Outstanding essay-structure mentoring and deep historical subject knowledge.
• Enhanced DBS Check on the Update Service or willingness to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction, curriculum design, and operational management for the History department.
• Teach engaging, evidence-based History lessons across KS3, KS4 and KS5.
• Lead, line-manage, and mentor departmental teaching staff, conducting peer observations and CPD sessions.
• Analyze student progress metrics to implement targeted academic revision and intervention programs.
• Organize historical educational trips, archives work, and inter-school debate participation.
• Manage departmental budgets, resource purchasing, and external exam board submissions.

Skills

Leadership

Curriculum design

Assessment scheduling

Staff mentoring

CPD

Essay mentoring

Education

QTS or UK credentials with honours in History

Job description

Marchant Recruitment is seeking an ambitious Head of History for a high-achieving secondary academy in Preston, Lancashire. You will lead the History department, shape curricula across KS3–KS5, and drive exam success while supporting literacy and critical thinking through focused history projects.

You will manage staff, mentor colleagues, coordinate assessment plans, and oversee trips, archives work, and exam board submissions. Start date January, full-time, permanent.