Head Of History Opportunity – High-Achieving Secondary Academy In Preston

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

A high-achieving secondary academy in Preston, Lancashire, is seeking an ambitious, visionary Head of History to lead its Humanities faculty on a full-time, permanent basis starting in January.

Job Overview

History is a thriving, academically rigorous subject at this academy. The successful candidate will take strategic leadership over historical inquiry, primary source evaluation, and exam preparation across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 (GCSE History), and Key Stage 5 (A-Level History).

Working alongside senior leadership and a dedicated team of humanities teachers, you will refine schemes of work, manage assessment schedules, drive literacy through historical essay writing, and direct educational site visits and debate societies. This is a full-time, permanent contract starting in January.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction, curriculum design, and operational management for the History department

• Teach engaging, evidence-based History lessons across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5

• 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

Role Overview & Specifications

• Start Date: January

• Contract Type: Full-time, permanent contract

• Location: Preston, Lancashire

• Salary / Pay Rate: Leadership Scale (L6–L10 equivalent)

• Key Curriculum: AQA / Edexcel History

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or recognized UK credentials with an honors degree in History or a related field

• Proven track record of strong academic outcomes at GCSE and A-Level alongside leadership experience

• Outstanding essay-structure mentoring capability and deep historical subject knowledge

• An active enhanced DBS check on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)