Part-Time Teacher of History

Kirkby Stephen Grammar School; Kirkby Stephen; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, part of Cumbria Education Trust, invites applications for an outstanding History teacher to join our team on a 0.74 FTE timetable.

You will be a reflective classroom practitioner, delivering high-quality lessons across all key stages and contributing to a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Possess a relevant teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, Bed).
• Be an excellent communicator.
• Ensure high standards of teaching across the curriculum and have a commitment to challenging learners to achieve well.
• Be a passionate, caring and inspirational leader and teacher.
• Be self-motivated and reliable.
• Be enthusiastic about current research on thinking skills and building learning power.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality History lessons across all key stages.
• Be reflective and focused on getting the best from every student.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and commitment to high standards.
• Engage with current research on thinking skills and learning power.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Inspiring teacher

Education

PGCE

Cert Ed

BEd

Job description

About this Role

Kirkby Stephen Grammar School is part of Cumbria Education Trust. CET is a growing multi-academy trust based in Cumbria; and is committed to creating outstanding, innovative and inspiring learning environments for our schools and their communities. The successful candidate will be joining CET at an exciting time, as we continue to build on our successes and move forward on our journey to establish ourselves as one of the highest performing MATs in the North of England.

We are seeking an outstanding, creative and inspirational Teacher of History to join our team.

Hours of work: 0.74 FTE based on a two-week timetable (With opportunity to extend this from Sept 2027).

This is an excellent opportunity to join Kirkby Stephen Grammar School at a pivotal time for its future.

The candidate should be an excellent classroom practitioner, reflective in their teaching practice and focused on getting the best from every student across all key stages of the secondary curriculum.

The successful candidate will:

• Possess a relevant teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, Bed)
• Be an excellent communicator
• Ensure high standards of teaching across the curriculum and have a commitment to challenging learners to achieve well
• Be a passionate, caring and inspirational leader and teacher
• Be self-motivated and reliable
• Be enthusiastic about current research on thinking skills and building learning power.

Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.