Teacher of History

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

On-site parking

Teachers’ pension scheme

Laptop provided

Cycle to work

Job summary

Birmingham City Council invites applications for a Teacher of History at our vibrant school in Birmingham. We welcome both experienced teachers and ECTs to inspire a love of History and develop confident, curious learners with high expectations.

Join a supportive team committed to high standards, professional development, and safeguarding. An additional Humanities subject can be an advantage. Closing date: 19 October 2026; interview dates set thereafter.

Qualifications

• Qualified History teacher with ability to deliver high-quality lessons.
• Experience creating engaging, bombproof classroom practice.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting student welfare.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging History lessons to a diverse group of students.
• Plan, assess and monitor student progress in line with curriculum.
• Contribute to the wider life of the school and collaborative team work.

Skills

History teaching

Classroom management

Safeguarding

Team player

Education

QTS/PGCE in History

Job description

Job Details

Are you passionate about History and ready to inspire the next generation?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious and inspirational Teacher of History to join our vibrant school community and play a key role in developing a love of History among our students.

This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher who is passionate about their subject, ambitious for their students and committed to delivering exceptional teaching and learning.

We want someone who can bring History to life in the classroom, engage and challenge students of all abilities, and inspire them to become confident, curious and successful learners.

Whether you are an experienced teacher looking for your next challenge or an ECT beginning your teaching career, we would love to hear from you. You will be joining a supportive and collaborative team where your ideas, enthusiasm and professional development are valued.

The successful candidate will demonstrate high expectations, excellent classroom practice and a genuine commitment to ensuring every student achieves their full potential. The ability to teach an additional subject, preferably within the Humanities, would be an advantage.

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Have high professional standards, a strong work ethic and is resilient.
• Has a passion for teaching Mathematics and raising student achievement.
• Delivers engaging and challenging lessons that inspire a love of learning.
• Has high expectations of students’ behaviour, progress and attainment.
• Is committed to contributing to the wider life of the school.
• Works effectively as part of a collaborative and supportive team.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

In return, we can offer you:

• A high performing and ambitious working environment.
• A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first.
• A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.
• A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team
• Access to a wide range of CPD coursesincluding opportunities for`Masters - level courses and NPQ Programmes.
• Use of a school laptop.
• Access to teachers’ pension scheme.
• 24 hours access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
• Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities.
• A well-equipped staffroom.
• Free on-site car parking.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to the Birmingham City Council reward scheme.

Found in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a thriving secondary girl’s school with strong community roots and values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual. We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating tomorrow's women today".

Closing date for application: Monday, 19th October 2026 at 3.00pm

Interview dates: Thursday, 22nd October 2026

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable): qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two appropriate references in line with all of our statutory safer recruitment procedures.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: [e-mail]

Supporting Documents for Teacher of History

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