Summer School History Teacher, Oxford

Academy Royale International (ARI) runs award-winning academic summer schools for students aged 10 to 18. Since 2004, more than 50,000 students from over 175 nations have studied with us, living and learning on campus at colleges of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, and at Marlborough College. Our students go deeper into subjects they love, from medicine, law and engineering to artificial intelligence, business and English language, in discussion-led classes with expert tutors.

The role involves teaching history to international students in Oxford over a 2-week session. Our New Perspectives and Broadening Horizons history courses each run as 10 lessons of 90 minutes and teach students to work like historians, using sources, evidence and interpretation.

• History & Civilisations (12 to 15): Explores daily life, ideas and culture in ancient and connected worlds, from Pompeii and Greek theatre to early thinkers in China, through role play, objects and museums.
• History: Empires, Revolutions & Modern Power (16 to 18): Compares how power was won and held, from Persia, Rome and Han China to the modern state, revolutions, industrialisation and the Cold War.

You will plan your lessons from the course brief and scheme of work. Classes you may teach include:

• History & Civilisations, New Perspectives (12 to 15, Oxford, 15 hours a session)
• History: Empires, Revolutions & Modern Power, Broadening Horizons (16 to 18, Oxford, 15 hours a session)

What you will do:

• Plan your own lessons.
• Teach actively, delivering student-centred lessons, seminars, workshops and practical activities to small classes of students from many countries.
• Assess and report by marking assignments with personalised feedback and writing a personalised report for every student.
• Run your classroom by arriving 30 minutes before your first lesson to set up, keeping the room tidy and safe, taking daily registers, reporting absences and flagging equipment needs.
• Work with the campus team by attending weekly staff meetings and collaborating with teaching colleagues.
• Keep students safe by following ARI procedures and reporting any safeguarding concerns.

What you will bring:

• A practical, interactive teaching style suited to small groups.
• Breadth from the ancient world to the twentieth century, ideally global or comparative.
• A clear grasp of how to pace a lesson and adapt when students have not learned.
• Clear, encouraging communication in English.
• Strong organisation and preparation skills.
• A commitment to safeguarding and to ARI's values.

Essential: An undergraduate degree, or higher, in history or a closely related subject.

Desirable: A Master's degree or doctorate in history, seminar teaching experience, and experience of in-person teaching of the subject to students aged 12 to 15 or 16 to 18.

Position details:

• Location: Oxford, on campus at university colleges.
• Dates: Sessions run Monday to Friday over 2 weeks.
• Hours: From 15 to 30 teaching hours per session.
• Contract: Fixed term, by session.
• Pay: Set according to qualifications and experience.
• Accommodation and meals: Non-residential, no meals provided.
• Training: Mandatory online training and an in-person induction before the summer.
• Reports to: Line managed by the Programme Director.

Why join us:

• Inspiring places at world-renowned universities.
• An international community of students and staff.
• Training that sets you up to succeed.
• A supportive team environment.
• Responsibility that counts towards young people's safety and wellbeing.

Our mission and values: Our aim is to give every student an extraordinary experience built on Safe, Happy and Learning.

Safeguarding and equal opportunities: ARI is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

How to apply: Apply online at academyroyaleinternational.com/work-with-us.