Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Paid to scale (Outer London Framework)
The Role
A progressive Secondary School in Harlow, Essex, is seeking a professional, highly articulate, and exceptionally organised Humanities Teacher to join their prominent Humanities faculty. This is an excellent opportunity for a versatile educator who can deliver high-quality instruction across both History and Geography, valuing critical source analysis, historiography, global systems, and environmental sustainability as core academic pillars.
The successful candidate will provide day-to-day instructional leadership across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. The timetable will involve delivering a rich, challenging curriculum covering early modern British history and tectonic hazards at GCSE, alongside advanced modules in autocratic regimes, geopolitical frameworks, and landscape systems at A-Level. Beyond classroom teaching, responsibilities include constructing comprehensive student tracking portfolios, implementing targeted intervention tracks for essay-writing fluency, managing parental correspondence, and actively coordinating the department's regional fieldwork excursions and local museum visits.
You will act as a primary link with parents, examination boards, and local environmental and heritage networks, requiring absolute professionalism and data accuracy at all times. Strong organisational skills are a prerequisite, as you will balance heavy mock diagnostic marking cycles with real-time digital progress logging and field safety documentation.
School Information
This is an 11 to 18 well-established School in Harlow with a powerful commitment to academic progress, community inclusion, and historical and environmental literacy. The school serves an ambitious regional community and is known for its modern learning environments and state-of-the-art humanities resources.
Students are respectful, highly motivated, and analytical, creating a calm and purposeful learning environment. Staff benefit from an open, collaborative professional culture, highly visible leadership, a manageable administrative load, and an excellent framework for targeted career progression and specialized training.
Requirements
A recognized teaching qualification (PGCE, QTS, or equivalent) with a degree in History, Geography, or a related humanities field
Proven experience teaching History and/or Geography up to GCSE and A-Level specifications
Strong data literacy and IT skills, with complete confidence using digital learning tracking systems and spatial software
Professional and proactive approach to monitoring pupil metrics, textual progress logs, and field safety documents
Ability to work effectively and adaptably within a fast-paced humanities department
Application
To apply, please send your comprehensive CV as soon as possible.
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