History Teacher – High-Achieving Secondary Academy inNewcastle upon Tyne

Start Date: September 2026 Contract: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Paid to scale The Role A premier, high-achieving Secondary Academy in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a professional, highly articulate, and exceptionally organised History Teacher to join their prestigious Humanities faculty. This is an excellent opportunity to join a department that values critical source analysis, historiography, and structured debate as core academic pillars across all key stages. 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, industrialization transitions, and international relations at GCSE, alongside advanced autocratic regimes, civil rights movements, and political history models 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 leading the school’s historical societies and regional museum excursions. You will act as a primary link with parents, examination boards, and regional 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. The school welcomes applications from proactive, reliable professionals who can break down complex source evaluations, causal factors, and historic debates into crisp, high-impact lessons. School Information This is an 11 to 18 well-established Academy in Newcastle with a powerful commitment to academic progress, community inclusion, and historical 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 or a highly related field Proven experience teaching History up to GCSE and A-Level specifications Strong data literacy and IT skills, with complete confidence using digital learning tracking systems Professional and proactive approach to monitoring pupil metrics and textual progress logs Ability to work effectively and adaptably within a fast-paced humanities department Application To apply, please send your comprehensive CV as soon as possible.