Teacher of Humanities

Due to the ever growing popularity of Humanities subjects of history, geography, and RE, and excellent outcomes we are growing our Humanities department. We are now recruiting for a Teacher of Humanities to join our thriving academy from January 2025. For the successful candidate we can offer the opportunity to join a collaborative team and wider Trust with highly experienced teachers and leaders working in the department. We have excellent grades across the subjects and year groups, but there is always room for progress of which our successful candidate will play a pivotal part in. We are looking for an inspirational, energetic and reflective individual who is passionate about developing excellent levels of attainment and achievement across the board. We provide a supportive student experience and work closely with other departments and pastoral teams to ensure an enjoyable education for all learners.

Please note that part time applications can also be considered for this role.

We’re keen to hear from you if you are:

An excellent teacher with an outstanding record
An ECT looking to develop further in an established department 
Collaborative, building strong professional relationships
Able to motivate and inspire students to achieve their full potential
Energetic and have a ‘can-do’ attitude
Someone who has a measurable impact as an individual teacher and throughout the school
Confident and aspire to senior leadership
Committed to the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the school
The Leigh Academy prides itself on being able to offer the following to our successful candidate:

Whole class feedback utilised to reduce workload
One-to-one Chromebook for every student
2 p.m finish for students every Wednesday to allow for dedicated professional development time
Access to many trust benefits including membership to the National College, bespoke PD opportunities and cross-trust collaboration