History Teacher

Michaela Community School is an exciting and successful free school that opened in September 2014 and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The ambition of our vibrant and energetic team is to transform the lives of all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Many of us are Teach First Ambassadors. Some of us are not. All of us want to change the world.

We have 600 pupils from years 7 to 11. In September 2019, we will open our Sixth Form. There will be a lot of opportunities for promotion, and we invest in the development of our people. 

We are looking for a History teacher with personality, someone who wants to own their classroom and have vibrant and authentic relationships with their pupils. We want teachers who are conscientious, enjoy being with children and love to see pupils’ success. Our tight behaviour systems allow teachers to be themselves, and be as innovative as they like. The Humanities department is open-minded and driven, and always looking for ways to improve. 

At Michaela, staff work together in departments to create shared resources. It makes last-minute planning a thing of the past. Your ideas on curriculum will have impact across your department because everyone shares their resourcing. 

You will get the chance to really think about what makes for great teaching. You will also become a better teacher. Our behaviour systems are so tightly managed that instead of worrying about low-level disruption, you are able to try out what works best for the children you are teaching.  The relationships you can forge with pupils and the learning you can foster in your classroom are exceptional. 

We want to hire a History Teacher. The expectation is that History teachers at Michaela will teach all 3 Humanities subjects to Years 7 and 8, but remember, with the resourcing and the bulk of planning done for you, this isn’t difficult. In History, we teach a chronological curriculum starting with the fall of the Roman Empire, going right up to the present day. In Geography, we ensure that pupils have a thorough mastery of British, European and world place before learning about geographical processes. And in Religion and Philosophy, our pupils encounter the most famous stories in the Bible before proceeding to the philosophy of religion, ethics and world religions. 

All of our pupils take the OCR Explaining the Modern World GCSE.

This is a particularly exciting time because we are getting ready for our first cohort of pupils taking History and Politics at A level, so there is real opportunity to shape the subject for the future. Our ambition is that many of our pupils will apply to study History, Politics and related subjects at Oxford and Cambridge. 

The Humanities team have written some blogs about teaching Humanities at Michaela, which you can read here:

https://tolearnistofollow.wordpress.com

https://thesitesofmemory.wordpress.com/

There is no other school like Michaela in the country. Check out our website and see what we are all about! www.mcsbrent.co.uk

You are also very welcome to visit the school – and we would recommend it. We are 30 seconds from Wembley Park tube, accessible by both the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines.  Visitors often say seeing the school in action changed their minds on a variety of topics and allowed them to see the school as it really is. 

To register your interest, please send a covering letter along with the TES application form.

Please include answers to these questions:

1. Why teach History at Michaela?

2. How would you fit in with our unique ethos? 

Suitable candidates will be interviewed promptly upon receipt of application. The closing date will be brought forward in the event that the post is filled. 

At Michaela teachers are paid using the teacher inner London pay scales. If you would like to discuss the position with one of our teachers, please email Head of Humanities, Mike, at mtaylor@mcsbrent.co.uk. 

Michaela Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS and/or provide police checks from other countries, where appropriate. Michaela Community School is an equal opportunities employer.