Osborn Fellow in History

King Edward's School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic History graduate to an exciting new role which will support the school’s IB ethos of enquiry and intellectual ambition, through History extension work and inter-departmental collaborations.  The post reports to the Director of Enrichment, and the Head of History.  This is a one-year fellowship from September 2022.

Who are we looking for?

• A strong Historian (any specialism in time, region or discipline) who has recently completed their undergraduate or postgraduate degrees, ready to contribute their knowledge and passion to a scholarly and ambitious History department;
• A creative thinker and collaborator who can initiate, undertake and oversee activities within History, the Humanities subjects and within the school at large;
• A true student and scholar, committed to developing as a subject specialist and as a whole-school Fellow, exploiting the opportunities for interdisciplinary thought which the IB creates.

What will the role involve?

As a recently created role, the suggestions below are indicative and may be adjusted to suit the aptitude and aspirations of the successful candidate.

• To coach individual pupils across the school cohort who wish to stretch themselves in History, for example by entering external academic competitions;
• Participation in academic societies in History and other subject areas;
• Planning trips to appropriate historical plays, exhibitions, museums and sites;
• To invite and host external speakers, remotely or in person;
• Working with the Director of Enrichment in planning whole-school enrichment opportunities including, for example, essay competitions or cross-department panel discussion groups;
• Small-group off-timetable Upper School extension classes encompassing historical methods, archives projects, the history of the school and its place in Birmingham’s history;
• To contribute to the development of the wider Lower School curriculum, a School for Thought, in consultation with the Philosophy and History departments;
• To be involved in school-led research projects to assist in the development of the Lower and Middle School curriculum;
• Mentored observation and delivery of some timetabled lessons within History and potentially in related subjects such as Theory of Knowledge;
• To build connections between the school and the university sector (most obviously the University of Birmingham);
• To establish History opportunities at schools within the KES Foundation.