Teacher of History

We are seeking to appoint a History Teacher!

At Q3 Academy Great Barr, we develop students’ ability to ‘do history’ as opposed to learning some facts about history. We give an understanding of the nature of historical interpretations and embed these in the curriculum.

We promote a cultural literacy that enables genuine engagement with the world. We creatively use a wide variety of interesting primary sources to illuminate the work of the historian and finally, We go further than the textbook or specification at every Key Stage to bring the past to life for our students.

As a team, we have worked tirelessly to produce a history scheme that uses elements of the National Curriculum but also allows us to be creative as an Academy and teach topics that we feel will enhance students’ overall historiography.

At Key Stage 4, we teach People’s Health 1250-Present Day, Elizabethan England 1580-1603, History Around Us, Living Under Nazi Rule 1933-1945, and Making of America 1789-1900.

At A-Level we offer Tudor England 1485-1603, Democracy & Nazism 1918-1945, as well as a Non-Exam Assessment where students write an extended piece on a passion project of their choosing.

In addition, we also teach A-Level Government & Politics which covers a range of topics including government of the UK, politics of the UK, politics of the USA, and political ideas. We feel these work brilliantly together with our history curriculum and boost students’ knowledge.

The department is staffed by passionate, diligent, and experienced teachers who have worked for the department for a combined 60 years! This has allowed us to be stable and successful at the same time whilst also growing with each other.

We have seen the department flourish into an exciting place to work where we will be delighted to have you on board.