Head of History
Westminster Under School
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 21 February 2025
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced History teacher to play a key role in the continuing development and innovation of the History department at Westminster Under School.
As Head of History at Westminster Under School, the successful candidate will be joining a school where history runs through its veins and pupils brim with enthusiasm for the subject, excelling in both taught History lessons and the wider extra-curricular nature of History at the Under School.
Leading by example, the successful candidate will teach in any year groups from Years 3 up to Year 8, including pupils taking the Scholarship examinations for Westminster, Eton and any other senior schools and build on an exciting, inspiring and academically robust curriculum.
They will also contribute to the department development plan and ensure that all groups of pupils are catered for, including exceptionally high achievers and SEND pupils.
This is an exciting time to join the Under School, as we look forward to expansion to become a co-educational school for children aged 4 to 13 from September 2026. A key part of this role over the next year will therefore be to support the development of our new curriculum for Reception to Year 2 and adapt the current schemes of work for a co-educational environment.
About you
Experience of teaching History to pupils in years 3-8 is essential. The successful candidate will also be experienced in developing and embedding curricula and schemes of work and managing an academic department.
The successful candidate’s ability to motivate pupils and support them with their studies in a positive and friendly way is equally important.
The successful candidate’s ability to lead a department in line with the strategic aims and expectations of the school is also essential.
For further information and to apply, please click the apply button.
The deadline for applications is 16:00 on Friday 21st February 2025.
Interviews will take place w/c Monday 3rd March 2025.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).
About Westminster Under School
Westminster Under School is a happy, ambitious, nurturing and inspiring world-class preparatory education for seven to 13 year olds. Pupils who love to learn are offered a supportive, dynamic and inspirational environment to fuel their curiosity.
Located in the heart of London, the School overlooks the beautiful school playing fields in Vincent Square and is just a few moments’ walk from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. It is closely connected to Westminster School; in 1943, Westminster expanded its educational scope by forming the Under School, and the two schools share the same Governing Body and the same ethos of a liberal education.
Westminster Under School's curriculum is broad and diverse, aiming to foster a sense of wonder and inquisitiveness in children and encourage independent thought. The teaching programme goes above and beyond the National Curriculum and teachers are not tightly bound by syllabus. Pupils are taught a wide range of subjects by expert teachers who embrace opportunities for growth and promote diverse thinking, and who encourage them to ask questions about the world around them.
While the School's standard of our education is of the highest quality, the School’s focus is not only on academic achievement. Westminster pupils receive a full and rounded education that includes sport, the arts and many opportunities to engage in community outreach; pupils frequently take part in concerts, plays and in both internal and external competitions, and the School hosts festivals and events throughout the year. Like its older counterpart, Westminster Under School is fully committed to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, with the introduction of girls into Year 9 at Westminster School in 2028, all year groups across the two schools, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
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