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Teacher of History

Teacher of History

North Bridge House Senior Canonbury

Islington, London

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
2 March 2018

Job overview

We are currently looking to recruit an exceptional teacher of History. The successful candidate will be a History graduate and possess recent experience of History GCSE/A-Level teaching. The ability to teach A-Level Politics would be advantageous but not essential.

Opened in September 2014 as the fifth and final addition to the North Bridge House family of schools, NBH Canonbury provides a first class education to approximately 200 students.

Small classes, highly motivated students and a stunning setting in the heart of London all contribute to making NBH Canonbury a special place in which to teach. Previous experience in the Independent School sector is not required but high expectations for children’s learning are essential

Further details may be viewed by clicking on www.northbridgehouse.com

Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd March. 

Interview date: Tuesday 6th March.

Interested candidates should submit a completed application form plus an accompanying cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining their suitability for this post. Applications should be sent to Canonbury@northbridgehouse.com 

North Bridge House Canonbury belongs to the Cognita Schools Group. Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity (if the candidate has lived in the UK and/or criminal policy checks for all other countries lived or worked in for a period of 3 months or more since the age of 18 (irrespective of whether they worked in those countries). 

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About North Bridge House Senior Canonbury

North Bridge House Senior School and Sixth Form Canonbury is a co-educational day school for Year 7 to Year 13 students in North London. 

We pride ourselves on providing a unique, high quality education, delivered by inspirational teachers in state-of-the-art facilities. The Grade II listed Tudor building has been beautifully restored to provide a contemporary learning environment in a prime London location, easily accessible by a range of public transport links. 

North Bridge House Canonbury is dedicated to providing students with an outstanding education and to developing happy, confident young adults with the skills to become future leaders. Thanks to our small class sizes we are able to tailor our teaching and support to meet the needs of every child.

We are at the forefront of understanding teens and how to enhance their performance. With experts continuing to shed ever-more light on teenage learning patterns and the stages of their brain development, we believe that by effectively harnessing this research we can maximise the potential of each individual. Our work with the Teenage Sleep Foundation and Dr Paul Kelley from the University of Oxford has led us to introduce a later start time for our Sixth Formers, whilst Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Teenage Mental Health champion, Johnny Benjamin, have informed our pupil support programme and helped us, and the parent body, better understand our teens. 

North Bridge House Schools is a prestigious group, consisting of four additional well-established schools across North London, serving families in Hampstead, Islington, Hackney, Camden and Westminster. With an excellent reputation, North Bridge House’s ethos is centred on nurturing and celebrating the individual, pupils not only achieving academic success, but ready for the real world ahead of them. All North Bridge House schools are committed to providing comprehensive but bespoke Professional Development opportunities to enable teachers to be the very best practitioners possible. 

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Applications closed