Start Date: September 2026

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Paid to scale (Outer London Framework)

The Role

A progressive Secondary School in Harlow, Essex, is seeking a professional, highly articulate, and exceptionally organised Humanities Teacher to join their prominent Humanities faculty. This is an excellent opportunity for a versatile educator who can deliver high-quality instruction across both History and Geography, valuing critical source analysis, historiography, global systems, and environmental sustainability as core academic pillars.

The successful candidate will provide day-to-day instructional leadership across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. The timetable will involve delivering a rich, challenging curriculum covering early modern British history and tectonic hazards at GCSE, alongside advanced modules in autocratic regimes, geopolitical frameworks, and landscape systems at A-Level. Beyond classroom teaching, responsibilities include constructing comprehensive student tracking portfolios, implementing targeted intervention tracks for essay-writing fluency, managing parental correspondence, and actively coordinating the department's regional fieldwork excursions and local museum visits.

You will act as a primary link with parents, examination boards, and local environmental and heritage networks, requiring absolute professionalism and data accuracy at all times. Strong organisational skills are a prerequisite, as you will balance heavy mock diagnostic marking cycles with real-time digital progress logging and field safety documentation.

School Information

This is an 11 to 18 well-established School in Harlow with a powerful commitment to academic progress, community inclusion, and historical and environmental literacy. The school serves an ambitious regional community and is known for its modern learning environments and state-of-the-art humanities resources.

Students are respectful, highly motivated, and analytical, creating a calm and purposeful learning environment. Staff benefit from an open, collaborative professional culture, highly visible leadership, a manageable administrative load, and an excellent framework for targeted career progression and specialized training.

Requirements

• A recognized teaching qualification (PGCE, QTS, or equivalent) with a degree in History, Geography, or a related humanities field

• Proven experience teaching History and/or Geography up to GCSE and A-Level specifications

• Strong data literacy and IT skills, with complete confidence using digital learning tracking systems and spatial software

• Professional and proactive approach to monitoring pupil metrics, textual progress logs, and field safety documents

• Ability to work effectively and adaptably within a fast-paced humanities department

Application

To apply, please send your comprehensive CV as soon as possible.