Teacher of History (Maternity Cover)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and well-qualified teacher to join our highly successful History and Politics department at Putney High School.
You will plan, prepare and deliver inspiring lessons to our students, utilising a range of teaching strategies and resources to meet students' educational needs and expectations. By utilising and sharing your passion for History, you will help our students gain not only an understanding of the past, but of the world in which they find themselves.

We welcome applications from teachers who have proven experience and expertise in teaching History to a high level. You will need a good honours degree, excellent professional and subject knowledge, as well as strong teamwork, communication and organisational skills.

Our History and Politics department places great importance on the role of debate and discussion, developing a deep enjoyment of academic challenge, and engendering a passion for uncovering past worlds.
Our students are passionate about the topics they study and a large number go on to study History or Politics related courses at university. In recent years we have had considerable success in supporting applications to Oxford and Cambridge for History, History and Politics, PPE and HSPS.
We offer extensive co-curricular opportunities to students to support their learning in lessons, including thriving student-led History and Politics societies and events such as mock elections, assemblies, and conferences. As well as day trips, we run regular residential trips to Berlin and Ypres and have run trips to the USA and Krakow in the past.
About the School
As one of the UK's leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school's ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.
The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
+ Competitive salaries and pay progression.
+ Access to extensive professional development opportunities.
+ Training grants for qualifications.
+ A generous pension scheme.
+ Free life assurance benefit.
+ A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools.
+ Interest free loans for training, computer purchase and a travel season ticket.
+ A Cycle to Work scheme.
+ Competitive terms and conditions of employment.