Teacher of History

Closing date:                     14/06/2026

Interviews held w/c:     22/06/2024

Start date:                          September 2026

Salary:                                   Main scale – Upper pay scale. In line with ability and experience

Contract type:                Full time - permanent (37 weeks term time).  Part time working will be considered (please state in supporting statement if interested in part time)

Early Career Teacher:    Applications welcomed

We seek a full time Teacher of History who is enthusiastic and passionate about their subject. We are looking for a subject specialist with the ability to teach History to GCSE. The ability to teach other Humanities subjects at KS3 would be an advantage.

Our Humanities Faculty offers History, Geography, Religious Studies, Latin and GCSE Business Studies. At KS3 our curriculum is broad, providing a firm foundation for GCSE, whilst not being constrained by GCSE content. The faculty is comprised of a team of professionals who work together and support each other. The staff are all subject specialists, are passionate about what they teach and about achieving excellent results. Student outcomes are good in Humanities subjects and we are looking to add further strength to this team. The faculty is ambitious, forward looking and strives to ensure that every student excels.

The successful candidate will be a reflective practitioner who is able to maximise the potential of all our pupils. We use Rosenshine’s Principles to underpin our teaching and learning, plan jointly and have a clear and centralised behaviour policy. We are an outward looking school and are keen to develop all our staff. You will use teaching and assessment effectively to ensure that all pupils know and remember key knowledge and skills. We are also looking for a colleague who can make a contribution to the wider life of the school through extra-curricular clubs, trips and visits and supports our ethos of developing the whole child.

Our School:

Polam Hall School is a 4 – 16 all-through academy and is part of Woodard Academies Trust. We have 850 pupils on roll, with one and a half forms of entry in our Primary Phase and four forms in our Secondary Phase. Polam Hall is a school with a unique and long history which today is proud to be a fully comprehensive school serving the young people of Darlington. Our mission is to educate the whole child, developing leadership, compassion, character and academic ambition, through the combination of our Academic and Concordia Crescimus curricula. We have high expectations and aspirations for every member of our school community.

Polam Hall is a community where staff and students work together for common goals. We make every effort to develop our staff team, offering professional development opportunities and the chance to be part of a wider Trust, yet retaining the friendly atmosphere of a small school. We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to join our team, who have children at the heart of their practice and who will help us to drive forward our aim: to deliver an outstanding education to every single one of our pupils.

Visits to the school are welcome.  If you would like to visit or to discuss the post further please contact the administration team: information@phs.woodard.co.uk

Please note you should use the supporting statement section of the application form to clearly evidence your ability to meet the requirements outlined in the person specification. The information in this section will be used to shortlist applicants for the role and therefore it is important that you provide enough detail to give a full picture of your skills and experience and what you can contribute to teaching and learning at Polam Hall.

Polam Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.