Teacher of Humanities - Maternity Cover at Stopsley High School

  Expiring Tomorrow


Expiring Tomorrow
  Job Reference #
EDV/2025/SHS/18134
  Location
St Thomas's Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UX
  Contract Type
Maternity Cover
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
MPS-UPS
  Closing Date
11:59pm, 14th Dec 2025
  Start Date
Easter 2026
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Suitable for ECTs
  Interview Date(s)
Applications will be considered upon receipt
   Interview Date(s)           Applications will be considered upon receipt
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Preference is a teacher that is able to teach History, RE and/or Sociology, however applications from all specialism areas within humanities would be welcomed and specific teaching areas would be agreed upon as part of the interview process with the successful candidate.

Required for Easter 2026. Stopsley High School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, high quality teacher of Humanities.  The role would be suitable for an Early Careers Teacher (ECT). 

The successful candidate will be joining an energetic, forward thinking and highly ambitious team. 

They will demonstrate real enthusiasm for teaching Humanities, underpinned by strong subject pedagogy and a willingness to work to make an already established department even stronger with a full programme of CPD and ECT support available.  

Stopsley High School has been on a rapid improvement journey which included academising in September 2021 and joining the Middlesex Learning Trust. The School has benefitted from collaborative networking across the three schools, opportunities to showcase best practice and access to innovative training opportunities.  All of this hard work culminated in an incredibly positive Ofsted in September 2022, in which the school was graded as “Good” in all five areas.

There are a multitude of benefits to working at Stopsley High School, with Middlesex Learning Trust to support. Benefits include but is not limited to:

·         Access to fantastic facilities at Stopsley High School in our state of the art school built in 2016, including access to our fitness suite which is free for staff

·         A comprehensive New Staff Induction programme including a range of personalised CPD opportunities 

·         A supportive staff body who enjoy working collaboratively

·         A strong commitment to staff wellbeing

·         Access to excellent teacher training provision via the SCITT within the Trust, based at The Compton School. SCITT has been graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in June 2022.

·         Career pathways and a strong history of promotion across the Trust

·         Opportunity to take part in our Talent Management Programme which has well-developed tiers to develop the skills of staff and prepare them for promotion within the Trust

·         Excellent public transport and road links to the rest of the UK and Europe



Applications will be considered for interview as they are received, so early submission is recommended. We would be happy to welcome you for a tour of the school and to get more information before applying, if you would like to do this please contact recruitment@stopsleyhighschool.co.uk 

 



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