ECT Teacher of History – Secondary School – Lincoln

A well-established 1118 secondary school in Lincoln is seeking an enthusiastic and reflective ECT Teacher of History to join its thriving Humanities department. This is an excellent opportunity for an Early Career Teacher to begin their professional journey in a school that provides structured mentoring strong pastoral systems and a carefully sequenced curriculum.

The school serves a broad Lincolnshire community and has built a reputation for calm classrooms steady academic improvement and a clear focus on curriculum quality.

The Role

As an ECT History teacher you will teach across Key Stages 3 and 4 with opportunities to observe KS5 teaching as you develop. The department delivers a knowledge-rich curriculum that balances substantive historical content with disciplinary skills such as source evaluation essay writing and historiographical awareness.

You will receive:

A reduced timetable in line with ECT entitlement
A dedicated History mentor within the department
Weekly instructional coaching and structured feedback
Joint planning sessions and shared schemes of learning
Support with GCSE assessment and exam preparation

The department emphasises explicit teaching of essay structure retrieval practice and vocabulary development to support strong GCSE outcomes.

The Department

The Humanities faculty is collaborative and stable with clear assessment systems and shared moderation processes. Students in Lincoln engage well with enquiry-based learning and structured debate particularly when exploring British political history international conflict and social change.

Department strengths include:

Dedicated Humanities classrooms
Clear assessment frameworks
Strong GCSE uptake
Opportunities for educational visits to historic sites

Colleagues work closely together to ensure consistency and to support early career teachers effectively.

The School

This Lincoln secondary school has embedded clear behaviour routines and visible senior leadership creating a calm and purposeful learning environment. Staff wellbeing and professional development are priorities with structured CPD pathways and regular opportunities for peer collaboration.

The school offers:

A comprehensive ECT induction programme
Access to subject-specific CPD
Clear pastoral support systems
Strong leadership presence and guidance

Teachers describe the culture as supportive professional and focused on steady improvement.

Who Were Looking For

The successful candidate will:

Hold QTS (or be completing QTS this academic year)
Demonstrate secure subject knowledge in History
Show enthusiasm and strong organisational skills
Be open to coaching and reflective practice
Build positive relationships with students

This role is ideal for a History ECT who wants structured support and the opportunity to grow in confidence within a stable Lincoln secondary school.

Why Join

Strong mentoring and ECT support
Shared curriculum and collaborative planning
Calm structured learning environment
Supportive Humanities faculty
Clear progression opportunities

If you are ready to begin your History teaching career in a supportive and well-led Lincoln school this is an excellent opportunity.