Head of Humanities (History Specialist)

Head of Humanities (History Specialist)

Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR 2C (8611)
An additional Recruitment and Retention allowance of up to 8000 (paid over two years) may be available for an outstanding candidate.

We are looking for a well qualified and enthusiastic person to lead our Humanities Department across Key Stages 3 and 4 with a specialism of History and the ability to teach other Humanities subjects at Key Stage 3.

The department consists of 6 members of staff including a Head of Geography and a Head of Philosophy and Beliefs.

Somervale School is an oversubscribed high achieving 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school situated in Midsomer Norton on the outskirts of Bath and on the edge of Somerset. The school occupies a large attractively landscaped site with an excellent range of specialist accommodation and facilities. We are part of the Midsomer Norton School Partnership a large diverse successful multi-academy trust.

We are an extremely successful oversubscribed medium sized school and that makes us unique in the local area. We have all the benefits of any other school with the added bonus of an attention to detail that you simply cannot achieve in a larger school. We place our students at the heart of everything that we do. We believe in working hard being kind and enjoying learning. The school received its third judgement of Good by Ofsted in June 2022 and its high quality academic curriculum and excellent student engagement and pastoral care was noted.

You will:

• Be committed to exceptional standards of teaching and learning
• Be able to motivate challenge and inspire students to achieve their best
• Be able to establish and develop outstanding relationships with students and staff
• Be a team player able to contribute to key leadership decisions
• Contribute to our core vision and values

We can offer you:

• A forward looking and innovative school
• A school with outstanding behaviour and safety for all
• Good facilities for teaching and learning
• Excellent and innovative CPD
• A school where care guidance and support are central to ensuring students make outstanding progress
• A school where learning is really personalised

Closing date for Vacancy: 9am Monday 11th May 2026

Provisional date for Interview: Week Commencing 11th May 2026