Humanities Teacher (History & Geography) – Progressive Secondary School in Harlow

Start Date: September 2026

Contract: Full-time Permanent

Salary: Paid to scale (Outer London Framework)

A progressive Secondary School in Harlow Essex is seeking a professional highly articulate and exceptionally organised Humanities Teacher to join their prominent Humanities faculty. This is an excellent opportunity for a versatile educator who can deliver high-quality instruction across both History and Geography valuing critical source analysis historiography global systems and environmental sustainability as core academic pillars.

The successful candidate will provide day-to-day instructional leadership across Key Stages 3 4 and 5. The timetable will involve delivering a rich challenging curriculum covering early modern British history and tectonic hazards at GCSE alongside advanced modules in autocratic regimes geopolitical frameworks and landscape systems at A-Level. Beyond classroom teaching responsibilities include constructing comprehensive student tracking portfolios implementing targeted intervention tracks for essay-writing fluency managing parental correspondence and actively coordinating the departments regional fieldwork excursions and local museum visits.

You will act as a primary link with parents examination boards and local environmental and heritage networks requiring absolute professionalism and data accuracy at all times. Strong organisational skills are a prerequisite as you will balance heavy mock diagnostic marking cycles with real-time digital progress logging and field safety documentation.

This is an 11 to 18 well-established School in Harlow with a powerful commitment to academic progress community inclusion and historical and environmental literacy. The school serves an ambitious regional community and is known for its modern learning environments and state-of-the-art humanities resources.

Students are respectful highly motivated and analytical creating a calm and purposeful learning environment. Staff benefit from an open collaborative professional culture highly visible leadership a manageable administrative load and an excellent framework for targeted career progression and specialized training.

• A recognized teaching qualification (PGCE QTS or equivalent) with a degree in History Geography or a related humanities field

• Proven experience teaching History and/or Geography up to GCSE and A-Level specifications

• Strong data literacy and IT skills with complete confidence using digital learning tracking systems and spatial software

• Professional and proactive approach to monitoring pupil metrics textual progress logs and field safety documents

• Ability to work effectively and adaptably within a fast-paced humanities department

To apply please send your comprehensive CV as soon as possible.