Head of History

We are seeking to appoint an innovative, committed, strategic and enthusiastic history specialist to work in our very successful humanities faculty from 1st September 2026. We are looking to appoint someone who is passionate about history and the delivery of a highly effective history curriculum to students of KS3/KS4. Experience/Knowledge of Edexcel GCSE history is desirable, although not essential. Wheelers Lane is an “Outstanding School” following our inspection in February 2025. The school achieved ‘Outstanding’ in all 4 of the graded areas. We are an oversubscribed smaller than average school catering for 675 pupils. In 2025 74% of our students achieved grade 4 including English and maths. 75% of the pupils who took history were awarded a grade 4 or above, 55% grade 5 or above and 25% grade 7 or above. The successful candidate will: Be passionate about improving outcomes for all our students Have excellent interpersonal skills that you will use to inspire, challenge and motivate students and staff Be creative in delivering a rigorous, aspirational curriculum Believe that every student can and will succeed Offer enrichment and extra-curricular experiences to students Contribute to the overall development of the school Be flexible in your approach to work, adapting to new challenges In return we can offer you: A warm friendly and vibrant school community The support of a strong and ambitious governing body and senior leadership team Ongoing training and support with your career advancement Closing date for applications is 9.00am on Friday 1st May 2026. For further details and an application pack either contact Mrs Jackie Foye School support Manager or full details and application packs are available via the ‘contact us’ tab on our website. Wheelers Lane Technology College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS, Prohibition check (teaching); qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online google search as part of due diligence. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The successful applicant will be required to observe the Ci