Teacher of Humanities with a History specialism

Fleetwood High School is a successful and oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school serving Fleetwood, Thornton-Cleveleys and the wider Fylde Coast. Our vision is simple: every young person deserves an excellent education, high aspirations and the opportunity to flourish.

At the heart of everything we do are our HEART Values, which underpin our culture, relationships and approach to learning. We are proud to be known as"the school with a heart in the town with a heart" and are committed to ensuring every member of our community feels valued, supported and challenged to achieve their best.

The Opportunity

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, talented and ambitious Teacher of Humanities with a specialism in History to join our successful Humanities team. This is initially a fixed-term maternity cover appointment. However, there may be future opportunities for permanent employment for exceptional candidates.

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational classroom practitioner, whether at the start of their teaching career or looking for their next professional challenge. The successful candidate will have a passion for History, high expectations of all students and a commitment to delivering engaging lessons that inspire curiosity, critical thinking and academic success.

You will play a key role in delivering a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum, helping students to develop a strong understanding of the world around them whilst fostering a lifelong love of learning.

The Humanities department is a supportive and collaborative team with a shared commitment to securing excellent outcomes for all students. We are looking for a colleague who shares our ambition and will contribute positively to the continued development of the department and wider school community.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Is an excellent classroom practitioner or has the potential to become one.

• Has a passion for History and Humanities education.

• Has high expectations for student achievement, behaviour and attendance.

• Is committed to inclusive practice and ensuring every young person can succeed.

• Works well as part of a team and contributes positively to school life.

• Is keen to develop professionally and embrace opportunities for growth and leadership.

We Can Offer You:

• A welcoming, supportive and values-driven school community.

• Enthusiastic students who are keen to learn and succeed.

• A strong programme of professional development and career progression opportunities.

• A collaborative staff team committed to excellence and continuous improvement.

• Well-resourced teaching spaces and modern learning facilities.

• Free on-site parking.

• Free access to our on-site fitness facilities.

• Access to our staff wellbeing and benefits initiatives.

• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people.

Safeguarding

Fleetwood High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the school's due diligence process.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, online checks and all other pre-employment checks relevant to the post.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

How to Apply

Please complete the application form available with this vacancy. CVs will not be accepted.

We are keen to appoint the right candidate as soon as possible and therefore candidates are encouraged to apply early, as the closing date may be brought forward if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the advertised closing date and may make an appointment prior to the closing date should an exceptional candidate be identified.

Start Date: February Half-Term 2027 or sooner if available.

Closing Date: 7:00am, 2 November 2026

This is a fixed-term maternity cover appointment, initially for two terms.