Teacher of History
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2QR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8ead97c9-5e1f-43c1-bec5-a159f585e000 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic teacher of History to join a successful and well-equipped department. History is highly valued at Chenderit and popular with students. The successful candidate should be able to teach KS3 and KS4 and there is the possibility of teaching A level for a suitably qualified candidate.
The successful candidate will be:
• well qualified and highly motivated;
• an excellent classroom practitioner, able to engage, enthuse and inspirestudents;
• committed to securing positive outcomes for students in each class;
• committed to working as part of an ambitious team and
• either an experienced or an early careers teacher.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
• a popular, oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive school which has a reputation for success;
• students who are keen to learn and achieve outstanding results;
• successful GCSE and A Level courses;
• supportive staff, parents and Governing Body and
• excellent career development opportunities with sustained professional development in an environment which recognises aspiration and rewards success.
Following our graded inspection under Section 5 of the Education Act 2005 on 27 and 28 September 2022, we were delighted and proud to have been judged good overall and outstanding for our sixth form. Ofsted states: “Leaders have high expectations for every pupil’s behaviour and attainment. Pupils and students are polite and helpful”.
Chenderit is an oversubscribed and very successful school located a few miles from Banbury and with easy access to the M40.
Early applications are encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them: applicantsmay be contacted before the closing date
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school operates a rigorous recruitment process to ensure candidates’ suitability to work with children. All posts in school are subject to disclosure of criminal records. An online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic teacher of History to join a successful and well-equipped department. History is highly valued at Chenderit and popular with students. The successful candidate should be able to teach KS3 and KS4 and there is the possibility of teaching A level for a suitably qualified candidate.
The successful candidate will be:
• well qualified and highly motivated;
• an excellent classroom practitioner, able to engage, enthuse and inspirestudents;
• committed to securing positive outcomes for students in each class;
• committed to working as part of an ambitious team and
• either an experienced or an early careers teacher.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
• a popular, oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive school which has a reputation for success;
• students who are keen to learn and achieve outstanding results;
• successful GCSE and A Level courses;
• supportive staff, parents and Governing Body and
• excellent career development opportunities with sustained professional development in an environment which recognises aspiration and rewards success.
Following our graded inspection under Section 5 of the Education Act 2005 on 27 and 28 September 2022, we were delighted and proud to have been judged good overall and outstanding for our sixth form. Ofsted states: “Leaders have high expectations for every pupil’s behaviour and attainment. Pupils and students are polite and helpful”.
Chenderit is an oversubscribed and very successful school located a few miles from Banbury and with easy access to the M40.
Early applications are encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them: applicantsmay be contacted before the closing date
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school operates a rigorous recruitment process to ensure candidates’ suitability to work with children. All posts in school are subject to disclosure of criminal records. An online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates.