Salary: Between £32,593 and £51,221 per annum (pay award pending)
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 15/05/2025 12:00
The Vacancy
Required from September 2025, a dynamic and talented teacher is required on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will be a strong classroom practitioner who is able to infuse others with a love for History and to inspire the outstandingly able girls as well as to nurture those far less confident in History as a subject. Our pupils are able, inquisitive and eager to learn so creativity and a passion for History is essential. The person appointed will teach a range of classes from Year 7 upwards.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, well qualified and committed teacher of History, able to meet the rewarding challenge of inspiring our able and highly motivated pupils both inside and outside the classroom. They will be a graduate with at least a good honours degree who has flair and vision together with the necessary academic, educational and organisational experience to succeed in a post of this standing. They will be committed to the welfare and individual development of all the pupils in their care. They will be prepared to play a meaningful role in the wider life of the school.
The successful candidate will be fully computer literate; all teachers and pupils at Bolton School have their own iPad on which they work. Good communication skills, oral and written, are also essential.
The History Department is extremely well regarded in the school, by colleagues, parents and students. Members are passionate about their subject(s) and convey this to pupils of all ages, who have confidence in the teaching which they receive. The Department has well established links with the Historical Association, hosting academic lectures and debating competitions in school. There are currently five teachers within the Department.
KS3 and KS4 Curriculum: In Years 7-9, the Department aims to stimulate interest in and enthusiasm for the study of the past as well as to ignite the pupils’ intellectual curiosity. There is an enquiry led approach to Lower School teaching. The department aims to develop skills of knowledge and understanding, source analysis and historical interpretation across a variety of topics from the Anglo-Saxon period to recent civil rights campaigns in Britain.
At GCSE, all candidates are entered for the AQA syllabus. This includes for Component 1 – America, 1920–1973: Opportunity & Inequality, and Conflict and Tension, 1918–1939; and for Component 2 – Britain: Health and the people: c. 1000 to the present day and Elizabethan England, c. 1568–1603. Past results at GCSE may be seen below.
We believe that trips are an essential part of pupils’ understanding and appreciation of History and we take year groups to Skipton Castle, Liverpool Slavery Museum and Port Sunlight Museum.
KS5: A large number of Sixth Form pupils opt for History ‘A’ Level and each group is taught by two members of staff. The curriculum studied follows AQA Option 1D (Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702), Option 2J (America: A Nation Divided, c. 1845-1877) and the Historical Investigation. There are also three A-Level Politics groups in both the Lower and Upper Sixth, studying the AQA course. Politics is taught in conjunction with colleagues in the Boys’ Division. The ability to teach Politics is desirable.
With some 2,500 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32 acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.
In Autumn 2021, significant changes were made to the leadership structure of the School Foundation, investing the newly created position of Head of Foundation with overall responsibility. Within the new structure, there are three sections: Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Primary Division. A Head of each Division and the Head of Foundation, together with the Clerk and Treasurer, are the Foundation’s Senior Officers; they are directly accountable to the Governors.
Two adjoining and similar buildings, now attached by a state-of-the art Sixth Form Centre, house the Boys’ and Girls’ Senior Schools, each of which provides a traditional academic education from the age of 11 years. The Primary Division includes separate Junior Schools for boys and girls from the age of 7 and a co-educational Infant School and Nursery.
Academic results at GCSE and A Level consistently place Bolton School amongst the top schools in the North of England and often within the top 100 nationally. The School is also renowned for its provision of a wide range of enrichment activities, which take place both during and after the school day. It serves a wide area of the North West, collecting pupils on over 20 coach routes, and provides fee assistance to a substantial proportion of the student body - one in five Senior School pupils currently receives a bursary.
The vast majority of students progress to their first choice university and the School provides a regular supply of Sixth Formers to highly competitive courses and universities. Whilst the academic work of the two senior schools is largely separate, there are occasionally joint Sixth Form classes and there is considerable collaboration in extra-curricular activities.
Entry to the Junior and Senior Schools is by competitive examination and interview. Interest in the School remains robust and numbers on the school roll have increased in recent years.
Since 2022, the school has formalised its approach to evidence-based practice with the formation of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI). The Centre facilitates both research engagement as well as supporting action research.
Our aim is to ensure Bolton School is at the forefront of educational and pedagogical development. The CERI has a pivotal role in working alongside teachers to investigate the impact of innovation in the classroom. Foundation wide, we are well equipped to test emerging theory and to understand what will give the greatest benefit to students.
The Centre works with staff across our Primary and Senior Schools but also looks beyond to collaborate with external institutions, both universities and other schools seeking to share and develop knowledge and understanding of what helps children and young people to learn.
How to Apply
We ask candidates to apply online for the position via the School’s website.
A competitive salary and benefits package are available.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 15 May 2025 at 12.00 noon. However, please note that applications will be considered in order of receipt, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received. Should suitable candidates be found before the deadline, the vacancy will close.
A generous level of PPA is provided which allows members of staff, as valued professionals, to manage their time appropriately and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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