Head of Humanities

Job Title: Head of Humanities

Actual Annual Salary: M1 - UPS3 (£32,916 – £51,084) + TLR 2BB (£8,020)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 32.5 hours per week

Provisional

Start Date:

April or September 2026

As Head of Humanities, you will lead our department across Key Stages 3 and 4, shaping the curriculum, driving teaching excellence, and embedding effective assessment strategies to ensure outstanding student progress. This is a pivotal leadership role where you will inspire and support a team of dedicated teachers, fostering collaboration and innovation within the department.

If you are passionate about Humanities and committed to creating a positive, inclusive learning environment, we would love to hear from you. Experience as a History teacher is desirable, and we encourage you to highlight this on your application. However, we welcome applications from candidates across the Humanities specialisms.

• Strong subject knowledge across Humanities and an understanding of current curriculum developments.
• Proven teaching experience across Key Stages 3 and 4, with evidence of delivering high-quality lessons and achieving excellent outcomes.
• Leadership skills to inspire and motivate staff, with the ability to drive improvement through data analysis and targeted interventions.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, enabling you to build effective relationships with colleagues, students, and the wider community.
• A commitment to professional development, reflective practice, and continuous improvement.
• A passion for inclusion, equality, and safeguarding, ensuring the welfare and success of all students.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

John Cabot Academy is an 11-16 academy in South Gloucestershire, close to the border of Bristol. We share our site and staffing with the CLF Post-16 provision, forming an 11-18 academy, which has earned a strong reputation both locally and regionally.

We want our students to thrive academically; flourish and grow as young people. When they leave us they will have a strong sense of self, their place in the world and the agency to fulfil their potential. To fulfil this ambition, our staff are inspired by learning and create a school where students are engaged, challenged and inspired.

We have a supportive and compassionate culture in which the whole person is nurtured and the voice of students is valued. We celebrate the diversity of the members our community by enabling them to learn from each other, by encouraging them to respect each others differences, and by providing opportunities to contribute to academy life and the wider community.

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but were all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. Were proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 59% of the students who attend John Cabot Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

• Access to the Teachers Pension Scheme.
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
• Sector-leading professional development entitlement and…