History Teacher, Tendring

Location: Lift Clacton, Pathfields Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 3JL, United Kingdom

Benefits: MPR + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Start: September 2026

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and high performing Teacher of History to join Lift Clacton. This role is ideal for an excellent practitioner who is passionate about delivering engaging Humanities lessons and making a tangible impact on teaching quality, curriculum delivery and student outcomes.

Working closely with colleagues within the department, you will play a key role in delivering high quality teaching and learning, promoting high expectations and supporting students to achieve strong outcomes. You will contribute to curriculum planning, assessment and intervention strategies, ensuring all students are supported to succeed, particularly disadvantaged learners.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom teacher with QTS, strong subject knowledge and proven experience of teaching Humanities. You will help shape a positive departmental culture, promote high expectations for behaviour and learning, and contribute to whole school priorities around inclusion, literacy and closing the achievement gap. This is a varied and rewarding opportunity for someone committed to collaboration, professional growth and making a measurable difference.

Lift Clacton is a rapidly improving school at the heart of the community and recently achieved ‘Good’ (June 2024). The school has experienced significant growth and improvement with student numbers now over 1,500. We are committed to providing every child with an excellent education not as a privilege, but as a right. We maintain high expectations, foster a positive school culture, and offer clear teaching and learning practices coupled with a supportive senior leadership team.

• Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
• Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.