Sedgefield Community College, part of Laidlaw Schools Trust, is a highly successful 11-16 school located in County Durham. Our students join us from the village of Sedgefield and also many other local towns and villages in the area. We pride ourselves on the way a very comprehensive intake of students comes together as one strong school community.
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Teacher of History to join our history team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering engaging and inspiring lessons that bring history to life for students.
We particularly welcome applications from Teachers who are new to the profession. We invest a great deal in our programme for Early Career Teachers and are confident that we are a superb environment for those new to teaching who wish to develop rapidly in the early stages of their career. This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join our history team that enjoys excellent subject leadership.
We are very fortunate at Sedgefield Community College (SCC) to enjoy exceptional facilities in our state-of-the-art buildings and also a fabulous school site. Of course, any building is secondary to the people who are to be found within it. We have a brilliant staff team and we all share a number of common values that inform the way we work each day. Primary amongst these is the fact that we want all of the team at SCC to be positive about their role every day. At times we will face challenges, but with our highly skilled team, we know we can overcome these to provide the exceptional education that our students deserve.
At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit:
To see the full and person specification for this role please refer to the attached supporting documents.
To apply please complete our online application form here:
If you require assistance with your application please contact: recruitment@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
Closing Date: 12noon, Monday 7th April 2025
Interviews will take place shortly after closing date
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.