Key Role Information

Salary
£53,847.00 - 59,426.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
12/11/2026 09:00
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Lead Practitioner | LP1 - LP5
Department
Humanities
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
27.50
Weeks per year
52.200
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Lead Practitioner in History

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, Wellingborough, Northants


Lead Practitioner Pay Range (£53,847 - £59,426)

Full Time


Join our History department at an exciting time, working alongside six full-time teachers with varied teaching experience. We are seeking a History specialist to mentor and coach colleagues to improve teaching and learning across the department. With the revised National Curriculum due to be released shortly, the successful candidate will also help develop resources to enrich learners’ experiences, ensuring students achieve the highest possible outcomes in History and across the wider curriculum.  


If you:

  1. are passionate about History and inspiring young people to develop a deep understanding of the past and its relevance to the modern world
  2. have a proven track record of raising standards of pupil attainment through outstanding teaching and learning, and the effective development of colleagues
  3. have a clear vision for excellence in History education and the ability to drive improvements in teaching practice across the school
  4. are committed to professional development and continuous improvement

then we would love to hear from you.

We offer you:

  1. a supportive and successful learning environment with a whole-school commitment to achieving the very best outcomes for our students
  2. the opportunity to work with colleagues to develop and share outstanding classroom practice across the school
  3. excellent professional development, guidance and leadership opportunities
  4. full STPCD & Recognised Continuous Service (subject to verification)

Here at Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, we provide an education with character, encompassing our core values of Excellence, Aspiration, Achievement, Inspiration and Community to ensure that all our students are flourishing and prepared for the tests of life, not just a life of tests.


For more information, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr Alastair Mitchell, Co-Principal on mitchella@hattonacademy.org.uk  


To apply for this post, please go to Vacancies | Hatton Academies Trust


Closing Date for receipt of applications: 9.00am Thursday 12th November 2026


We value honesty and integrity and our recruitment processes help us understand what you uniquely contribute. Submissions that rely too heavily on AI risk obscuring the very qualities we are looking to discover. If you use AI, let it support your thinking, not replace it.


Education without limits; Integrity at all times


Hatton Academies Trust are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, race, religion, disability or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Bureau Service check and any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references.


Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Statusessential
Degree in a relevant subjectessential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writingessential
Able to demonstrate effective planning and teaching skillsessential
Able to work with others to achieve common goalsessential
Able to use / analyse assessment data systems to raise standardsessential
Able to provide clear direction and to inspire, motivate and enthuse othersessential
Confident in own ability to be effective and to take on challengesessential
Good ICT Skills (in Microsoft Word/Excel)essential
Effective classroom and behaviour managementessential
Efficient and effective administrative, organisational and personal management skillsessential

Experience

Teaching experience in History at Key Stage 3-4essential
Delivering CPD to colleaguesessential
An understanding of health and safety issuesessential
Able to support staff and students in maintaining high standardsessential
Teaching experience in History at Key Stage 5
Minimum six years teaching experience

Experience/Knowledge

A clear understanding of Safeguarding responsibilities & requirementsessential
A commitment to inclusive educationessential

Personal Attributes

Adaptable and amenable with respect to working practicesessential
Capacity to work hard, under pressure, to meet deadlinesessential
Suitability to work with childrenessential
Ability to work independently and be a team playeressential
Able to present confidently to a large group of studentsessential
Able to form good working relationships with all staff and studentsessential
Reliability and integrityessential
Good interpersonal Skillsessential
Positive commitment to individual personal developmentessential
Up to date awareness of the National Curriculum and specifically within their individual specialismessential
Able to motivate others and to adopt a positive approach to educationessential
Energy, enthusiasm and perseveranceessential

Qualifications

Good Honours degree in related subjectessential
Qualified Teacher Statusessential

Relevant Skills

Understanding of equal opportunities issues and an ability to demonstrate strategies to challenge discrimination and prejudiceessential

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy

HR Team

HR@hattonacademiestrust.org.uk

The Pyghtle
Wellingborough
Northants
NN8 4RP

Safeguarding Information

Hatton Academies Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, age or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references.