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Job Ref No. ECC5443-323S Position Type: Teacher Pay Range: MPS/UPS
Position Start Date: 01/09/2026 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 01/12/2025 Midday Date of Interviews: TBC  

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Teacher of History

Required for September 2026

Salary: £32,916 p.a. (MPS 1) to £51,048 p.a. (UPS 3)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in one of the country's leading selective schools. Awarded The Sunday Times Parent Power East Anglia State Secondary School of the Decade and The Sunday Times State Secondary School of the Year For Academic Excellence East Anglia 2025, we are looking for a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher of History to join a welcoming and supportive department in one of the country's leading selective schools.

We are delighted to offer this chance to work with able and enthusiastic students who are a pleasure to teach. You must be a team-player, with a commitment to the ongoing development of History as a subject.

The successful candidate will teach History throughout Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. Details of the specifications we cover at GCSE and A Level are contained in the History department information. If you have any questions about the department, please feel free to contact Nik Pool, Head of History, at npool@crgs.co.uk.

To apply: Please return an application form to: applications@crgs.co.uk Download an application form from: www.crgs.co.uk/vacancies

Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 1st December 2025 (we reserve the right to interview before this date therefore we urge potential applicants to apply as soon as possible).

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Our School is enriched by a strongly multicultural and diverse student body. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, and would welcome applications from people who support and enhance this ethos. All candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be screened online. We have a Recruitment and Selection Policy Statement Policies, TSAT Trust (tsatrust.org.uk).

Information about the School

Boys 11-18, on roll approx. 1012 students of which 400 in the sixth form, 30 boarders

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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Contact Information

Julie Tompkins
6 Lexden Road, Colchester
Essex, CO3 3ND
Telephone: 01206 509100
Email: applications@crgs.co.uk