Teacher of Social Studies

Teacher of Social Studies 

Salary:                                  £32,916 to £51,084

Range:                                  Main Pay Range or Upper Pay Range

Start Date:                         1st September 2026

Contract Type:                  Full Time

Contract Term:                  Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) till 31st August 2027

Suitable for ECT:              Yes

Closing Date:                     08:00am on Monday 29th 2026 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, early applications are encouraged)

Interview Date:                To be confirmed

Wilmslow High School

School age range: 11-18

Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Teacher of Social Studies to join our thriving and highly regarded Social Studies Team. Applications are encouraged from both early career or experienced teachers who are committed to teaching at the highest standard and raising the aspirations and achievements of our students.

The role will require you to teach across Key Stage 3 Religious Studies. At Key stage 4 the successful candidate will need to be able to teach Sociology, with the ability to specialise at Key Stage 5.  The role can be adapted depending on the specialism of the candidate, so a range of applications will be considered.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with an exceptional team who have a well-structured curriculum, comprehensive resources and work collaboratively with the shared aim of creating the best learning opportunities for all. The team is highly professional, supportive of each other and place great importance on teamwork. It is a growing team with a desire to become even more integrated, with the belief that cross-curricular opportunities will only strengthen the learning experience for all our students.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent teacher of Social Studies across all key stages

• Be committed to a culture of high challenge, low threat and the belief that every student can succeed 

• Demonstrate commitment to developing their professional learning, coupled with a high degree of subject competency and personal organisation with a continuing personal interest in, and commitment to the range of Social Studies subjects.

• Demonstrate a real passion for education and a deep-felt desire to make a difference for young people.

• Have the resolve and tenacity to make a real difference to the performance of students, demonstrating rigorous professionalism in everything, accepting nothing but the best in a culture of excellence.

• Have a willingness to embrace and promote the importance of all the humanities and social sciences across all key stages.

• Relish working as part of a large, supportive team committed to excellence, who are passionate about reaching all students with empathy and understanding.

If you would like to join a forward-thinking, research-driven school and you have the skills and tenacity to really make a difference for young people, we would welcome your application.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person’s suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process.

If invited for interview, you will be:

• asked to complete a self-declaration form answering questions in relation to any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

• subject to an online search. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore at interview.

If successful, you will be subject to:

• an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

• pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, DBS and a Declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.

Current or previous employers will be contacted and information requested will include:

• disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is ‘time expired’.

• whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.