History Teacher

Lift Clacton

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

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

Permanent, Full Time

September 2026 Start

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.

About Lift Clacton

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.

To arrange a school visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Saran Vijay, our School Operations Manager on

Closing date : 18th May 2026

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

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.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are 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. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.

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