We are recruiting for a Head of History at an exciting time for the Under School. A key part of this role over the next year will be to support with the development of our new curriculum for Reception to Year 2, and adapt the current schemes of work for a co-educational environment as we look forward to expansion to become a co-educational school for children aged four to 13 from September 2026. The role will deliver well-developed and thorough lesson, as well as managing the History department.
The subject is taught by several teachers across the School, all of whom contribute to the department. There is a strong academic but progressive ethos and at the heart of it is the enjoyment of not just the subject but an overall love of academic endeavour and critical thinking. History is taught chronologically throughout the School, from the ancient Egyptians in Year 3 up to Victorian Britain until 1901 in Year 8. Pupils excel and enjoy both taught History lessons and the wider extra-curricular nature of History at the Under School.
Each year group has at least one History trip each year, for example, to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament - both on our doorstep, or further afield such as to the Battlefields of northern Europe, or to study Anne Frank in Amsterdam. History Society takes place regularly at lunchtimes where pupils seize the opportunity to research independently and present to other adults and pupils about a historical event or theme of their choosing. Moreover, a majority of the senior part of the School participates in the annual Townsend Warner competition.