Humanities Teacher

Mount Havelock is part of the First Steps Together Group, and is our newest specialist school, located in Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, opening in January 2027.

Providing education for young people across Key Stages 3 and 4, Mount Havelock will offer a nurturing, inclusive and aspirational environment where pupils are supported to feel safe, understood and able to succeed. Joining Mount Havelock is an exciting opportunity to be part of a brand-new school from the beginning — helping to shape its culture, establish its team and create an exceptional learning environment for our young people.

At First Steps Together, we believe every child and young person deserves to feel safe, understood, included and able to succeed.

We are a growing group of specialist independent schools providing nurturing, inclusive and aspirational education for children and young people with a range of additional needs, including SEND, SEMH and complex presentations. Across our schools, strong relationships, individualised support and high expectations are central to helping pupils overcome barriers to learning, develop confidence and independence and achieve positive outcomes.

We are looking for an experienced, passionate and committed Secondary Humanities Teacher to join our school team and provide high-quality, personalised Humanities teaching for pupils with SEND.

This is an opportunity for a teacher who is passionate about their subject but equally passionate about finding different ways for young people to succeed. You’ll deliver engaging and accessible Humanities learning, adapting your teaching to pupils’ individual starting points, needs and EHCP outcomes while maintaining high expectations for what every pupil can achieve.

Working closely with teaching assistants and the wider school team, you’ll help pupils develop their knowledge and understanding of people, places, societies, cultures and the wider world, supporting them towards appropriate qualifications and accredited learning pathways while building the confidence, curiosity and independence they need for life beyond school.

You’ll take responsibility for planning and delivering high-quality Humanities teaching for secondary-aged pupils with a range of SEND, SEMH and additional needs.

You’ll teach pupils individually, in small groups and in classes, adapting the curriculum, teaching approaches, resources, environment and pace of learning so that pupils with different needs and starting points can engage meaningfully and make progress.

At the heart of the role will be developing pupils’ knowledge and understanding across History and Geography, alongside the wider skills associated with Humanities such as enquiry, interpretation, critical thinking, communication and understanding different perspectives.

You’ll help pupils explore the past, understand the world they live in and develop their awareness of different people, places, communities and cultures. You’ll make Humanities purposeful and relevant, connecting learning to pupils’ own experiences and helping them understand how the world around them has been shaped and continues to change.

You’ll deliver appropriate secondary Humanities pathways, including accredited learning where appropriate, ensuring pupils are supported towards qualifications and outcomes that are ambitious but realistic for their individual needs and starting points.

You’ll create lessons that engage pupils who may have experienced significant barriers to education. That means being creative and responsive – using pupils’ interests, real-world contexts, discussion, storytelling, maps, photographs, historical sources, fieldwork opportunities, visual approaches and…