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Humanities Teacher Jobs in South Africa at Business Umbrella – Recruitment, Training, Consulting, Licensing Healthcare Education Real estate
Title: Humanities Teacher
Company: Business Umbrella – Recruitment, Training, Consulting, Licensing Healthcare Education Real estate
Location: South Africa
JOB PURPOSE
Deliver high-quality Humanities teaching across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, with subject coverage typically including History, Geography, Religious Studies, Politics, or Citizenship. Plan engaging, well-structured lessons that support strong student progress, exam readiness, and wider intellectual curiosity. Contribute to the pastoral, safeguarding, and extracurricular life of the school.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
– Teach Humanities lessons across allocated year groups and ability ranges, adapting instruction to meet diverse learning needs.
– Prepare lesson plans, schemes of work, learning resources, homework, and assessments aligned to curriculum and departmental expectations.
– Monitor, assess, and report on student attainment, progress, effort, and behaviour using school systems and assessment schedules.
– Maintain a positive, orderly, and inclusive classroom climate that supports achievement, participation, and respect.
– Support examination classes where required, including GCSE-level preparation and subject-specific intervention.
– Work collaboratively with the Head of Department and colleagues on curriculum planning, moderation, and quality of teaching.
– Fulfil tutor or pastoral duties where assigned and contribute to safeguarding and student welfare responsibilities.
– Participate in parents’ evenings, staff meetings, CPD, school events, trips, and extracurricular activities.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
– Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Humanities subject (History, Geography, Religious Studies, Politics, or related discipline).
– UK PGCE, QTS, or another recognised teaching qualification for secondary teaching.
– Experience teaching Humanities in a secondary school setting, ideally including KS3 and KS4.
– Strong subject knowledge and confidence teaching mixed-ability learners.
– Sound understanding of safeguarding, assessment, behaviour management, and inclusive classroom practice.
– Excellent communication, planning, organisational, and teamwork skills.
PREFERRED CRITERIA
– Experience with GCSE, IGCSE, or A-Level pathways in a Humanities subject.
– Ability to teach more than one Humanities subject.
– Experience contributing to clubs, trips, debate, enrichment, or wider school activities.
KPIs / SUCCESS MEASURES
– Student progress and attainment in Humanities subjects.
– Quality of planning, teaching, and assessment.
– Positive classroom culture and behaviour outcomes.
– Contribution to department development and school life.