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Senior School History Teacher · Somerset College

Closes 24 Aug 2026

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This is a classroom teaching post focused on History, Grades 10, 11, 12, 8, 9. You will plan and teach lessons, assess and record learner progress, support learners who need intervention, manage the classroom and contribute to the wider life of the school.

Subjects
History
Grades
10, 11, 12, 8, 9
Phase
FET, Senior
Curriculum
Cambridge AS/A Level, IEB

About the school

School phase
Combined
School type
ORDINARY SCHOOL
Estimated teaching staff
±135 educators
Estimated learner enrolment
±1 203 learners

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