Burnside High School · Canterbury
Head of Department - History
Full time, Permanent
Burnside High School in Canterbury seeks a full-time, permanent Head of Department – History for its Years 7–15 secondary school and wharekura. The role leads history teaching, course planning, staff appraisal and development, and department budgeting, while supporting NCEA and Cambridge pathways and contributing to wider school planning. The start date is not stated.
- Leadership of the history department
- NCEA and Cambridge pathway support
- Staff appraisal and development
- Department resources and budget
Closes in 5 days
Applications close 23 Sept 2026, 10am.
Read the full listing and applyOpens the Education Gazette, where the school takes applications.
The role
- Sector
- Secondary
- Year level
- Years 9–13
- Role
- Certificated teacher
- Hours
- full time
- Tenure
- permanent
- Subjects
- Social sciences
- Listed
- 16 Sept 2026
In the school’s words
“Burnside High School is seeking a head of history to lead teaching and learning across the history department. The head of history is responsible for course design and delivery, the appraisal and attestation of history staff, and the department's resourcing…”
The school
Burnside High School
- Type
- Secondary (Year 9-15)
- Authority
- State
- Students
- 2,744
- Gender
- Co-Ed
- Address
- 151 Greers Road, Burnside, Christchurch