Head of Religious Education

Head of RE

January 2025 Start

MPR/UPR (Outer London) + TLR 1B (£11,404 pa)

Permanent Opportunity

Would you like to be part of a forward-thinking, supportive school community where your professional development is a priority? 

The school is Ofsted-rated "Good" school where we are committed to the flourishing of all our staff and pupils. Values and ethos are extremely strong. 

We seek to appoint for January 2025, a practising Catholic who is a dynamic and inspirational Head of Religious Education (RE) to lead an ‘outstanding’ RE Department (Section 48 inspection January 2020). 

As a Catholic school, RE is a Core department, all pupils study RE at KS3, KS4 (GCSE AQA Spec B), KS5 (all pupils study Core RE) and we offer Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies. We welcome applications from candidates currently in similar roles or aspiring Middle Leaders. The successful candidate will benefit from the support and line management of an Assistant Headteacher with previous RE Department leadership and a successful track record.

 Ideal candidate will be: 

• Be a practising Catholic (The Head of the RE Department is a reserved role in a Catholic school).
• An outstanding classroom practitioner with a proven track record of excellent results and a compelling vision for improvement.
• Be committed to working in pursuit of success for students and of raising standards. 
• A team player, able to lead and inspire colleagues and pupils alike.
• Ability to teach to A-level.
• Be sympathetic to the aims, ethos and values of the school.
• Be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and high quality lessons to pupils.

 What they offer you:

• Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop.
• An Ofsted rated ‘good’ school.
• A section 48 rated ‘outstanding’ school.
• Well-resourced RE teaching base.
• Childcare vouchers.
• A strong community spirit; staff who are very supportive towards each other with a great camaraderie existing throughout the school.
• Strong links with other RE departments across the Diocese working in a supportive partnership.
• Our leadership team are committed to the professional and personal development of our teachers, and we actively look for ways to make sure that work-life balance is a reality.

If you are interested in this exciting permanent position please submit your CV, email (url removed) or call (phone number removed)

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