Acting Head of Department - Religious Studies
The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PLThis job expired on 30 November 2023
Job start date
1 April 2024
Closing date
30 November 2023 at 9am
Date listed
21 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time: Part-time applications may be considered
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year from April 2024 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR - £7,847
What skills and experience we're looking for
Candidates suitable for the role will:
- be confident in teaching Religious Studies up to and including A level to high achieving students
- either have experience in managing a team, or be excited about developing their coaching, mentoring and leadership skills with our support
- be passionate about personal and professional development and demonstrate a willingness to engage in evidence-based research through our whole school CPD programme
- help extend and enrich students’ school experiences beyond the curriculum
- have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- the opportunity to join and lead a highly successful Religious Studies department with a wide range of experience and expertise
- a stimulating and creative environment in a school where extra-curricular activities flourish and teachers are encouraged to introduce new and innovative activities
- a CPD provision tailored to your needs focusing on areas of research and development
- a diverse workplace, with an engaged student and staff community who are currently collaborating on a review of the school’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion
- a supportive environment where the work-life balance of teachers is proactively supported by the governors and senior leadership team
- a two-week October half term
- numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)
Further details about the role
We are seeking to appoint a nurturing individual with a talent for leadership, who has the knowledge and skills to inspire our extremely engaged, articulate and diverse student body. The school greatly values the contribution that the study of Religious Studies brings to its curriculum offer and to the all-round development of the students, helping them be more tolerant and understanding and flourish as global citizens.
The department aims to inspire and encourage students to engage with complex debates and to gain a greater understanding of both their own opinions and the opinions of others.
While the successful candidate will be confident in teaching Religious Studies to A level to high achieving students, the school will support the development of the skills needed to lead a department, and previous management experience is therefore not essential.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Tiffin Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1236 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Tiffin Girls' School website
- Email address
- recruitment@tiffingirls.org
- Phone number
- 020 8546 0773
The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective state school and stand-alone Academy, is a vibrant and happy community where the students take centre stage. The school is currently home to 1,235 students, aged between 11 and 18, and is now into its 143rd year. The school is a six form entry selective school, with 180 students in each year group and over 340 in the Sixth Form.
The school prides itself on encouraging students to aspire to do the best in everything they do, whether that be: academic excellence, a passion and enthusiasm for the creative and performing arts, sporting prowess, or student leadership. A broad and challenging curriculum sits alongside a stimulating and rewarding range of extracurricular activities, many of which are student-led, and these elements of school life combine to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.
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