Head of Department - Religious Education
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7EG6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Religious Education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS plus TLR 2B, £5,586.00
Head of Department - Religious Education job summary
PERMANENT POST
MPS/UPS plus TLR 2B, £5,586.00
1.0 FTE
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School have an exciting opportunity for a committed and inspirational teacher to lead a collaborative and experienced team with a passion for Religious Education. You will be supported by an exceptional team and you will be prepared to work hard to ensure that every student makes exceptional progress.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an acknowledged outstanding practitioner of Religious Education
- Have a clear understanding of the characteristics of high quality teaching and proven experience of teaching across the whole age, ability and behaviour range
- Be able to demonstrate their commitment to our students
- Work closely with senior leaders to agree strategies for improvements
- Be approachable and of empathetic character in order to engage and support colleagues in improving their practice but at the same time being fair and consistent in expectations
- Motivate both colleagues and students to work hard and try their best through passing on to them their infectious enthusiasm and passion for their subject!
- Actively share good practice and seek to explore ways to improve their own and others’ teaching
- Work hard to ensure all students make at least expected progress irrespective of their starting point and individual needs
- Understand that behaviour management starts with the quality of teaching in the classroom
- Demonstrate leadership qualities including personal resilience, drive and initiative and role model those personal qualities we wish to see in all our staff and in still in our young people
If you experience any issues whilst using MyNewTerm, then please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR Team via email, hr@changinglives.education or T: 01946 820 356.
Changing Lives Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is committed to the safeguarding of all students and as part of the recruitment process we conduct enhanced checks into applicant’s background.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1040 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
A mixed selective academy
Roll: 1042 including 236 in the Sixth Form
Ofsted: Good in every category
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