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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    28 February 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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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.

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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

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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