Head of Department - Religious Studies

The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PL

17 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  1 January 2026

• Latest start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to UPR3 (Outer London)
• Additional allowances:

  TLR - £8,611

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
• 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/families

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
• the opportunity to join a wider team of caring, committed and motivated staff
• 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 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
• Teacher Pension Scheme
• a two-week October half term
• numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

We are looking to appoint a Head of Religious Studies who has the subject knowledge and leadership skills to inspire our extremely engaged, curious and creative 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, 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.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

RS - Recruitment Information pack (teaching staff), September 2025.pdf - 716 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Tiffin Girls' School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1256 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-tiffin-girls-school

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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