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Head of RE

The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE

This job expired on 27 January 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  27 January 2020 at 3pm

• Date listed

  16 January 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 4 to Upper pay range 3, £44,253 to £54,144
• Additional allowances:

  This position has a TLR 1.4 (£13654).

Head of RE job summary

As a result of promotion, an opportunity has arisen for a creative and dedicated Subject Leader of Religious Education to join our very strong RE Department from 1st September 2020. The successful candidate’s energy, enthusiasm and desire to inspire a love of the subject will shine through. They will be leading a cohesive, innovative, professional and highly effective team of specialists. The candidate will be a practicing Catholic.

In addition, the post-holder will have every opportunity to progress due to the school’s highly developed and personalised approach to training and professional development.

Information giving more details about our school, the role and our RE Department is provided in the information attached.
Our School Prospectus can be accessed through our website: www.jhn.herts.sch.uk

Closing date: Monday 27 January 2020

The John Henry Newman School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers, the DBS and a ‘prohibition from teaching’ check.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the position is subject to safeguarding checks that will include the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Following the shortlisting stage, and prior to making a final decision, the School will collect and process information publicly available about you by conducting a brief online search using an internet search engine. We do this to ensure that the school acts in accordance with its obligations set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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About The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1615 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: foyleh@jhn.herts.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-saint-john-henry-newman-catholic-school (opens in new tab)

The Saint John Henry Newman School is a popular 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school in Stevenage, and is a member of the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust. The school serves the Catholic community across north Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and as far south as Hatfield, with pupils from more than 25 different parishes. It has an excellent reputation; it is heavily oversubscribed and there are continuing interest lists for all year groups. The roll is currently approximately1600, including 400 in the Sixth Form. The school has benefitted from considerable investment in its buildings, including a new £3.5 million Sports and Performing block (The Pavilion) and a substantial new build programme to replace our main building and Art block.

Since its foundation in 1987, the school has developed a reputation for excellent educational standards combined with unique opportunities to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. This academic success has been acknowledged by the Department for Education, who have written to the school and acknowledged its excellent performance, commenting that The Saint John Henry Newman School is one of the top 90 schools in the country on one measure and in the top 100 schools in the country on another measure. In 2021/22 the students achieved:

89% GCSE English and Maths at 9-4

38% of all GCSE grades achieved were 9-7

68% A Level at A*, A and B:

The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School sees the quality of interpersonal relationships as the most significant factor in the provision of an outstanding education. The School strives to create the most conducive learning environment which results in our students fulfilling their potential and going out to change the world. Exam results, important though they are for opening doors for pupils in the future, do not determine success and happiness. Therefore we have a strong enrichment and wellbeing programme that encompasses every pupils and student and a comprehensive career curriculum. We have been awarded with the Kitemark for emotional health and wellbeing for our work supporting students, their families and staff.

The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School works towards being a living Christian community where every student is known and valued for their differences and strengths. Serving the Catholic community across over 25 different parishes, the secondary school has a wide catchment area. Teachers are dedicated to giving students a well-rounded education that prepares them for further education and the wider world at this important time in their life.

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