Head of Religion and Philosophy

St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School, London, N11 1NP

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01/09/2025 or earlier

• Closing date

  7 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Philosophy, Religious Education
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £42,062.00 - £59,644.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS (Outer London) + TLR 2b (included in advertised salary range)

Head of Religion and Philosophy job summary

We are looking to appoint a high-calibre leader for our Religion and Philosophy department. As a faith school, the teaching of Religion and Philosophy is hugely important for us and our learners, and all students take the full GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4.

St Andrew the Apostle School is the only state-maintained Greek Orthodox secondary school in the UK and the successful candidate will be someone who has an interest in Orthodox Christianity or is open to expanding and developing their knowledge of it, to support and uphold the faith identity of our school. They will lead a department committed to raising academic standards for all students whilst supporting the spiritual and moral development of the whole person. These will be key elements as we prepare for our Section 48 inspection.

Students at St Andrew appreciate being taught well and enjoy their learning; student feedback from Curriculum Reviews in RP is extremely positive. Our GCSE results are consistently strong with whole school Progress 8 of + 0.4 in 2024 and our RP results feed into this success.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School

• School type: Free School, Greek Orthodox, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 586 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School website (opens in new tab)
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St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School

Barnet

Mainstream school with state - free school funding

Secondary with sixth form

Students of mixed gender, age 11 - 19 years

St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School

Building 5

North London Business Park

Barnet

London

N11 1BF

United Kingdom

http://www.standrewtheapostle.org.uk

+44 203 195 5444

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