Head of Religious Studies
Crispin School Academy, Street, Somerset, BA16 0AD10 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
22 April 2025
Latest start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
10 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
31 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2A (£3391)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Good first Degree in Religious Studies or related subject
Experience
Essential
- Successful teaching of the full ability range
- Evidence of appropriate, up-to-date CPD
- High level of progress and attainment from students taught
Desirable
- Leadership experience outside of the role of classroom teacher
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- To be fully committed to change and able to adopt and promote a forward thinking and innovative approach to improvement
- Excellent subject knowledge
- Ability to teach and lead Religious Studies
- Ability to develop an interesting and challenging Religious Studies curriculum
- Ability to inspire and liaise with colleagues across the school to promote the Department
- Up to date knowledge of current best practice and curriculum developments
- Able to contribute to, and collaborate with, a forward-thinking team
- Excellent classroom management
- Clear commitment to excellent assessment and feedback
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to relate extremely well to students, colleagues and parents / carers and demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to use ICT to support learning
- Ability to engage, inspire and foster a love of Religious Studies
- Strong vision for excellence in Religious Studies
- Successful involvement in enrichment activities in Religious Studies
- A deep personal interest in Religious Studies and an ability to share that enthusiasm
Desirable
- Successful involvement in enrichment activities in Religious Studies
Crispin’s Values and Ethos
Essential
- Value the contribution that each individual brings to the school community
- Respect and value diversity and promote equality
- Promote and model mutual respect
- Commitment to the importance of coaching and restorative justice
- Commitment to inclusive education
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Resilience
What the school offers its staff
Our Benefits:
- Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities
- Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme
- A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family
- Exciting opportunities as part of a growing multi-academy Trust
- Eligible for Local Government Pension Scheme
- Collaborative working across the Trust
Commitment to safeguarding
Crispin is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure. The successful applicant will therefore be subject to an Enhanced DBS.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement of the role.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Crispin School Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1052 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Crispin School Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- headspa@crispinschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01458442714
Crispin is a popular school with a strong reputation. We unashamedly have high expectations of all members of our community and we believe in challenging and supporting students to achieve their very best. Visitors regularly refer to our students and colleagues very positively. Relationships between staff and students are a strength of the school and colleagues are committed to providing every opportunity for students to have a broad experience and to be successful. We are committed to educating the whole child to ensure they enter adulthood as happy, supported young people with a love for learning. There is a sharp focus on learning and students receive excellent support. At all times we seek to be a compassionate institution.
It is important to state that Crispin has a very strong safeguarding culture which we would expect potential colleagues to wholeheartedly support.
We have a wide-ranging curriculum and have recently expanded the opportunities for students. We offer two Languages, a range of Arts and Technology options and have recently introduced new examination courses in areas such as Business, Engineering, Health and Social Care and Sport. Students have the opportunity to study Philosophy and our popular new course, Curriculum for Life. We have a high uptake of EBacc subjects but this sits alongside a commitment for students to retain a considerable degree of choice over which courses to follow. There are also a wide range of enrichment activities for students ranging from residential visits to school productions; sports to music; an enrichment week to work experience. We have recently expanded our ‘Employability’ programme considerably and we are also fortunate to have a successful Alumni Scheme.
We are proud of our vertical House system which is comprised of four Houses (Corvus, Falco, Sturnus and Tyto). This system allows for a wide range of opportunities for students from collaboration to competition, student leadership to support. All colleagues are members of one of the Houses.
We are fortunate to have a well-equipped site which includes extensive grounds, a range of curriculum area blocks and an astroturf pitch. We are also extremely fortunate to have opened a new purpose-built Innovation Hub in November 2020. This has been the most substantial development of the site since the opening of Crispin.
Crispin is due to become part of the Wessex Learning Trust on 1 March 2023. We have already been working closely with the Trust and this will offer a range of opportunities for the successful candidate.
Arranging a visit to Crispin School Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headspa@crispinschool.co.uk.
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