Head of Religious Studies

Outwood Grange Academy, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  10 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of department or curriculum
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to UPS 3
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2.1 payment included

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please refer to job advert.

What the school offers its staff

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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.

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.

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About Outwood Grange Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1932 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Outwood Grange Academy website
• Email address: hr@grange.outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-grange-academy

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