Head of Religious Studies

Ringwood School Academy, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1SE

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter or September to suit successful candidate

• Closing date

  28 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000.00 - £46,523.00 Annually (Actual) Plus TLR £5,349, plus teacher pay award increase

Head of Religious Studies job summary

Head of Religious Studies - MPR-UPS plus TLR £5,349 per annum

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-qualified teacher to oversee the subject area of Religious Studies. We would ideally like to recruit a colleague who has experience of teaching at KS4 and 5.

Ringwood School is a large thriving oversubscribed 11-18 Comprehensive School situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. We recognise the importance of creating a dynamic, innovative learning environment to support young people with their learning.

The Religious Studies department is made up of 3 specialist RS teachers, who work within a Humanities Faculty. The departmental culture is student centred with very low behavioural incidents and high levels of rewards and achievement. Lessons are engaging and a variety of different learning activities are incorporated into our schemes of work. When you walk into a Religious Studies lesson you will observe debate and an enjoyment of the subject.

This is an excellent opportunity and time to join the department as we have recently re-branded from Ethics and Philosophy to Religious Studies to more accurately describe what we deliver. We have also moved to AQA GCSE in order to better suit the needs of our students. We are keen for a new subject leader to be empowered to work with the team to adapt and enhance current schemes of learning in line with their curriculum intent for the subject area.

The team are friendly, mutually supportive, work together and with other teams across the school to produce an ethos and atmosphere which is conducive to learning. We recognise the importance of learning from each other to include sharing best practice both within and between schools. We are dedicated to continually pushing ourselves with new topics and resources, so we benefit from continuous learning.

Our results at A-Level over time are good and our GCSE results are often excellent. We aspire to continue with these excellent results as a department and work closely with the team to ensure that students are always making good progress.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be required to have an enhanced DBS check. Ringwood School is committed to safeguarding students. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be considered.

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 Ringwood School Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1582 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ringwood School Academy website (opens in new tab)
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A large thriving oversubscribed 11 - 18 Comprehensive situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. As a Teaching School we pride ourselves in being able to provide high quality professional development opportunities for all staff.

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