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  • Job start date

    1 September 2024

  • Closing date

    9 May 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    8 March 2024

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: Full time ideally

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main/Upper

Additional allowances

TLR2A

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking applications from dedicated and hardworking professionals with a desire to work in a successful, happy and well-resourced non-selective Academy.

We are looking for applicants who will strive to make a substantial difference to the lives of our students, our school and the wider community. The successful candidate must be experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated, with strong organisational skills, and ready to play a significant role as Head of Religious Studies.

You must be:

  • An outstanding, research informed practitioner with a proven record of raising attainment for students

  • A confident and competent user of data, able to empower others in its use to support outstanding pedagogy

  • Able to inspire and challenge every student enabling them to make excellent progress

  • Able to communicate and enthuse staff and implement ideas

What the school offers its staff

Uplands Academy converted to an Academy in September 2022 and became a member of MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust).

The acronym MARK was selected because staff who work in the trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. This partnership will provide exciting opportunities for professional development, and the sharing of good practice across the schools within the trust.

We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective, uncompromising belief and ambition for the students of Uplands Academy. Our experienced, loyal, highly skilled and highly effective team of staff work together so that teachers can teach and students can learn. The Academy is committed to the development of both its staff and students.

At Uplands Academy, we are proud of the excellent relationships between our staff and our students.

Our staff have high expectations, are ambitious for our students, and they know them well. We pride ourselves on our rigorous focus on the child as a unique individual, including our most disadvantaged and those with SEND. We ensure that the lessons that our students receive are effectively adapted and inclusive, enabling them to be actively engaged in their learning. We want our children to be happy, successful, and confident by providing the best possible education for all our students. We want to be an exceptional educational establishment for our community.

We strongly encourage candidates to come and visit our school. For further details, or to arrange a visit please contact HR on 01892 782135 or emailhr@uplandscc.com

Commitment to safeguarding

All posts are subject to DBS enhanced clearance, health checks and satisfactory references. MARK Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Religious Studies recruitment pack March 2024 (1).pdf - 856 KB (opens in new tab)

About Uplands Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
799 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Uplands Academy website
Email address
hr@uplandscc.com
Phone number
01892786611
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Uplands Academy converted to an Academy in September 2022 and became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym MARK was selected because staff who work in the trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. This partnership will provide many exciting opportunities for professional development, and the sharing of good practice across the schools within the trust.

Arranging a visit to Uplands Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@uplandscc.com.

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