History and RE Teacher
Wixams Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 6BA31 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
22 April 2025
Latest start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
10 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- History, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit an outstanding and inspiring History & RE teacher who develops students’ passions and curiosities. The ideal candidate will be a hard-working and passionate teacher who works confidently within a team and individually. You will be required to teach across KS3 & KS4.
You will be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in students’ learning, work and conduct.
This role will have either an April or a September start date. For full details, please see the attached job description.
What the school offers its staff
Wixams Academy are recruiting for a History and RE Teacher to join our growing school!
Wixams Academy is a comprehensive Academy serving circa (in September 2023) 950 pupils including 120 pupils in the Sixth Form. We opened in 2017 with only 80 students and continue to grow annually (with new students and staff) to 1750 students and 200 staff by 2030. we are currently working with Bedford Borough Council and the Department for Education to expand the capacity of the school to facilitate this growth. The Academy has been popular and oversubscribed since opening and we have low staff turnover. The Academy is located one mile south of Bedford town centre and has a mixed community, with broadly national composition. We have recently merged Knowledge Schools Trust (KST) to create a local hub to drive further growth in the region.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wixams Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 926 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wixams Academy website
- Email address
- c.bangar@ks-t.org
- Phone number
- 020 8600 0675
School location
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