LP: PSHE, RS Curriculum Lead and QFT Curriculum, T&L Coach
Cirencester Kingshill School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1HS2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- PSHE, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £55,209 (L5) - £60,943 (L9) per annum pro-rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting new career opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic and teaching professional to join our constantly developing school as a Lead Practitioner: PSHE, RS Curriculum Lead and Quality First Teaching (QTF) Curriculum, T&L Coach.
Alongside the Deputy Headteacher for Excellent Teaching and Learning, the Assistant Headteacher for Intentional Character Development and our LP for SEND and Inclusion, the Lead Practitioner will promote a culture of excellence by providing leadership capacity to enhance the strategic vision and operational management of developing and embedding an understanding and application of curriculum design and delivery and in particular in relation to our QFT strategy for teachers and departments across the school.
The Lead Practitioner will design and deliver the PSHE and RS curriculum so that we are always statutorily compliant, but equally agile, in meeting the emerging needs from the local and national context. This will also include co-curricular activities and contributions to the school’s student leadership programme. Our Lead Practitioner will provide specialist expertise and coaching to teaching assistants, teachers and Heads of Faculty around curriculum task design so that knowledge becomes sticky for all learners and tasks and the delivery of such, promote a success rich curriculum so that all students are thinking hard, working hard and as a result, are remembering more.
The Curriculum Lead will provide professional leadership and management for the PSHE & RS faculty by developing the provision in line with the school development plan, supporting colleagues in the implementation of the curriculum and working to unlock potential through Raising Standards meetings and action plans to secure ambitious outcomes for our students.
The successful candidate will have proven experience in QFT, specialist teaching and coaching alongside extensive teaching experience leading to impact in PSHE and RS. They will also have a proven record in raising attainment and be keen to work as a dynamic aspirant senior Leader.
What the school offers its staff
- Attractive salary and pension schemes – Teachers Pension Scheme (Teaching Staff) or the Local Government Pension Scheme (Professional Support Staff)
- Family friendly polices
- A range of statutory benefits including sick pay, maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave
- Access to an employee assistance programme for all staff that offers services, including wellbeing, self-referral counselling, information on stress, weight management, smoking cessation
- Access to Occupational Health services
- New staff induction and support programmes
- Continuous service in other state funded schools will be honoured in relation to sick pay, holiday entitlement, pension rights
- Cycle to work scheme
- Long service awards
- Access to or provision of IT equipment (role specific)
- Access to CLPD and INSET, personalised for individuals through the schools’ Appraisal procedures, including access to role specific academic study and professional qualifications
- Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage
- Staff social, sporting and wellbeing activities throughout the year
- The dining room is open for staff to use at break and lunch times
- Staff room with facilities, including tea and coffee
- There is an optional staff social fund
Commitment to safeguarding
Cirencester Kingshill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@cirencesterkingshill.gloucs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cirencester Kingshill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 841 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cirencester Kingshill School website
- Email address
- jobs@cirencesterkingshill.gloucs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01285651511
Cirencester Kingshill School, opened in 1976, as a purpose built 11-16 co-educational comprehensive. It is situated on the south east side of Cirencester approximately one mile from the centre, on a spacious site bordering open countryside. The school became an Academy in August 2011.
Arranging a visit to Cirencester Kingshill School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@cirencesterkingshill.gloucs.sch.uk.
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