RE Teacher Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)

Ark All Saints Academy, London, SE5 0UB

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday -Friday 40 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12-14 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £39,739 to £51,545
• Pay scale: AM1 to AM6
• Additional allowances:

  TLR available dependent on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our ideal candidate will:

• be passionate about teaching RE and committed to achieving excellent results for their students
• demonstrate high levels of ambition and optimism regarding what the academy and its students can achieve
• have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of students
• be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses

What the school offers its staff

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Twice as many training days as standard.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

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.

As an RE teacher at Ark All Saints you will have an important role in delivering exceptional RE teaching across the academy. You will be part of a small, high performing RE department, planning and delivering high quality lessons with a commitment to achieving excellent results for your students. You will cultivate and deepen their love for the subject and their curiosity to learn.

You will benefit from regular line management by the academy’s Principal, targeted professional development for all teachers through "Working Together Wednesdays," and robust support from the Senior Leadership team.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this depends upon the nature of the offence(s)

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Ark All Saints Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 581 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ark All Saints Academy website
• Email address: l.pryce@arkallsaintsacademy.org
• Phone number: 0207 4505959
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-all-saints-academy

Our academy has been offering excellent opportunities for local children since opening in September 2013, when we welcomed our first cohort of scholars. We then moved into our wonderful new building in January 2014.

Our values and ethos are based in Christian principles and whilst we welcome people of all faith and none, we expect all scholars to respect each other's faith.

We aim high – we will relentlessly pursue academic excellence for all children. Our teaching and academic intervention groups are named after leading universities as a reminder to all of our aims.

Our staff team is deeply committed to the academy’s future, and looking to create a vision for success, a culture of academic achievement and a nurturing environment in which students can thrive. Our goals are:

• To grow in CONFIDENCE
• To live RESPONSIBLY
• To act with INTEGRITY
• To be SUCCESSFUL

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