RE Teacher (Maternity cover)
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, Bradford, BD9 4BQ10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
5 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £32,916 and £51,047
What skills and experience we're looking for
This role requires you to be:
- an outstanding and caring teacher of all students, teaching with expertise and enthusiasm, offering support to all and contributing to the College’s House system
- supportive of the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in implementing all aspects of College policy in order to maintain the aims and ethos of the College
- a caring, effective, engaged, confident, creative and reflective practitioners, as set out in the Professional Teacher Standards
- supportive of the Catholic ethos of the College with high standards of professional conduct at all times
You will be expected to:
- plan work in accordance with College policy and the subject area’s scheme of work
- use professional judgement and students’ prior levels of attainment to set appropriate and demanding targets for learning
- assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students;
- set high standards for appearance, punctuality, motivation and behaviour by:
- adhering to advice given in staff induction, the Staff Handbook and College policies
- establishing a purposeful and stimulating working atmosphere, including displays and classroom design
- liaise with relevant colleagues on planning work for collaborative delivery
- liaise with the Inclusion Team to ensure appropriate differentiation in teaching and learning, such that students of all abilities and learning styles are stretched appropriately
- participate in arrangements made in accordance with the agreed national framework for the appraisal of your performance and that of other teachers
- participate in arrangements for your further professional development, including training to meet specific student needs
- supervise and so far as practicable teach any students where the teacher timetabled to take the class is not available, subject to the understanding that teachers should be required to cover only rarely in circumstances that are not foreseeable
- comply with any reasonable request from a manager/ Headteacher to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description
What the school offers its staff
At St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Employee Assistance Programmes- including access to free counselling and 24/7 helpline
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1794 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- personnel@sbsj.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01274 941941
St Bede’s and St Joseph’s Catholic College is a highly aspirational learning community, striving to provide an outstanding 21st century education for all learners in a learning environment of the highest possible quality. We work constantly to promote a passion for learning, to create innovative ways of working and to nurture the talents and ambitions of all our students and staff.
The College operates across the impressive former sites of its two foundation schools, St Joseph’s Catholic College and St Bede’s Grammar School – now known respectively as “Ignis” for Years 7–9 and “Ardor” for Years 10-13 – approximately one mile apart. The rich history and tradition of the two foundation schools stretches back over 100 years, with the originally stated mission to provide,
“a thorough training in the knowledge and principles of the Catholic faith combined with a secular education equal in every respect to the best public schools in England.”
This is an exciting time to join the College as we continue to develop this mission and build on our tradition, with a determined focus on strong teaching, and wide-ranging co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Our mission inspires the three elements of our College Diploma – Scholastica, academic achievement, Ecclesia, contribution to the Catholic life of the College, and Olympia, participation in activities outside the classroom. These elements of the College Diploma form the foundation of our newly implemented House system, with our 1500 lower school students divided into five Houses, each with three leaders who are responsible for the achievement, personal growth and well-being of students within their House. Each House is supported by a House Manager who upholds standards and expectations within the House, as well as playing a major role in clerical and administrative organisation to support students.
The College motto, Christus Lumen Gentium, Christ, Light of Nations, inspires the organisation of our subject areas into five Learning Divisions, again, each with three leaders: Ignite, the Division Leader, responsible for overall performance, Illuminate, responsible for quality of teaching and professional learning, and Shine, responsible for tracking student progress and organising intervention and support. Each Learning Division is complemented by a Division Manager who provides efficient and effective clerical and administrative support for teachers. As need arises, we also make temporary, fixed term appointments on TLR3 to enhance the professional development within specific Learning Divisions, to develop future leaders and to continue to improve attainment at GCSE.
After GCSE, the majority of students continue with us into St Benedict’s Sixth Form, our very successful Post-16 provision, where approximately 450 students enjoy fantastic study and social facilities and achieve excellent results. Ofsted’s most recent judgement concludes,
“as a result of strong leadership and consistently good teaching, achievement in the sixth form is good. Leaders know the priorities for improvement and take effective action to further improve students’ opportunities.”
We make every effort to secure and enhance the success of our sixth form students, through work experience, academic and pastoral support and an intensive focus on careers advice and guidance to steer them to the most appropriate Post-18 choices.
Our Houses and Learning Divisions and our high-performing sixth form reflect our passion to achieve success for all and we want to appoint staff who share this passion and are committed to supporting the development of our mission. For every post, we seek staff who can inspire, have high expectations and raise the aspirations of young people. If this is you, we look forward to reading your application and welcoming you as a member of our community.
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