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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    9 March 2021 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 February 2021

Job details

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Scale (Plus the Possibility of a TLR Point)

Additional allowances

Please refer to the Information Pack for further details on our employee benefits.

Religious Studies Teacher (Plus the Possibility of Additional Responsibility) job summary

‘The best school I’ve ever worked at: the culture, the staff and students, the training, everything!’ (Staff member)

‘I was amazed at what a great atmosphere the school exuded, how well turned out the children were and how polite and bright they all seemed’ (Visitor)

The Bridge Academy is a truly exceptional school. Our students’ progress is consistently excellent for GCSE and A level, and our superb personal development offer means that over the last three years we have been national debating champions, enjoyed a host of sporting successes and won both the Incorporated Society of Musicians Gold Award and the Hackney Mayor’s award for music.

Why choose us?

• Excellent student behaviour and highly supportive Senior Leadership Team.
• An achievement-oriented culture where students work hard and it is cool to be smart.
• A warm/strict approach, meaning that our high standards do not come at the expense of
inclusion.
• The belief that teaching must be a sustainable profession: clear systems and structures, sensible approach to feedback and no ‘late night culture’.

We are seeking a Religious Studies Teacher who is totally aligned to our values of Hard Work, Integrity and Kindness, and completely committed to our mission: to ensure that every student will succeed at a good university or equivalent, thrive in their chosen field and live a great life. Candidates who are seeking additional responsibility are also welcome to apply. Please make this clear on your application form.

The Religious Studies department at the Academy is a growing team, developing an exciting new curriculum. All KS3 students study Religious Studies once a week, and AQA GCSE (Islam and Christianity) is offered as an option at KS4. Leadership at the Academy is extremely supportive of the subject and recognises its importance in students’ education. The Religious Studies curriculum has been developed by passionate subject-specialists, and is well-resourced. It is characterised by a focus on religious literacy, exploration of differences within and between faiths, and recognition of non-religious world views. While championing powerful knowledge, the curriculum encourages an exploration of broader philosophical and ethical questions, develops critical thinking, and supports students to examine and articulate their own beliefs.

Our students are highly engaged with Religious Studies. They bring a diverse range of faith backgrounds to lessons, which include lively debates and discussions. We are keen to develop a strong offer of trips and visits, when circumstances permit. The successful candidate will join a reflective, supportive and collaborative department with high expectations for students and their learning.

Our sponsors UBS provide significant support to the Academy, and we also work with a wide variety of community groups to ensure the best for all our students. Our award winning building is outstanding and is based at our stunning canal-side location, just minutes from Haggerston Station and just over a mile from the heart of the City of London.

The Bridge Academy is committed to safeguarding children and all appointments will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and references.

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.

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About The Bridge Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
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School size
1115 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19

We are an Academy on a mission: to ensure that every student can succeed at a good university or equivalent, thrive in their chosen field and live a great life.

Our core values of Hard Work, Integrity and Kindness underpin everything that we do, and from the moment our students arrive at The Bridge Academy we ask them to live these values 100% of the time.

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