Subject Leader of RE

Abbey College, Ramsey, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, PE26 1DG

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  31 March 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS depending on experience plus TLR 2b

Subject Leader of RE job summary

Job Role and Purpose:

Subject Leader of RE

To provide professional leadership and management for the curriculum area that sets high expectations and support for all.

To set a clear vision for the department that is understood by all.

To act as a professional role model to all staff as a middle leader of the school.

To secure high quality teaching and learning.

To improve standards of learning and progress for all students.

To provide a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum.

To lead, manage and develop the curriculum area.

To effectively manage, deploy and develop teaching / support staff.

What will our successful candidate be like?

Our new Subject Leader of RE will have a commitment to academic excellence and a focus on developing a love for RE at all levels. You will have an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to step up to the challenge of steering our RE department forward on its journey to achieving outstanding outcomes. Our successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual and will inspire every member of the team to play a part in the department’s commitment to academic excellence. You will have a high profile within the school community and attend our Extended Leadership Team meetings.

We require you to have considerable teaching experience, be able to articulate a clear educational vision and provide dynamic and inspirational leadership. You will be an outstanding, reflective and outward looking classroom practitioner, passionate and restless to achieve the best outcomes for children, and possess creativity, excellent interpersonal skills, and strong organisational abilities.

Our new Subject Leader will have the experience, or the potential, to be a capable and energising leader who will manage the delivery of an appropriate RE curriculum which is challenging for all, differentiated as required and well resourced. You are encouraged to take a fresh look at our long-term plans, bring new ideas to the table and will have the autonomy to take risks.

About Our School

At Abbey College, Ramsey, we are committed to your development and offer an extensive programme of CPD and development activities. We have earned the Early Career Development Quality Mark underlining our commitment to excellence and offering exceptional frameworks that support our teachers in their early years.

We know that our children only get one chance at school. Our mission is to provide high-quality education and ensure the best possible opportunities for our students.

If you are ready to make a real impact on young lives and be part of a supportive community, we invite you to join us.”

Explore our school’s prime location, nestled beside the historic Ramsey Abbey building amidst its picturesque countryside.

Despite our tranquil setting, we are just 20-25 minutes from bustling cities Peterborough and Huntingdon. Plus, thanks to our prime location near the A1 motorway, you can reach Cambridge in just 40 minutes, and London is a swift 45 minutes from the Peterborough train station.

Introducing Abbey College Spirit

At the core of our community lies our Spirit; a dynamic set of virtues that define who we are and how we thrive together.

We invite every member of our school community to work towards these values. Students are recognised and rewarded when they demonstrate the virtues, both within the wider school and in the community.

About Meridian Trust

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 32 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Abbey College, Ramsey

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1056 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Abbey College, Ramsey website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/abbey-college-ramsey-ramsey

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