Subject Leader, Religious Education
The Oxford Academy, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6JZThis job expired on 26 February 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP - September
Closing date
26 February 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 February 2024
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
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + TLR2(1) of £3,214pa
Subject Leader, Religious Education job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic colleague to join the Middle Leadership Team at The Oxford Academy, a school on a rapid improvement journey, where you will be able to make a significant difference to the lives of the children we serve. It is an exciting time to be joining the school and its team of expert and welcoming staff, enabling the successful candidate to be part of something special.
We are currently looking to appoint an experienced and ambitious teacher who will take the lead, supported by the Deputy Headteacher for Quality of Education and the wider Middle Leadership team, in making a profound and positive improvement in the outcomes of the young people at The Oxford Academy. As a Church of England School, it is essential that our new Head of Religious Education has experience and deep understanding of the SIAMS Inspection Framework.
As an experienced teacher, you will need to have a proven track record of leading others and inspiring students, leading to improved standards and outcomes in Religious Education. You will have the ambition and drive to ensure that the vision for Religious Education at The Oxford Academy- one with a provision, profile and priority across KS3-KS5, reflecting the expectations of a Church of England School, is carefully planned and achievable. You will also help develop an exciting curriculum and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people. You will build a culture where our theologically rooted Christian vision is an intrinsic part of our curriculum.
We are looking for an enthusiastic professional with the expertise and dedication to live out our values of ‘commitment to others, commitment to learning’. These commitments are central to our school, demonstrated by the strong, warm relationships, and a strong culture of learning for both students and staff. At the Oxford Academy, we make a profound and positive difference to everyone in our school. We work to meet the needs of all - whatever it takes.
We are therefore seeking a motivated, strategic and highly motivated professional with:
A proven track record of outstanding teaching and learning
A strong sense of moral purpose and social responsibility
The ambition, desire and resilience to maximise success for students and promote high expectations
In return, the successful candidate can expect:
To play a key role in an ambitious and improving school
Outstanding professional support at every stage of your career
A comprehensive Induction Programme
A supportive Senior Leadership Team
Opportunities to work in a dynamic and supportive team with excellent facilities
A positive student body who love learning
The opportunity to work in the beautiful city of Oxford, serving the communities of Littlemore, Blackbird Leys and Rose Hill
For an open conversation about the role and/or to arrange a visit prior to application, please contact Claire Woodhall, on 01865 774311 or email recruitment@theoxfordacademy.org to arrange a suitable time.
Closing date: 26th February 2024.
Interview date: TBC
The Oxford Academy may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
The River Learning Trust and The Oxford Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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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
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About The Oxford Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1159 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Oxford Academy website (opens in new tab)
The Oxford Academy is a warm, friendly and vibrant school that is built on an ethos of high expectations for all and a belief that every child will be successful - academically, personally and as a lifelong contributor to the wider world.
Our inclusive Christian values underpin all that we do. Staff at our school have a firm belief in the power of education to shape children’s lives for the better. The Oxford Academy is centred on a culture of excellence where we respect each other, are self-motivated, determined, responsible, have a thirst for learning, and a strong sense of pride in belonging to the Academy.
We are committed to providing educational opportunities of the highest quality for all our students and we believe in educating the whole child. We aim to deliver a broad education that is ambitious, varied and stimulating in a caring environment that creates well-rounded individuals who excel and benefit from our approaches to teaching and learning. At the Oxford Academy, we are inclusive and a school for all in our community. We work to meet the needs of our students - whatever it takes.
The Oxford Academy is driven by raising aspirations, expectations and achievements for all. We are very much outward facing and seek to engage with local, national and international partners, in order to build an ambitious network of support for the children in our care. Our fundamental aim is to create vibrant and dynamic learning experiences, so every child has the opportunity to become an ambitious, confident learner.
Our website will enable you to discover more about the Academy; I hope that you will quickly gain a sense of the rich potential of our students and staff, their achievements and the wider life of our school.
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