Teacher in charge of Religious Studies and PSHE

Harris Academy Orpington, Kent, BR5 4LG

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: PSHE, Religious education
• Working pattern: Part time: Three days per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £42,897-£57,24
• Actual salary: £25,738.20-£34,347.60 (0.6 FTE; three days per week)
• Pay scale: MPS-UPS1 (Outer London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance + TLR (£3,527 FTE)
• Additional allowances:

  Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently looking to appoint a qualified, experienced teacher to join our academy as a part-time Teacher in charge of Religious Studies and PSHE, to ensure high standards of teaching and learning.

The ability to teach social sciences, such as sociology and psychology, is welcome and will form part of the role.

As the PSHE Lead, you will work collaboratively with staff to foster students' wellbeing, emotional resilience, and social responsibility.

This post requires an innovative and proactive educator who is committed to developing a high-quality curriculum that aligns with our school's strategic goals and ethos and values.

This post is for a three-day working week, currently Wednesday - Friday.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
• Have a minimum of one year's teaching experience

• Have proven success in raising achievement.

• Show a high level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement

• Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development

• Show good understanding of creative whole school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy and the importance of this in raising achievement

• Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn.

• Be willing to use coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development.

• Have a proven ability to identify and implement strategies to raise standards of Teaching and Learning.

What the school offers its staff

Harris Academy Orpington opened in September 2016, joining the highly successful Federation of Harris academies in London. We are on our journey to outstanding and are ambitious and looking forward to an exciting future as we highlight our work as aHealth Science Specialistschool, with students being given access to recognised professional qualifications and careers.

At HarrisAcademy Orpington, we have the most incredible facilities, staff and students and we are very proud of the work that our students do here. We have developed a curriculum that is ambitious and broad. We believe people need to nurture an appreciation of human creativity and achievement and have designed a curriculum that does just that.

We aim to ensure that every student is inspired and supported to achieve his/her personal best and learning comes first. Our motto is “Together We Can” and if you are interested in joining us, we would be very pleased to meet you.

Teacher Development

At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. With a strong network of passionate educators, expert development initiatives and a multitude of opportunities for career progression, your journey with Harris could be the most rewarding one yet.

We offer a wide range of high quality teacher professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.

Benefits

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Flexible working opportunities

We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual's circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.

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.

The purpose of your role will be:

• To establish and be accountable for outstanding provision within the subject area. This to include all programmes, systems and structures taking account of the academy's vision and values leading to outstanding teaching and learning.
• To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across all relevant Key Stages, including meeting student attainment/achievement targets for subject/curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress.
• To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately engaging, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body.
• To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all colleagues in the subject area.
• As the PSHE Lead, you will work collaboratively with staff to foster students' wellbeing, emotional resilience, and social responsibility. This middle leadership position requires an innovative and proactive educator who is committed to developing a high-quality curriculum that aligns with our school's strategic goals and values.
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area (if applicable), with the support and working alongside the Faculty Director.
• To lead development for literacy, within subject area, to raise standards of Literacy across the Academy.
• To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• To formulate, in conjunction with the subject team, an annual subject improvement plan (SIP) which supports the academy improvement plan (AIP). To lead on the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking and assessment policies and teaching and learning strategies, that are innovative, will motivate students to learn and raise achievement across the subject area.
• To ensure that Health and Safety policies and practices, including risk assessments, throughout the subject area are in-line with national requirements and are updated where necessary, therefore liaising with the Academy's Health and Safety Manager.
• To use the specialism materials available to develop a comprehensive assessment methodology for PSHE learning which tracks pupil progress and skill development in a scientific and enterprising manner.
• Oversee and coordinate the delivery of PSHE across all Key Stages.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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About Harris Academy Orpington

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 501 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harris Academy Orpington website
• Email address: careers@harrisfederation.org.uk
• Phone number: 01689 819219
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harris-academy-orpington

Harris Academy Orpington opened in September 2016, joining the highly successful Federation of Harris academies in London. We are on our journey to outstanding, we are ambitious and looking forward to an exciting future. We believe that every student can and should achieve their full potential and our commitment is one of ensuring our students develop a love of learning, a passion for enquiry and a dedication to being the best that they can be.We aim to ensure that every student is inspired and supported to achieve his/her personal best and learning comes first. Our motto is “Together We Can” and if you are interested in joining us, we would be very pleased to meet you.

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