Teacher of RE
Harris Academy Riverside, Purfleet, Essex, RM19 1QYThis job expired on 17 March 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
19 April 2021
Closing date
17 March 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 March 2021
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS (London Fringe) + £1,500 Harris Allowance
Additional allowances
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package. Please visit the Harris careers website for more information.
Teacher of RE job summary
We are seeking to appoint a qualified teacher of RE to join our academy in April 2021.
Your opportunity
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the future of the subject, the department and the academy as a whole and therefore to progress rapidly both as an educator and a leader. The post will involve ensuring quality of delivery, assessment, achievement and progress in RE at Harris Academy Riverside in years 7 to 11 and the promotion of an imaginative, extensive and immersive experience including relevant practical experience, visits and trips.
We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be part of a Federation established in developing practitioners and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQML and NPQSL programmes to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.
What we are looking for:
We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. Applications are welcome from experienced teachers, NQTs, RQTs or beginning teachers who are committed and passionate about RE and its impact on the overall development of students and who share our belief that every student can and should achieve. Applicants should have an engaging love of subject and an unwavering belief in the ability of pupils to exceed expectations, and must hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
Candidates should have a drive to understand the thinking processes and drivers necessary for success in RE in addition to the intellectual and psychological barriers to the learning of RE and be prepared to research and strategise to ensure that students make the best possible progress. As an educator, the successful candidate should recognise the need for students to develop outstanding habits of behaviour and learning and therefore be prepared to think outside of his or her discipline in order to achieve these aims.
Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.
Being a part of the Harris Federation
We are recognised as the top performing large multi-academy trust in England for primary and secondary education. Closing the gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission of Harris. Holding a reputation for bringing transformative approaches to education, we hold a unrivalled track record in achieving success through rapid school improvement.
Our people are at the heart of this success. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of training programmes available at every stage of your career.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
Diversity and Equality
We are committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
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.
About Harris Academy Riverside
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1016 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Harris Academy Riverside website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisriverside.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01375 802060
About Harris Academy Riverside
Located in Purfleet, Thurrock, Harris Academy Riverside serves a dedicated school community within vibrant, purpose-built building. We seek to develop both staff and students who are successful, confident and happy. Providing adequate professional development opportunities as well as ensuring you are part of a dedicated, open team of staff.
What we believe in
To become inspirational is a process of self development; it is to engage in something which is both a process of education and a process of educating; to develop to be and act as a role model; to develop to be someone who inspires. This is the process of self development we expect of our staff and our students.
Through our dedicated SLT Team, federation network and staff policies, we are committed to providing the experience of exceptional teaching development. We aim to promote a strong sense of community and belonging, to provide a blend of high challenge and high support and to encourage the development of teachers, support staff and the wider community.
If you would like to be a part of a thriving academy in Thurrock, joining a fantastic community of teaching and support staff, then we would like to hear from you. With CPD opportunities for teachers at any point of their career, you can envision a journey of growth as part of the Federation.
“At our academy we believe in developing outstanding habits of behaviour and learning. We talk about developing the right habits because habits are what dictate our actions day to day. Having the right habits gives us the space to think, to create and to enjoy.” Mr A Betts, Principal
Academy Vision
Harris Academy Riverside seeks to develop students who are successful, confident and happy, who inspire their community and act with kindness and compassion towards others.
In our daily routines, our broad and varied curriculum, our teaching methods and through our commitment to providing our students with experience of the wider world, we aim to promote a strong sense of community and belonging. Through a blend of high challenge and strong support, we encourage the development of
Outstanding habits of behaviour such as self-awareness, kindness, appreciation, humility, politeness, confident self-expression and self-presentation and
Outstanding habits of learning such as determination, resilience, organisation, reading, studying and practice.
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