7 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    21 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    14 May 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Religious education

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 0.6fte to 1.0fte

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main Scale/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teacher of RE

0.6fte to 1.0fte Permanent Position

To start September 2025

Required for September 2025, a Teacher of RE.

Ferndown Upper School is a very special place to work because we have well behaved students, who allow their teachers to teach, we focus on work life balance to ensure that staff spend their time on the activities that actually make a difference and we have a friendly and supportive staff body.

If you are an experienced and enthusiastic RE graduate this is a great opportunity to join our Ferndown team. The successful candidate will provide a positive and dynamic approach to the teaching and learning of RE at KS3 and KS4.

What the school offers its staff

What Ferndown Can Offer You:

  • Great students who behave – you can make a difference to their learning.
  • The opportunity to work with outstanding colleagues.
  • Tight, robust behaviour systems.
  • Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/run/chase), helping to underpin our excellent behaviour, so you are free to teach.
  • Ongoing ‘no-stakes’ feedback, helping you to continuously develop.
  • We believe that trusting our staff with autonomy helps to develop a strong staff culture.
  • Centralised, shared units of work and resources.
  • Excellent, ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities.
  • A well-kept site and a very pleasant location in beautiful Dorset.
  • Private Healthcare Cashback Plan including 24/7 access to a GP by phone, gym discounts and cashback for optical, dental and other appointment expenses for employees and their children.
  • Access to the staff benefits and discounts portal through Dorset Council.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to andreabaxter@fernup.dorset.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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About Ferndown Upper School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 13 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1161 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01202 871243

Arranging a visit to Ferndown Upper School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email andreabaxter@fernup.dorset.sch.uk.

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