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Teacher of RE

Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JP

This job expired on 17 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 10:57am

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern: Part time: Wednesday - Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Status

Degree or equivalent

Experience

Outstanding classroom teacher and tutor

Sustained performance securing very good student outcomes

The ability to teach RE to KS4

The ability to teach Philosophy to A-Level

Skills & Knowledge

Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing

Able to consistently demonstrate effective planning for practical lessons to help support the delivery of outstanding lessons

Confident in own ability to be effective and to take on challenges

Ability to relate well to students, colleagues, parents and Trustees

Effective behaviour management

Able to support students in maintaining high standards

Efficient and effective administrative, organisational and personal management skills

Personal Attributes

Ability to inspire, challenge and motivate

Have a positive approach with a desire to succeed

Energy, enthusiasm and perseverance

Reliability and integrity

Good interpersonal skills

Professional appearance and manner

Positive commitment to individual personal development

Capacity to work hard, under pressure, to meet deadlines and manage time effectively

A good record of attendance

Adaptable and amenable with respect to working practices

Ability to work independently and in a team, take a collaborative approach

Ability to build supportive working relationships with colleagues

Commitment to supporting the full life of the school

Suitable to work with children

To undertake other activities identified from time to time commensurate with the level of the post as determined by your Line Manager or SLT link

To be committed to your own development through the effective use of the School’s CPD processes

To understand your own responsibilities, be committed to and comply with School policies and procedures relating to child protection, health & safety, welfare, security, diversity & equality, confidentiality and data protection, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person

To work collaboratively with the wider organisation and act in the interests of the School at all times

To support the delivery of the School’s strategy as it relates to this post

Equal Opportunities

A commitment to inclusive education

What the school offers its staff

Professional Development

§ Research led CPD programmes, tailored to individual’s aspirations, which are based both in school and across the wider Trust.

§ A full induction programme for all new staff.

§ ECT’s will have a lower teaching load, timetabled mentoring sessions and a full programme of training and induction activities.

§ Unlimited access to the National College CPD platform.

§ An additional INSET day at the beginning of the academic year dedicated to teacher planning and preparation.

§ Our “No lesson judgements” policy ensures lesson observations are developmental and supportive.

§ One INSET day a year dedicated to moderation and curriculum preparation.

Staff Welfare

§ Data capture that is measured and timely - we report progress home three times a year.

§ Minimal written reports.

§ No requirement for teachers to submit lesson plans, even for lesson observations.

§ Teaching staff are only required to do a maximum of one twenty-minute duty each week.

§ Supportive yet challenging governance, which understands that teachers are our most valuable resource.

§ We are a school that appreciates the importance of family. We do our best to support staff when there are issues and requests for additional leave regarding family events and an Additional Leave policy that supports staff when they may need time off school.

§ A teaching load of 43/50 one-hour periods of teaching per fortnight maximum.

Support

§ The school calendar is planned in advance across the whole year so people know what is happening and when.

§ In-house cover supervision team.

§ A comprehensive pastoral team to help with supporting our students with behaviour and wellbeing.

§ A highly effective and proactive support staff that play an important role in supporting teaching and learning.

§ A Marketing, Events and Visits team that are responsible for organising key school events and trips.

Benefits

§ School budgets are set making the assumption that everybody will get their incremental pay rise.

§ Cycle to work scheme.

§ Healthcare cash plan.

§ Occupational health support.

§ Priority admission for staff children (see admissions policy on school website).

§ Employee Discount Scheme (Multiple Retailers – Kent Reward Scheme).

§ Opportunity to perform paid lunch-time duties (with free lunch).

§ Free annual flu vaccination.

§ Employee Assistance Programme.

§ Free tea and coffee provided in the staff room.

§ Use of onsite canteen offering hot meals and salad bar.

§ Opportunities to participate in enrichment activities e.g. theatre visits.

§ Opportunities for flexible working.

§ Free on-site parking.

§ Membership of theTeachers' Pension Scheme(TPS) orLocal Government Pension Scheme(LGPS).

Environment

§ Pleasant working environment with very well-behaved students.

§ Eleven acres of school grounds set in Green Belt land at Tonbridge Campus.

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.

This position is an excellent opportunity for an outstanding and inspirational Religious Education teacher to join our dynamic Religious Education Team. The post will involve teaching from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 RE depending upon skills and experience.

This post would ideally suit a colleague who wishes to work with highly motivated, extremely engaged, enthusiastic and able learners. If you are keen to develop further as a practitioner and wish to extend your repertoire of teaching and learning strategies, then Weald of Kent would be a perfect fit for you. In addition to the opportunities to develop your practice within the classroom, the school offers an extensive range of professional development support including a bespoke package for those interested in working towards their next career.

The key aim of the Religious Education Department to ensure that students experience Religious Education in a way that engages them and challenges their understanding, whilst building confidence and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of Religious Education in ensuring that the Department continues to develop and deliver the very best for our students. The Department is constantly seeking ways to improve and to make sure that our students have the best opportunities for success to allow them to take the next step with confidence.

We have our own schemes of work for KS3 that have been developed in line with the National Curriculum, but embrace opportunities to challenge our students by pursuing opportunities to engage in current events. In KS4 students follow the Edexcel B specification. In KS5 students follow the AQA Philosophy specification.

The main duties of a teacher at Weald of Kent are to:

Teaching

• meet the requirements of a classroom teacher set out in the Teacher Standards or Post Threshold Standards (if applicable).
• teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work carried out by the student in school and elsewhere.
• assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required.
• provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.
• undertake a designated programme of teaching.
• ensure a high-quality learning experience for students that meets internal and external quality standards.
• prepare and update subject materials.
• use a variety of delivery methods that will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and demands of the syllabus.
• maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
• undertake assessment of students as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school procedures.
• mark, assess and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required.

Operational/Strategic Planning

• assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in the department.
• plan and prepare courses and lessons.

• contribute to the whole school’s planning activities.

Curriculum Provision

• assist the subject leader to ensure that the department provides a range of teaching that complements the school’s strategic objectives.

Curriculum Development

• assist in the process of curriculum development and change within the department.

Personal Development

• take part in the school’s appraisal process, ensuring the correct CPD has been applied to support this
• ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support.

• work as a member of a designated team and positively contribute to effective working relations within the school.

Quality Assurance

• participate in all quality assurance processes, working within the remit of school policy and procedure, to ensure the highest quality of teaching and learning
• review methods of teaching and programmes of study within the department.

• take part in the review of and development of activities relating to the department and pastoral functions of the school.

Management Information

• maintain appropriate records and provide relevant, accurate and up-to-date information for SIMS, registers etc.
• complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of students.

• track student progress and use information to inform teaching and learning.

Communications

• communicate effectively with parents as appropriate.

• communicate effectively with persons or bodies outside the school.

• keep up-to-date with school communications via emails, bulletins and briefings.

Marketing and Liaison

• participate in open evenings and parents’ evenings.

• contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies and partner schools.

Management of Resources

• contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
• assist the subject leader to identify resource needs.
• contribute to the efficient/effective use of physical resources.
• co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, department and the students.

Pastoral System

• be a Form Tutor to an assigned group of students.
• promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the Tutor Group as a whole.
• liaise with a Pastoral leader to ensure the implementation of the school’s support system.

• register students, accompany them to assemblies, encourage their full attendance at all lessons and their participation in other aspects of school life.

Whole School

• play a full part in the life of the school community.
• support the vision and aims of the school.
• support the school in meeting its legal requirements for worship.
• comply with the school’s Health and Safety Policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.

• undertake any other duty as specified by STPCD not mentioned in the above.
• Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and students and to provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers
• The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition

Early applications are advised as the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the application process.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. As this role involves 'regulated activity' with children the successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure application.  Employment will be conditional upon the College being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS check and the outcome of all other checks. 

The School will also carry out a check of the Children's Barred List on the successful applicant. Applicants should be aware that it is unlawful for the School to employ anyone to work with children if they are barred from doing so, and it is a criminal offence for a person to apply to work with children if they are barred from doing so.

This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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.

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About Weald of Kent Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1902 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Weald of Kent Grammar School website
• Email address: hr@wealdgs.org
• Phone number: 01732 373500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weald-of-kent-grammar-school

Weald of Kent is a selective Girls’ Grammar School for 11-18 year olds with a roll of approximately 2000 students including our co-educational Sixth Form. The school is one of the highest performing schools in the country. We aspire to excel at everything we do. Owing to our continued success we were thrilled to have been given permission by the Secretary of State to expand and mirror what we deliver at our Tonbridge campus in a campus at Sevenoaks, which opened in September 2017. In addition to the exciting new facilities, we have also invested in our Tonbridge campus which now has a state-of-the-art Sports Hall and university style Sixth Form Study Centre. A new science block and new English classrooms have been built this year. Both campuses are situated in beautiful rural settings with far reaching views across the Garden of England with excellent transport links.

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