Teacher of Religion and Philosophy

King's School, Hove, BN3 8BN

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st January 2025 or sooner

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Philosophy, Religious Education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of Religion and Philosophy job summary

King’s School is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of RP to join our hard-working and highly motivated team. Our school, known for its academic excellence and high expectations across all aspects of school life, offers a unique and stimulating environment where both students and staff thrive.

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic and creative department, led by a dedicated Head of RP. RP is taught as a core subject at King’s, so the post holder will get to know students across all year groups and be a key part of the core teaching team. Experience and/or enthusiasm for teaching RP at A Level is highly desirable, as this subject is offered to our Sixth Form cohort.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. We require all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About King's School

• School type: Free School, Christian, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 903 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-s-school-hove

King’s School is a Church of England School in the Diocese of Chichester, for students in Years 7 to 13. Our work and relationships are based upon the four core Christian values of Love, Forgiveness, Respect and Responsibility and through these we encourage and support every student and member of staff to be the best that they can be.

At King’s, we take pride in our exceptional track record of academic success and our varied enrichment program, which is integral to our school day. Here are some key features of our school:

• Distinctive and tangible Christian ethos and values which creates a diverse and inclusive school community;
• Consistently outstanding GCSE results in terms of both attainment and progress;
• Innovative teaching practices - our teaching and learning methodologies are designed to engage and inspire our students to provide a well-rounded education for all;
• High standards of attendance, behaviour and uniform to ensure an orderly and safe environment in which all students can reach their full potential;
• Exceptional pastoral care - our commitment to creating a supportive environment, where every student can be themselves is second to none.

The school opened its doors to its first cohort of students in September 2013 and moved to its permanent site, a purpose-built facility for all areas of the curriculum, in September 2019.

There are currently just over 900 students in years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and a team of over 90 teachers and support staff.

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