Teacher of Religious Education
Sackville School, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3TY18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 December 2024 at 8am
Date listed
22 November 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): Part time PT, but will consider Full time FT.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- To develop and enhance the teaching and learning of Religious Education at Sackville.
- To raise levels of attainment and progress of all students in Religious Education.
- Deliver high quality lessons that meet the needs of all students.
- Ensure subject knowledge is up to date and refreshed as necessary.
- Participate in all internal CPD sessions and attend external CPD as required to develop pedagogy.
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Participate in the appraisal review process
following the completion of the NQT induction process.
- Attendance - ensure effective practice in accordance with the school policy
- Behaviour - effectively manage students’ behaviour in accordance with the school policy, applying appropriate departmental sanctions, including regular detentions.
- Records - ensure that students’ records are accurate, updated and accessible e.g. attendance registers, internal communications, special reports.
- Complete effective report writing to parents, as identified in the School Calendar.
- Record attainment and progress data as required.
- Attend Families’ Consultation Evenings as required.
- Monitor the standard of uniform in accordance with school policy and deal with persistent offenders
- Attend Subject Meetings.
- Contribute to the planning for departmental improvement and cross curricular links
- Contribute to the development and regular revision of appropriate schemes of work showing differentiation and assessment in accordance with school guidelines.
- Contribute to the wider life of the school through extra-curricular activities.
- Liaise closely with Head of House (Community), Community Assistants and Tutors to monitor student progress and agree interventions to raise achievement.
- Contribute to the clear and effective methods of assessment in line with national and School Polices.
- Use all relevant prior and current performance data to monitor individual student progress in your classes.
- Ensure KS3, KS4 and KS5 attainment targets are met using all appropriate strategies for improvement and student support.
- To ensure the health and safety of all students and to report concerns to the line manager promptly.
What the school offers its staff
The Beliefs and Values Department at Sackville is successful and well established. Our curriculum intent is to enable all Sackville students to engage with a range of religious and ethical themes and discuss, debate and learn what it means to be humans and empathetic active citizens in the world today. This is done through a broad-based study of people’s beliefs and values, engaging the students in reflection on the major faith traditions of the UK and upon their own ways of life. This is a particularly exciting time for the department, with ground-breaking curriculum developments taking place.
The department has a suite of dedicated rooms and a department office. We have an expanding range of educational religious artefacts and have recently restarted our programme of trips and visits.
- Key Stage 3: Years 7 & 8
Beliefs and Values is taught as a discrete subject at Key Stage 3. The current KS3 syllabus is thematic, allowing students to learn both about and from the major faith traditions through studying key themes. Students are taught in mixed ability groups and have one lesson per week at KS3.
- Key Stage 4: Years 9 & 10
All students study the AQA Religious Studies A GCSE, focussing on Christianity and Islam. The course provides students with a sound basis in each faith tradition, whilst also covering key ethical and philosophical areas. Students are taught in groups set with English and have two lessons per week at KS4. All students sit the exam at the end of year 10.
- Key Stage 5: A Level
At KS5 students are offered the AQA Philosophy course and the Edexcel Politics course. We are on track for some excellent results this summer, with students applying to study Philosophy and related disciplines at University.
Our approach
We work together as an enthusiastic and collaborative team with a strong sense of purpose and a good sense of humour. Innovation is encouraged, with ideas welcomed from all members of the team. Staff are well supported by the Curriculum Team Leader and encouraged to engage in continuous professional learning.
Further details about the role
Teacher of Religious Studies
Required January 2025 or as soon as possible
Part time MPS/UPS (but may consider full time)
Are you an enthusiastic and talented teacher of Religious Studies wanting to teach classes across Key Stages 3, 4 and with the added possibility of teaching Philosophy at A Level in a great school and a well resourced and successful department?
Sackville School is a popular and oversubscribed large, mixed, 11-18 comprehensive with 1650 students on roll. We are looking for someone with the skills, enthusiasm, and ambition to join our fantastic team and to achieve the ambitious aims we have for all our students. This vacancy is the result of the retirement of a well loved and long serving colleague.
We invest in our staff, enabling them to pass on their knowledge and love of their subject such that our students are given the very best experience and opportunities to succeed. We have acquired a deserved reputation for fighting for every child, to support every student in achieving their full potential and developing a lifelong love of learning.
The RE department is expertly led and very well resourced with its own suite of classrooms and staffroom. There is strong collaboration and support amongst the team, with joint planning and CPD at the centre of team meetings. The school’s GCSE results are consistently strong with above average progress across the curriculum. We are committed to the teaching of Religious Studies and all students take the GCSE in Year 10 and achieve consistently good outcomes.
We welcome applications from experienced colleagues looking for a new challenge in a large and popular school, as well as ECTs looking for a school that will provide excellent support so that you can really flourish at the start of your career. The school has an outstanding induction programme for new staff and bespoke CPD opportunities for career progression.
Closing Date: Thursday 12 December 2024 8.00am Interview date: Monday 16 December 2024
We reserve the right to shortlist and interview prior to the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Further details are available on our website www.sackvilleschool.org.uk or from hr@sackvilleschool.org.uk alternatively call Katie Dawson PA to the Headteacher on 01342 414900. An application form, safer recruitment form and letter of application addressed to the Headteacher, should be sent to hr@sackvilleschool.org.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Sackville School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is covered by the Protection of Children Act and any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. It should be noted that it is a requirement of the Governors of Sackville School that candidates should, whenever possible, name as referees current and former employers (via Heads or Principals where employment at educational institutions is concerned).
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About Sackville School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1653 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sackville School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@sackvilleschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01342 410140
Sackville is an oversubscribed, vibrant and highly successful community of learners with strong results and high staff morale. We are an open, inclusive and fully comprehensive school.
Arranging a visit to Sackville School
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