Teacher of Religious Education
Newhouse Academy, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2NTDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
8 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time equivalent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a great practitioner who:
- Holds qualified teacher status; specialising in Religious Education;
- Has a real desire to help students achieve all that they can;
- Has values in line with the academy’s priorities of Aspiration, Integrity and Respect.
What the school offers its staff
Newhouse Academy strives to ensure all members of our community have high expectations in all they do. Together we have built a strong, caring and supportive culture in which we recognise and celebrate our core values of aspiration, integrity and respect.
Here at Newhouse you will work alongside the Head of Religious Education to deliver high quality, rich and challenging lessons across the key stages to our students. Whether you are new to the profession or applying with experience, there will be opportunities to develop and grow as a practitioner as we offer dedicated department time for collaboration, an effective and purposeful CPD/Coaching programme as well as a high quality middle leader programme for our aspirational staff.
Benefits;
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension scheme
- Funded CPD for nationally recognised qualifications
- An optional package of health benefits from Simply Health which includes; GP appointments, money back for eye tests, prescriptions and more.
- Free use of brand new gym facilities
- Staff activities, including a Wellbeing Café
- Free staff car parking
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Newhouse Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1007 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newhouse Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk
Improvements have only been achieved by working together on a clear vision and looking after our biggest asset, our staff. We started with WHY? Why should you want to work at Newhouse? The answer is, our people. We come to work to support our students and fellow colleagues. We create an environment of high expectations that means our people treat each other with respect. When you have a bad day, we have your back. We work hard together and develop leaders that in turn develop other leaders both at staffing and student level.
We enjoy our jobs but also understand that education can be a harsh environment, but by working as a team we can solve things together.
Arranging a visit to Newhouse Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk.
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