Teacher of Religious Education

St Peter's Church of England Aided School, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AP

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: TPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Peter’s is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (‘Good’ November 2019 and SIAMS inspection (‘Excellent’ May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well rounded students who ‘live life to the full’. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous and compassionate community.

ECT’s as well as more experienced teachers are encouraged to apply.

Are you a strong, visionary RE teacher with passion, energy and creativity? Do you inspire youngsters to excel, to be religiously literate and to enjoy being part of an engaging and purposeful classroom environment? Do you want to work with an experienced team of supportive professionals who are keen to drive the department forward?

We are looking to appoint a teacher of RE from September 2026. RE is a strength at St Peter’s, students continue to make good progress. Students enjoy a rich and varied curriculum with an outstanding experience of visitors and additional enrichment.

Candidates will be expected:

• to be able to teach religious education
• to have excellent classroom management skills
• to have an engaging style of teaching that can inspire and motivate all levels of ability

What the school offers its staff

Our students make working here a real pleasure, and as such we have high expectation for both our students and ourselves.

We offer:

• a welcoming and friendly team of excellent staff
• a supportive working environment
• students with a drive to succeed

A willingness and ability to offer time and energy to our wellbeing programme &/or extra-curricular provision (which we believe adds significant value to our character based approaches to education, including our Duke of Edinburgh and Ten Tors), will be taken into consideration for applications.

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

As a Church of England Aided School, in cases of equal merit preference will be given to candidates who are in sympathy with the foundation. The school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of its students, please refer to our child protection policy on the St. Peter’s website using the following link https://www.spexe.org/593/key-information-policies/key_information/3/safeguarding-esafety.
This role is subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Peter's Church of England Aided School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1305 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Church of England Aided School website
• Email address: vacancies@spexe.org
• Phone number: 01392 204764
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-church-of-england-aided-school

St Peter’s is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (‘Good’ November 2019 and SIAMS inspection (‘Excellent’ May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well rounded students who ‘live life to the full’. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous and compassionate community.

Arranging a visit to St Peter's Church of England Aided School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@spexe.org.

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