Teacher of Religious Education

Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School, London, SW16 2HY

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 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, Key stage 5
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Religious Education is central to school life at BTG and we seek to appoint a full-time, enthusiastic, well-qualified Teacher to teach across all key stages in the subject. He/she will work to contribute to and promote the distinctive Catholic nature and ethos of our school and bring enthusiasm and commitment to our outstanding RE Department.

What the school offers its staff

• Religious Education at BTG provides a dynamic curriculum with excellent learning opportunities that contribute to the holistic development of all our students for the contemporary world
• The RE Department is made up of five subject specialists and achieves outstanding results at both Key Stages 4 and 5. Results in 2025 at A level were 58.3% A*-A / 75% A*-B and 100% A*-C grades. At GCSE 18 students achieved a Level 9- 10%,37% 7-9, 65% 5-9, 83% 4-9, and 99% 1-9 grades.
• The members of the RE department aim to support the mission of Catholic education so that students can leave us as well-informed young people, with a sense of responsibility, service and social awareness and can relate what is taught to their lives in the multi-faith and multi-cultural society in which we live
• We are committed to developing the talents and potential of all our staff and place great emphasis on their wellbeing, personal development and CPD
• Students behave extremely well in and out of the classroom. They feel safe and show high levels of respect for each other, their staff and the school environment
• Parents have very positive views about how well the school cares for their children and enables them to achieve very highly

• The school provides outstanding pastoral support, ensuring students remain engaged, motivated and positive about their learning
• Bishop Thomas Grant School offers an outstanding ethos and environment for learning

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

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

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

BTG Application Form - Teacher - updated Dec 2020.docx - 64.7 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description - Teacher of RE - March 2026.pdf - 270 KB (opens in new tab)

Advert - Teacher of RE - March 2026.pdf - 275 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1179 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School website
• Email address: jsylvia@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02087693294
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishop-thomas-grant-catholic-secondary-school

Catholic Secondary School

Arranging a visit to Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jsylvia@btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk.

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