Teacher of Religious Education
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 9SR25 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 8am
Date listed
19 March 2026
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 (Can be done as a job share): Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an ambitious RE teacher ready to make a real impact?Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, judged Outstanding by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate (February 2026), is seeking to appoint a skilled and passionate Teacher of Religious Education to join our successful and supportive team.
This is an exciting time to join our school as we continue to build on our success and move confidently into the next stage of our journey.
Religious Education is a flagship subject at Cardinal Wiseman. Our department is exceptionally strong, collaborative, and committed to delivering a knowledge-rich, ambitious curriculum which enables all pupils to flourish.
We are looking for a teacher who:
Is passionate about RE and committed to delivering an ambitious curriculum
Has strong subject knowledge and a desire to continually improve
Can inspire and challenge students of all abilities
Values teamwork and positive relationships
This role would suit an ECT or an experienced teacher looking to develop their career in a supportive and ambitious environment.
At Cardinal Wiseman, we take staff wellbeing seriously. We offer:
Flexible working time once a week
No expectation to cover lessons
A fully planned and resourced curriculum
A highly supportive department with shared planning
Established knowledge booklets and schemes of work
A commitment to continual development, informed by up-to-date pedagogical research
We are a caring Catholic community where every individual is valued. Strong relationships, high expectations, and a shared mission underpin everything we do.
Join us and be part of an Outstanding RE department at the heart of an exceptional school.
What the school offers its staff
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is an exceptional place to study and work. We are a relatively small secondary school of around 800 students and 60 teaching staff. The school provides a warm, welcoming and nurturing teaching environment with excellent support for staff. Our mission statement of‘Omnia Pro Christo’, meaning ‘all for Christ’,gives us a clear purpose to live out our lives to the best of our ability with God as our witness.
The curriculum at our school sets us apart. It is founded on the principle that all pupils have an entitlement to learn the very best that has been thought and said. Our knowledge-engaged curriculum is the product of extensive research. As a research-led school, we regularly visit other schools, attend education events and commit much time to educational reading. Additionally, each year we aim to work with a high-profile education professional and this has included working with Adam Boxer, Harry Fletcher-Wood and Margaret Mulholland, experts in their fields and distinguished authors of education literature. Our staff are passionate about this work and are very proud of the curriculum and the outcomes it produces.
The element of our curriculum which is radically different and highly valued by staff and pupils is our Transformation Curriculum. On a Friday afternoon, all pupils opt for a 75 minute activity to end the week. The activities are offered by all of our staff, as well as external providers, and the choice for staff is to offer anything at all that they are passionate about and they think pupils will enjoy. The range of activities is vast - taekwondo, volunteering at a local school and care home, learning British Sign Language, gardening - you name it, we do it.
The children at Cardinal Wiseman are inspirational. Each are made in the image and likeness of God and each brings their individual gifts to our school community. They flourish in virtue and flourish academically over their time here. Our commitment to our development of their character is evident in our exceptional behaviour. Our behaviour policy is clear and followed by all, all of the time. As a result, teachers at Cardinal Wiseman can focus wholly on teaching the subject they're knowledgeable and passionate about because our lessons are disruption free.
Working for us
You would be joining a very successful, oversubscribed school for 11-16 year olds which offers exciting opportunities for hard-working and ambitious individuals. You do not have to be Catholic or a person of religion to work at Cardinal Wiseman. Many of our staff are of no faith and yet they love the added dimension that being a faith school brings. Even if you do not believe in God, the values and teachings help to create a beautiful environment and ethos to learn and work within.
Our staff:
- Have energy, enthusiasm and experience of raising achievement with pupils of all abilities
- Have a passion for their subject
- Have the ability to motivate and inspire pupils to their full potential
- Have an unrelenting focus on the learning experience of all their classes
- Support the Catholic ethos of the School
- Enrich the lives of our pupils through the opportunities they offer them
Further Training
Continued professional development is supported for all staff in the school. Alongside this, ECTs will be offered a very supportive ECT Programme.
Where we are
We are located in New Oscott, Birmingham. We have excellent transport links as we are not far from the A38 and M6. The area is very well served by buses.
Staff wellbeing
Workload and wellbeing are given high priority at Cardinal Wiseman. The school uses a professional printing company to print all pupil resources, saving staff hours of time. We also operate a centralised cover system which means staff do not have to cover lessons. A modern fitness suite and swimming pool is also available for staff to use at certain times of the day.
View Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School’s latest Ofsted report
Further information about the job
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 complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 778 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School website
- Email address
- recruitment@cardinalwiseman.net
- Phone number
- 01213606383
Arranging a visit to Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cardinalwiseman.net.
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