Teacher of Religious Education
The Friary School, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EWThis job expired on 15 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
15 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 March 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- ECT to U3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Professional Qualification
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Degree in Subject (or related) Specialism
- 2:2 Hons or better in appropriate subject
Experience
- Successful teaching experience in appropriate sector
- Ability to teach up to A-Level in specialism
- Ability to teach to second subjects
Knowledge & Skills
- Good classroom practitioner
- Good knowledge and understanding of curriculum and teaching and learning issues related to subject(s)
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work to deadlines
- ICT literate
- Ability to present relevant information clearly and accurately
- Knowledge of learning styles and pedagogical theory
- Understanding of a broad range of current relevant educational issues/initiative
Professional Development
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Ability to reflect upon and learn from own practice
- Evidence of any additional training/experience in subject area
- Appropriate professional training or networking further to basic teaching qualification
Personal Qualities
- Passion/enthusiasm for teaching and learning
- Hard-working
- High expectations of students
- Empathy with children/parents who are experiencing difficulties
- Able to work as a member of a team
- Integrity
- Approachability
- Self-awareness
- A sense of humour
- A keenness for further professional development
- A readiness to take risks
Interests / Motivation (relevant to the job)
- Willingness to work in close partnership with staff, parents and other professionals
- Interests beyond education
- Ability and readiness to contribute to extra curricular activities
Commitment
- Commitment to the school, pupils and parents
- Commitment to equal opportunities and a willingness to promote spiritual, social, moral and cultural development
- Commitment to raising achievement
- Commitment to inclusion and the belief that all young people can achieve
What the school offers its staff
- Free Onsite Parking for Staff
- Two trained in-house ‘Mental Health First Aiders’.
- HSF (Health Care Providers) provide cost effective employee benefits to help staff claim money back on everyday health treatments such as dental appointments, opticians and physiotherapy.
- ’Thinkwell’ self-referral support that offers friendly, confidential help to keep your mental health on track
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
This position is therefore subject to a criminal records check, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and child protection policy which is located on the school website https://www.friaryschool.co.uk/policies/.
This position is subject to a ‘disclosure’ check under the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
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About The Friary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1232 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Friary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- applications@friaryschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01543 267400
The Friary School is part of the Primitas Learning Partnership is a popular and respected Lichfield secondary school which caters for well over a thousand local students and amongst the most over-subscribed school in South Staffordshire.
The school was judged ‘good’ by OFSTED (March 2024) and performs strongly in the national Performance Tables. Indeed, the OFSTED Report was glowing in terms of celebrating extensive changes to school practice and flagged up “a culture of high aspiration” alongside “abundant energy and enthusiasm”, and celebrated that we were a “rapidly improving school” which has an “unwavering commitment to helping all pupils achieve highly”.
Even so, the school is far from settled on ‘good’ and has put an action plan in place designed to propel the school to the ’outstanding’ benchmark and keep it there. This emphasis is not on simply ticking off an OFSTED badge but more importantly delivering an excellent education for the families of Lichfield and the surrounding area.
Elsewhere, there are extensive extra-curricular activities, a busy Saturday School programme, large-scale community work, a buzzing PTFA and a genuine commitment to staff development.
The Friary is a school we are proud of and one that we are committed to making better and better and better.
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