Teacher of Religious Education
St John's Catholic Comprehensive, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JWThis job expired on 13 July 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
13 July 2023 at 5pm
Date listed
4 July 2023
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: In addition to KS3 RE, the school offers GCSE Edexcel Religious Studies Specification A - Catholic Christianity and study of Judaism and A Level OCR Religious Studies - Philosophy, Ethics and Developments in Christian Theology. All KS5 students study Core RE. The learning experiences and outcomes achieved are exceptional.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main/Upper Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Applications are invited from well-qualified and passionate RE specialists for this opportunity to teach in our thriving Catholic community. We are looking for a committed and talented member of staff who can demonstrate equal passion for the subject and working with young students.
What the school offers its staff
St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including c.300 in our Sixth Form. We have a very strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. The school’s 2022 Progress 8 score of +0.06 (+0.45 including early entries) was the fifth consecutive examination year that the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure and a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school. The RE department’s results are consistently excellent and have been a major contributing factor to the exceptional whole school outcomes achieved in recent years.
Commitment to safeguarding
St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
About St John's Catholic Comprehensive
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1319 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St John's Catholic Comprehensive website
- Email address
- loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01474534718
St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We have an extremely strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. Our recent Section 8 Inspection stated that - Pupils flourish in this inclusive school because staff provide high-quality care; Staff are consistently clear with their high expectations and Important values such as ‘excellence for all’ and ‘service to others’ underpin the ambitious culture in place. The school’s 2024 Progress 8 score of +0.11 was the seventh consecutive examination year where the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure, and is a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school.
Arranging a visit to St John's Catholic Comprehensive
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk.
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