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Teacher of Religious Education

The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  19 May 2021 at 10am

• Date listed

  7 May 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS (£25,714 - £41,604 per annum dependent on experience)

Teacher of Religious Education job summary

Ref: P502

Required for September 2021

Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross phase Multi Academy Trust comprising of eight schools, six primaries and two 11 – 16 secondary schools. The Trust is a medium sized family of schools all located within a tight geographic hub within Pontefract. Pupils are drawn from the local community that includes a mix of different catchment areas.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and committed teacher of Religious Education to The King’s School, starting in September 2021. You will teach Ethics and Character to KS3, an exciting newly introduced subject which covers the religious, RSE, social and wellbeing elements of the school curriculum. The subject is lead through a well-established and experienced History and Social Sciences Curriculum Leader. At key stage 4 the curriculum has been reformed to be more focused on Religious Studies. Year 10 will be the first GCSE Religious Studies only key stage 4 cohort whilst year 11 will have GCSE Citizenship and GCSE Religious Studies in its offer.

This is a permanent, 1 FTE contract.

Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 24th May 2021.

The school can offer:

- hard-working and highly committed staff who share a common sense of purpose and high expectations of what pupils can achieve
- a supportive Trust as your employer that are strongly - committed to providing high quality CPD and career progression
- significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues in this school and across the trust
- the opportunity to work with ambitious and inspirational leaders

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic person who:

- has a friendly manner and can communicate effectively with staff and pupils
- will make a difference in changing children’s life chances
has the skills and abilities to support children of all abilities and personal needs
- can work effectively as part of a team but can also work independently using their own initiative
- has the ability to form effective relationships with pupils and parents/carers

For more information on the role, or to discuss a visit (depending on current covid restrictions) please contact the school at 01977 601701 or via email at admin@kings.patrust.org.uk.

To obtain an application form, please visit our website at www.pontefractacademiestrust.org.uk/vacancies.

Completed application forms should be returned by email to recruitment@patrust.org.uk no later than 10:00am on Wednesday 19th May 2021

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from everyone. The Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and pre-employment checks. Successful applicants will also be asked to provide criminal conviction information.

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.

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About The King's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1037 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The King's School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@patrust.org.uk
• Phone number: 01977 232166
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-king-s-school-pontefract (opens in new tab)

About the school

The King’s School is an 11-16 school with a long history being founded in 1139 making it one of the four oldest schools in Yorkshire. The school converted to academy status in 2013 and has planned admission number of 210 pupils in each year group.

Values and vision

The School ethos is summarised by the words ‘Culture + Consistency = Excellence’. The School has a culture of high aspirations for all, where simple highly effective strategies are implemented consistently. The School aims to combine high expectations and high standards in all aspects of school life with a strong sense of kindness, inclusivity and enjoyment. The School vision is to provide the best possible quality of education within an outstanding environment.

Ofsted

"The curriculum is well planned. It offers a broad and balanced range of subjects while catering for pupils’ interests and aptitudes. Pupils are encouraged to set high expectations for themselves when choosing their options. They are guided well to choose the range of qualifications needed to progress to further education, employment or training."

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