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Teacher of Religious Studies

Charters School, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9QY

This job expired on 3 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  3 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Religious Education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Scale Post (includes London Fringe)

Teacher of Religious Studies job summary

Charters School is seeking to appoint a Teacher of Religious Studies (RS) to join us in September 2025 – This post would suit an ECT or an experienced teacher.

The successful candidate will be

• Committed to promoting high-quality teaching of RS
• An inspiration to students to have a passion for the subject and have high expectations of all students
• An excellent classroom practitioner with an understanding of high-quality learning and ensuring RS is a vibrant subject within the school community.
• The ability to teach KS5 Philosophy and Ethics is desirable.

The School offers a strong tradition of excellent outcomes but also a broad curriculum suited to all students. The school’s behaviour policy is robust, and staff have welcomed the introduction of centralised sanctions and inclusive policies.

The RS Department has strong uptake at GCSE and A Level as well as contributing to the wider school education programme.

We believe our best resources are our teachers. There is a popular and thriving programme of continuing professional development in the department and across the school, at all levels, and colleagues have the opportunity to develop personally and professionally. The school offers excellent promotion prospects and a comprehensive induction programme.

Colleagues benefit from a commitment to staff well-being and are provided with several schemes to support them in maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle. The priority admission of children of successful applicants applies for this subject.

See the Religious Studies Department Information & Charters School information and please read the RS Subject Information on our school website

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 Charters School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1713 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Charters School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charters-school (opens in new tab)

Charters School is a very heavily over-subscribed 11-18 Comprehensive Academy School with 1720 students on roll (including 400+ in the Sixth Form) located in Sunningdale. It has been graded an “outstanding” school on two successive occasions and is a dynamic, high-achieving secondary school where students are polite, motivated to succeed and enjoy their education.

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