Teacher of Religious Studies full or part time September 2025
Darrick Wood School, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8ER4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 May 2025
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, part time: flexible
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking someone who:
Is an enthusiastic and committed teacher who will plan and execute high quality lessons to ensure progress by all students (the department is also well resourced, and colleagues share resources regularly)
Will assist in the development of the curriculum and be prepared to share good practice across the Faculty
Will support students in the classroom and provide formative feedback for assessments so that pupils can revisit their work and make improvements
What the school offers its staff
Members of the Religious Studies Department shares a common philosophy of education, and this has ensured co-operative planning of policies, teaching materials and assessment methods. The Department has one full-time teacher and two part-time, all specialists in Religious Studies. The Department occupies a suite of well-equipped rooms in the Humanities Faculty. All classes have access to an excellent stock of resources including textbooks and religious artefacts. There is easy access to recently upgraded ICT rooms. Courses follow the Bromley Agreed Syllabus and are taught across the whole 11-18 age and ability range. At Key Stage 3, pupils study topics from a thematic approach as well as the study of the main religious founders and the early beginnings of the main religions and visit to a local church. In addition, they learn about religion as a way of life, together with a basic introduction to Philosophy and Ethics of religion. In Year 9 pupils begin the GCSE course. At Key Stage 4, Year 10 pupils are placed into sets. At present, all pupils are entered for the AQA GCSE Religious Studies examination, syllabus A. Two religions are studied: Christianity and Sikhism, as well as four themes: Relationships and families, Religion and Life, Religion, Peace and Conflict, and Religion, Crime and Punishment. There is a good up-take for Religious Studies at A level. Students study the OCR Syllabus where the emphasis is on the teaching of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy and Christian Development of Thought.
A full or part-time Teacher of Religious Studies is required from September 2025.
Flexible working opportunities
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Darrick Wood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1697 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Darrick Wood School website
- Email address
- d.jones@darrickwood.bromley.sch.uk
You will be working in a forward looking and supportive school with successful and committed staff. Darrick Wood is an oversubscribed and successful 11-18 ten form entry mixed comprehensive academy, housed in modern buildings on an attractive site. The School consistently achieves excellent results and was judged to be ‘good’ in all areas in its OFSTED inspection in May 2024. The School was awarded the World Class Schools Quality Mark in 2015 and again in 2018 and 2021. The School provides excellent opportunities for career development and a full support programme for all new staff. All staff have access to sports facilities, and a private employee assistance programme.
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