Teacher of RS
Longbenton High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8ER9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Philosophy, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time permanent post. Willing to consider part time for the right candidate.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS 1-6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about humanities and eager to inspire the next generation of young people? Due to our increasing student numbers and Sixth Form growth, we are seeking to appoint a full time, permanent Teacher of RS. Our Humanities department incorporates History, Geography, RS, Philosophy & Ethics and Politics, all taught as discrete subjects from KS3-5. We are ideally seeking an RS (KS3-4 ) / Philosophy & Ethics (KS5) specialist with the capacity to possibly also teach some History in KS3. NQTs/ECTs are welcome to apply and will benefit from our robust induction and mentoring program.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
The support of a vibrant and driven senior leadership team, committed to supporting staff with a mindful approach to teacher workload and promoting a healthy work/life balance.
A fantastic, modern building in a convenient location, within walking distance of several Metro stations and close to Four Lane Ends bus station.
An evidence-informed approach to CPD, offering tailored professional development opportunities for both teaching and support staff.
A collaborative, open-door culture that celebrates and shares best practices.
A strong emphasis on traditional KIDMAP values: Kindness, Integrity, Determination, Manners, Ambition, and Positivity.
Outstanding support for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and a dedication to developing talent, cultivating excellent leaders, and empowering them to build their own high-performing teams.
An inspiring and motivated student body, making teaching and learning truly rewarding.
Flexible working opportunities
We have a family friendly leave of absence policy and support staff to attend events at their own childrens' schools eg Christmas performances.
We are working to reduce the amount of contact time our staff have from September 2025.
We have an annual calendared wellbeing day in the Autumn Term.
Our staff do not work beyond the expectations of the standard 1265 calendar.
Leaders have the opportunity to work from home when planning and project working every term.
Commitment to safeguarding
Longbenton High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Longbenton High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 964 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Longbenton High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@longbenton.org.uk
We are a highly aspirational, truly comprehensive 11-18 secondary school of around 1,000 students in North Tyneside. Our vision is ambitious and unapologetic: we are creating change in order to be the school of first choice in the local area. We are passionate about equality, fairness and our students achieving the very best they can. We are proud of our traditional values: kindness, integrity, determination, manners, ambition, and positivity. We are a fully inclusive school, in a wonderful modern building, that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to developing the potential in all our students, regardless of their starting points. Ours is a calm and orderly work environment, based upon high standards of behaviour and an ethos of trust and care. We were rated Good by OFSTED in June 2022 and are oversubscribed for Year 7 admissions.
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