Teacher of RS with Social Sciences at Waingels
Waingels, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RFThis job expired on 30 October 2023
Start date details
September 2023 or January 2024
Closing date
30 October 2023 at 7:58am
Date listed
12 July 2023
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Religious education, Social sciences
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an excellent practitioner to join our successful team as a teacher of RS. The ability to teach other social sciences would be an advantage. This is an exciting opportunity for either an experienced or a newly qualified teacher to join our dynamic social sciences team to deliver our Beliefs and Life curriculum to Key Stages 3 and 4 with the possibility of teaching GCSE RS for the right candidate.
Beliefs and Life is a valued part of our core curriculum offer at Key Stages 3 and 4. It combines the delivery of our Religious Studies locally agreed syllabus and the PSHE national curriculum. Through the Belief and Life programme of study we aim to empower our students with the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to confidently lead happy, healthy lives and to live out our ethos and values of Respect, Resilience, Pride and Kindness. Belief and Life is taught as a Social Science and its teachers form part of a talented and committed team of Social Science professionals. Within Social Science we offer a breadth of subjects including RS (KS4 and KS5), Psychology (KS4 and KS5), Health and Social Care (KS4 & KS5), Citizenship (KS4), Politics (KS5), Criminology (KS5).
Outside the formal curriculum we offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities and clubs for example debate club, the Magistrates and Bar Mock trials, EPQ, Duke of Edinburgh and LGBTQ+ club.
You should be an enthusiastic and motivational individual who is an excellent classroom practitioner, capable of delivering high quality lessons in Belief and Life. You should have the ability to work as part of a team of colleagues with a proven track record of supporting students to be highly successful academically and personally.
What the school offers its staff
Working with us offers you the opportunity to;
- Join a positive school where effort and success is celebrated
- Engage in excellent and personalised professional development opportunities
- Have the support of a dynamic leadership team to ‘take risks’ in a supportive environment
- Receive 10% reduction in fees in our on-site nursery school
- Join our fitness/gym suite
So, if…
-you have a passion for teaching and learning…
-you believe in curriculum innovation and enjoy thinking strategically…
-you believe in an aspirational education…
-you believe that better never stops…
…Waingels is the place for you to pursue and advance your career!
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students
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About Waingels
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Waingels website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- JenJJN@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01189690336
Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. Our successes and achievements can be attributed to our commitment to establish and grow a Better Never Stops culture, providing a safe, inclusive and rich learning environment where students feel safe and valued, founded on respectful relationships for all. Our ethos and culture are values based. We set high standards and expect all our students and staff to be respectful, kind, resilient and proud of our school, our achievements and our community.
Arranging a visit to Waingels
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email JenJJN@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.
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