Second in Charge Religious Education
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Location: | Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7QJ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | cebb653a-1d2a-4abc-8a10-17f9c791dbf5 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
To be successful at St Catherine’s, you will:
- teach to Grade 9 standard
- ensure your students make outstanding progress across all key stages
- commit to our supportive but challenging ethos and culture
- thrive on working in teams but be able to work independently
- constantly challenge yourself to become a better practitioner
- be committed to our comprehensive extra-curricular programme
- be passionate about diversity and inclusion
- demonstrate an unwavering commitment to Catholic education and the ethos of the school.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we will offer you:
- a school where students are keen to learn and progress
- a school where GCSE outcomes are consistently strong. This summer our students achieved excellent results, achieving a Progress 8 score of +.75 and an Attainment 8 score of 55.8
- an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
- a personalised professional development programme delivered through twilight sessions and dedicated training days
- fast track promotion opportunities
- the chance to perform on a wider stage through our proud membership of the LSU group of schools, the Gaudete Trust and the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- the opportunity to join a very high achieving department in our vibrant Catholic school.
- a department which has strong leadership and an excellent track record at supporting and developing new teachers and providing career progression opportunities.
- the opportunity to work in a department that was judged "Outstanding" in our most recent Section 48 Inspection. It was noted that ‘all pupils achieve well in Religious Education and do so with interest and enjoyment’.
- a school where Religious Studies enjoys a very high profile and is very well supported by a full-time Chaplain and a committed Senior Leadership team
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.
To be successful at St Catherine’s, you will:
- teach to Grade 9 standard
- ensure your students make outstanding progress across all key stages
- commit to our supportive but challenging ethos and culture
- thrive on working in teams but be able to work independently
- constantly challenge yourself to become a better practitioner
- be committed to our comprehensive extra-curricular programme
- be passionate about diversity and inclusion
- demonstrate an unwavering commitment to Catholic education and the ethos of the school.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we will offer you:
- a school where students are keen to learn and progress
- a school where GCSE outcomes are consistently strong. This summer our students achieved excellent results, achieving a Progress 8 score of +.75 and an Attainment 8 score of 55.8
- an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
- a personalised professional development programme delivered through twilight sessions and dedicated training days
- fast track promotion opportunities
- the chance to perform on a wider stage through our proud membership of the LSU group of schools, the Gaudete Trust and the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- the opportunity to join a very high achieving department in our vibrant Catholic school.
- a department which has strong leadership and an excellent track record at supporting and developing new teachers and providing career progression opportunities.
- the opportunity to work in a department that was judged "Outstanding" in our most recent Section 48 Inspection. It was noted that ‘all pupils achieve well in Religious Education and do so with interest and enjoyment’.
- a school where Religious Studies enjoys a very high profile and is very well supported by a full-time Chaplain and a committed Senior Leadership team
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.