Head of RE
Langdon Park Community School
Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/ UPS (inner London) + TLR 2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2024
Job overview
An outstanding opportunity for a dynamic teacher to join our fantastic school.
What we offer in the role:
- The opportunity to lead a RE department
- The chance to learn and develop your teaching, as well as contribute to the faculty and school
- Being part of a supportive and established Faculty that is reflective and innovative
- A bespoke middle leadership programme
- Line-management experience of another teacher
- Protected line-management from the Head of Faculty built into your timetable
- Your own teaching and tutor room
What we offer in the school?
‘Leaders and teachers ensure that they know and champion each individual pupil…have high expectations of all…There is a warm regard between staff and pupils…Pupils are calm and polite, friendly and courteous…Staff are proud to work at the school. They appreciate leaders’ support for their well-being and the provision of professional development opportunities” Ofsted, April 2023
- A structured school and subject CPD programme
- Access to NPQML or NPQSL qualifications
- Open-door with the Head-teacher and KIT (Keeping-in-touch) appointments
- Fortnightly line-management meetings
- A focus on cognitive-science, pedagogy and regular sharing of teaching and learning
- Free access to an on-site gym and staff counsellor
- Time off in lieu days in recognition of CPD
- A clear staff code of conduct and well-being charter
- Cycle 2 work scheme
- Free car parking and excellent transport links for all of London
What we need you to be?
- A highly reflective teacher who want to develop their practice
- Able to teach KS3 and GCSE RE
- A commitment to excellent relationships with students and staff
- A professional with a strong moral purpose
- A passion for Humanities & Social Sciences
- An interest in cognitive-science and pedagogy
Please note we reserve the right to withdraw the advert should we recruit before the deadline.
Langdon Park is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A DBS enhanced disclosure that is satisfactory to us will be a condition of appointment.
Also please note in accordance with the latest KCSIE guidance, shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches.
Deadline: 9am Wednesday 22nd May
Interviews: Thursday 23rd May
Attached documents
About Langdon Park Community School
About the school
Langdon Park School has served the community for well over 100 years. We enjoy a large campus comprised of both original Victorian buildings and state of the art new builds. Spotlight youth service share part of our site and we have access to a range of additional services and provisions as a result of this. The local community is tight knit, hugely supportive of the school and where the vast majority of our students live. Significant plans to redevelop the local area are in place; this is an exciting time to join the LPS community
Langdon Park School is easily accessible from all parts of London and the south east. We have a DLR station outside the main reception: we are 20 mins away from central London. We have staff parking for those that require it.
To find out more about our school please visit our website: https://www.langdonparkschool.co.uk/
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