Teacher of RE
Hoe Valley School and Sixth Form
Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- £23,000 - £30,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2018
Job overview
Teacher of RE, Sept 2018 start
Hoe Valley School is an over-subscribed, four-form entry secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking. Currently situated in Woking Park, the School will be moving to a state of the art new School in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking. The School follows the national curriculum offering an extended day allowing time for additional Maths, English and Science along with time for all students to complete their homework during the compulsory day.
We are looking for a passionate, talented and rigorous RE teacher to join our Humanities faculty in helping the School on its journey to becoming an established and outstanding community School. The successful candidate will have the exciting and unique opportunity, under the guidance of the Head of Humanities, to shape a KS3, KS4 and KS5 curriculum which is bespoke, challenging and fit for the needs of 21st century life. There is the potential for leadership roles both pastorally and academically for the right candidate as the School continues to grow.
We are looking for an inspirational teacher who embraces creativity, innovation and is always looking for the very best practice in teaching. They will share the School's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels.
About you:
- You will teach Philosophy and Ethics (or a comparable course) within the age range 16-18, and teach History or Geography in addition to RE, depending on timetable loadings.
- You will contribute to the design of the RE curriculum to ensure it is exciting, relevant, challenging and personalised
- You will ensure that all students are making good or outstanding progress and that teaching and learning is of a high standard
- You will ensure RE has a high profile across the School through offering vibrant and exciting learning opportunities.
About us:
-Our staff feedback shows we have a team who feel trusted, listened to and who have a healthy work life balance.
-The excellent behaviour of our students and our resistance to any unnecessary paperwork means staff can really focus on teaching and learning.
-All of our team have a bespoke CPD programme in place and share best practice across faculties.
Colleague Benefits:
-Our staff are offered childcare vouchers and have access to convenient free parking
-We provide wellbeing packages which include yoga lessons and reduced gym membership at our neighbouring sports facilities
-We also have an additional two days in which the School is closed during term time to recognise and reward the commitment of our staff.
Potential candidates are warmly invited to visit the School or to contact the Head Teacher for an informal conversation.
This is an outstanding and rare opportunity to be part of a School's development and to see your career grow as the School grows.
Please send applications and queries to recruitment@hoevalleyschool.org.
Deadline for application is:
Sunday 25th February 2018
Latest interview date:
Wednesday 7th March 2018
Applications are considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.
Only fully completed application forms received by the stated deadline will be accepted as valid applications.
CV’s will not be accepted as applications. No recruitment agencies please.
Attached documents
About Hoe Valley School and Sixth Form
The School
“Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve to their highest potential.”
Hoe Valley School is:
- An oversubscribed secondary school which opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
- Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in June 2018
- Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13
- Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be ‘work-ready’ and the traits of excellent global citizens
- Following the national curriculum offering an extended day allowing time for additional Maths and English along with time for all students to complete their homework during the compulsory day
- A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
- Growing its new STEAM focussed academic Sixth Form, which opened in September 2023
- Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the ‘real world’ of business, higher education and the local community
- In a state of the art new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
- Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful appointments are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
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