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Teacher of Religious Studies (Maternity Cover)

Teacher of Religious Studies (Maternity Cover)

Bury Church Of England High School

Bury

  • Expired
Salary:
MPS/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
January 2019
Apply by:
11 December 2018

Job overview

BURY CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 

Haslam Brow, 

Bury 

BL9 0TS (Tel: 0161 797 6236)

11-16 Mixed Comprehensive School 

TEMPORARY TEACHER OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES (maternity cover)

Teachers’ Main/Upper Pay Scale  

Fixed term: required from January 2019 

The Governors seek to appoint a well-qualified, innovative and committed temporary teacher of Religious Studies with effect from January 2019. This appointment will be a temporary, fixed term contract to cover the maternity leave of the substantive post holder.  Applications from NQT's are welcome.  

Bury Church of England High School is a heavily oversubscribed, historic, high achieving, Church of England school. We are situated on the edge of the West Pennine moors with easy access to both stunning countryside and the vibrant city life of Manchester.

You will be expected to motivate and excite pupils so that they can learn effectively and achieve high standards. You will be supported through our teaching school network, Ripley Teaching School Alliance, and by a staff committed to growing outstanding professionals. 

You must have a degree in Religious Studies or related discipline.

You will be expected to teach the full ability range across Key Stage 3 and 4 and have a good understanding of the application of ICT skills in teaching Religious Studies. 

We would welcome applications from both experienced teachers and those who were newly qualified in September 2018. 

You must actively promote the Christian ethos and contribute to building the caring Christian community of the school.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Application forms and further details are obtainable from The School Office, 

Tel: 0161 797 6236 or via the school website: www.burychurch.bury.sch.uk and returnable to Rev’d. C Watson, Head Teacher, Bury Church of England High School, Haslam Brow, Bury, BL9 0TS or via e-mail to : offman@burychurch.bury.sch.uk 

Closing Date for applications: by 12 noon on Tuesday 11th December 2018

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th January 2019

Attached documents

About Bury Church Of England High School

Welcome from the Headteacher Mr Simon Braithwaite

Bury Church of England High School is a successful and vibrant Church of England Academy, part of the Bishop Fraser Trust. We are an 11-16 school with 810 places and are significantly over subscribed. The school was established in 1748 and we are proud to have served the Bury and wider community for over 250 years. We joined the Bishop Fraser Trust on 1 January 2022.

Our school vision is based upon Matthew 5 verse 16 “let you light shine”. We desire for all members of our school community to excel and be able to develop and grow their talents as part of our school family. Supporting the vison is our values of Believe, Achieve, Inspire. We are committed to offering a truly Christian education and want all staff, pupils and parents to experience “life in all its fullness”. This comes from academic success, an extensive extracurricular programme that enables all to develop their talents and rooting all that we do in the life of Christ and Christian values. Equally our pupils inspire us every day with their attitude and willingness to be the best that they can be.

We hope that you are interested in joining as a school and are excited to join our vibrant Christian learning community in order to make a difference to the community that we serve.


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Applications closed