Teacher of Religion and World Views

Job title:         Teacher of Religion & Worldviews - Full time permanent

Salary:            (MPR/UPR)

Start:              September 2024

We are excited to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher; someone who is passionate about Religious Education and committed to joining us in continually driving forward standards and maximising the potential of all students. We are looking for either a newly qualified teacher or an experienced teacher looking for a new post, and someone who is willing to teach within a Humanities department.

We are seeking to appoint a talented individual with the enthusiasm and drive to work within a team to build a successful RW curriculum. The successful candidate will demonstrate a love of Religious Education and a desire to make it accessible to all students, excellent subject knowledge and curriculum awareness. Religion & Worldviews is led by a recently appointed Subject Leader, and is part of a successful and welcoming Humanities Department.

At Lathom we continually drive forward standards and are passionate about maximising the potential in all of our staff and young people. Our caring and nurturing approach to education within and beyond the classroom contributes to what makes our school a special place both to work and to learn. We place great value on the fulfilment and well-being of our colleagues; our successes to date are in no small part down to their hard work, commitment and determination, and our growing student roll enables us to provide opportunities for both personal and career development. The word PROUD is at the heart of everything we do at Lathom. Our school was inspected by Ofsted in June 2022 and is now judged to be GOOD in all areas. This is testament to the vision, dedication and commitment which has been shown by the staff team and governors and the hard work from the students themselves. We are so PROUD of this outcome and the comments made in the report:

• Pupils enjoy attending school and appreciate the caring and friendly atmosphere
• Pupils feel safe
• Pupils are courteous and respectful
• Staff have high expectations of pupils’ learning and behaviour
• Classrooms are calm places to learn
• Reading is promoted well across the school
• Pupils show positive attitudes to learning
• Learning is rarely disrupted
• Staff are proud to work at the school

The post is equally suitable for either an ECT or an experienced teacher and we would be delighted to hear from you. 

To apply for this position please complete an application form and submit a letter of application describing in some detail your relevant experience and achievements relevant to this position. Please include any other information you feel would be helpful including all those related to the list of essential experiences, skills etc for the post set out in the Person Specification. Your letter of application should be no more than 2 sides of A4 and no smaller than font size 11.

Return your completed application form and letter of application to: c.brooke@lathom.lancs.sch.uk

Closing Date: Thursday 23 May 2024

Proposed Interview date: Friday 24 May 2024

For an informal conversation regarding this role or to visit school prior to the closing date please contact Caroline Pickering, Associate Assistant Headteacher: Personal Development & Humanities.

This school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request.