Teacher of Religious Education

The Role

We wish to appoint a full time teacher of Religious Education to work across KS3, KS4 and KS5. The role is available from September 2024.

• Students follow the Edexcel Religious Education syllabus at GCSE and OCR at A Level.
• All classes are taught in mixed ability groups from Year 7 upwards.
• The Religious Education Department achieves outstanding results at all key stages.
• There is an opportunity to teach KS5 if the successful applicant has experience.

About Our School:

Trinity Catholic High School is large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Highly regards in the area, we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community many of our staff are long serving: 10 years plus, which highlights their happiness and commitment to the school. Many ex-students choose our school to support their own children because of their own positive experiences here. Our school’s inspection reports can be viewed on this link: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/inspections.

The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment which are demonstrated by our excellent exam results.

Trinity’s most recent Catholic Schools Inspection report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".

We are seeking a professional who is:

• An enthusiastic Religious Education specialist with the ability to teach across all of the Key Stages.
• Passionate about Religious Education and has excellent subject knowledge.
• Ambitious and committed to the very highest standards of student learning.
• Keen to challenge and enthuse our diverse student population.
• An excellent classroom practitioner with a drive for self-improvement and development.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• An opportunity to work with a forward-thinking Headmaster and Senior Leadership Team.
• A pleasant environment conducive to high quality teaching and learning with friendly and motivated staff across the school
• A caring and affirming culture and ethos with a staff social committee who regularly organise events to enhance this
• Opportunities for professional development and progression including support for NPQs
• Well behaved students that are keen to achieve and are respectful of their teachers
• Well resourced and well-managed departments with a collaborative attitude to classroom management and commitment to raising standards and securing achievement for all students
• Non-contact time and Planning, Preparation and Assessment time (PPA) at Trinity is above the national minimum requirement of 10% of timetable·        
• Support for staff wellbeing through access to SAS wellbeing services, including physiotherapy and yearly health screening
• Fair allowances for staff requiring leave of absence beyond that relating to illness

The School can only accept applications made on our school application form or by using the on-line TES Apply now function. The completed form, along with a cover letter should be submitted via email to: Recruitment@tchs.org.uk Download our application form from our website: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/

Trinity Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and a satisfactory enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring service (DBS).

Please note, due to high volumes of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We reserve the right to call applicants to interview prior to the closing date.