Teacher of Religious Studies

We are an outstanding inclusive school in south London seeking a Teacher of Religious Studies for a September 2026 start. We are values led, putting students at the heart of everything we do. We believe it is important that all students are given the opportunity to succeed and reach their potential through focusing on their aspirations and capacity for excellence. We reserve the right to interview a strong candidate immediately.

Our School:

• The school is a genuinely inclusive mixed 11–18 comprehensive school adjacent to North Dulwich station and serving a diverse local inner-city community

• We are proud to be recognised as one of the top schools in the country for our achievement.

• We were judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2022 again, and have been awarded “World Class School” status again in 2019

• Our GCSE students perform exceptionally well across all EBACC subjects at GCSE. We are consistently in the top 10% of schools nationally for our A-Level performance.

• The education students receive enables life-changing educational chances for everyone serving the whole community

• In the 2022 Staff Survey 88% of staff said they are proud to work at our school and 90% agreed that the school is well led and managed

• We receive 1,200 Year 7 applications, every year, for 192 places

We are looking for an outstanding colleague to:

• Teach the subjects, classes and groups as allocated by the Subject Leader for Religious Studies and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)  

• Ensure that high quality teaching and learning takes place in all allocated classes  

• Support and participate in the curriculum development work of the Religious Studies Curriculum Area, including the writing of schemes of work and programmes of study  

• Assist the Subject Leader for Religious Studies in the maintenance of high standards of work and behaviour within Religious Studies   

• Be a Form Tutor or Sixth Form Tutor and to carry out the specified duties in accordance with the job description of a Form or Sixth Form Tutor  

• Assist the Subject Leader for Religious Studies in developing and implementing a programme of extra curricula Religious Studies activities outside of curriculum hours  

• Support the Senior Leadership Team in the effective operation of the School 

• Lead and support in the running extra-curricular Religious Studies 

The main responsibilities of the post are to: 

• teach the classes allocated, and provide a well-planned, challenging and purposeful learning environment for pupils  across all key stages  

• support and carry out policies and practices to promote positive student behaviour and achievement in Religious Studies within the framework of the Positive Discipline policy  

• set homework on a regular basis and mark pupil work promptly  

• assess, monitor, record and report on pupil achievement in line with School and Curriculum Area policy, including writing pupil reports and attending parents meetings  

• assist in the identification of pupil special educational needs, and support the work of the Learning Support Team, including participation in the writing and review of individual education plans    

• share in the development of course outlines, syllabuses and schemes of work in Religious Studies  

• follow the course outlines, syllabuses and schemes of work agreed by the Religious Studies Curriculum Area  

• make effective use of pupil performance data, and pupil and staff target-setting; and provide relevant information to the Key Curriculum Leader and Directors of Learning  

• monitor and record pupil attendance in line with School and Key Curriculum Area policy, and support the Key Curriculum Leader and Directors of Learning in the maintenance of high levels of pupil attendance  

• prepare for and attend Religious Studies Team and Year Team or Sixth Form Team meetings and support the work of the Religious Studies Team and the Year Team or Sixth Form Team