Director of Religious Education
Tes Schools Recruitment
Redbridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Outer London L13-L17
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2020
Job overview
Tes is seeking an inspirational Director of Religious Education to join an 'Outstanding' Catholic School from September 2020.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted have ranked the school as ‘Outstanding’ on 5 consecutive occasions. The school certainly has a reputation for excellence in all aspects of its service to the children in the school and wider community.
The Headmaster and Governors are seeking to appoint a Director of Religious Education who will provide professional leadership and management of an outstanding RE Department and who will be responsible to lead and develop the Catholic character and distinct Ethos of the school. Religious Education permeates all aspects of school life so the Director of Religious Education will be responsible for the strategic development of Religious Education across the school.
The Director of Religious Education will lead the liturgical experience and spiritual life of the school and they will take a leading role in supporting the Headmaster, the Governors and the Senior Leadership Team to develop a rigorous and broad curriculum in Religious Education. The Director of Religious Education is responsible to develop and ensure implementation of the whole-school policy for RE in line with the aims and policies of the school. It is important that the Director of Religious Education is involved in the extracurricular life of the school and that they lead and organise events and activities that raise the profile of RE and the Catholic ethos across the school.
Some Key Responsibilities:
- To lead the Catholic ethos mission aims and objectives of the school
- To provide professional leadership and management of an outstanding RE department
- To provide a high quality educational experience for all students to raise the levels of attainment and achievement
- To provide a lead in the Catholic life of the school together with the SLT line manager for the RE department and Catholic life of the school
- To organise liturgy and worship in conjunction with Headmaster and SLT line manager
- Develop and ensure implementation of a whole-school policy for RE in line with the aims and policies of the school
- Use Diocesan, national, local and school management data effectively, to monitor standards of achievement across the school in RE
The Ideal Candidate Will Be:
- A practising Catholic, dedicated to promoting Gospel values
- Committed to upholding the vision and Catholic ethos of our school
- An outstanding classroom practitioner who leads by exemplary practice
- Passionate and committed to meeting the academic and pastoral needs of students
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic to engage with students, staff and the wider community
- Has experience of working in the field of Safeguarding and Child Protection and Inclusion/SEND
- An inspirational leader who will encourage, support, challenge and inspire staff
- Self-motivated with excellent communication skills, the ability to lead and motivate teams of staff and the strategic skills necessary to contribute effectively to our programme of whole school improvement
The School Can Offer:
- A friendly and welcoming catholic community
- A strong commitment to your professional development which will equip you with the skills for further promotion
- Non-contact time and Planning, Preparation and Assessment time (PPA) is very generous and well above the national minimum requirement of 10% of your timetable
- A supportive body of staff that are dedicated to high quality teaching and learning
- Well behaved students that are keen to achieve and are respectful of their teachers
- A well-resourced school and a stimulating environment that is conducive to high quality teaching and learning
- “The behaviour of the pupils is outstanding which reflects the very high expectations of the school”
If you would like to apply for this role, please fill in the attached application form. If you would like more information, please email katie.rossiter@tes.com REF KR 1315572
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