Head of Humanities & Teacher in charge of RE
St Benedict's Catholic College
Essex
- £40,625 - £43,685 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- plus TLR 1c (£12,721)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023 (or earlier)
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2023
Job overview
Required for September 2023 (or earlier)
Associate SLT role and recruitment and retention allowance for the right candidate
Salary – Upper Pay Scale (£40,625 to £43,685) plus TLR 1c (£12,721)
Pay Award Pending
St Benedict's Catholic College is seeking to recruit a talented and dynamic Head of Humanities, teacher in charge of RE to lead our visionary and high-achieving faculty. The successful candidate will be an RE specialist, with a proven track record of inspiring and leading both people and curriculum developments.
The successful candidate must be a practising Roman Catholic committed to supporting the inclusive Catholic nature of the college and the spiritual journey of the members of its community.
We are a highly respected and over-subscribed Catholic school.
Student attainment at GCSE in the core subjects of English and mathematics, and in science and humanities subjects, is well above average.
Our 2018 Ofsted inspection found that we continue to be a good school, that students behaved well and like coming to school. Our 2022 Section 48 inspection found St Benedict’s to be an outstanding Catholic school.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all staff to share that commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
If you would like to know more about the college and the humanities department, please email Mrs Miriam Davies, Assistant Principal at m.davis@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk
Applications will only be accepted on the college application form (which can be downloaded from our Website) and should be emailed to Mrs Catherine Miller, HR Administrator at c.miller@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk CVs will not be accepted.
For further details about the college, please go to our website www.stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk
The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 20th February 2023 and interviews will be held week commencing 27th February 2023.
Attached documents
About St Benedict's Catholic College
About St Benedict's Catholic College
St Benedict’s Catholic College is a secondary school located in the ancient town of Colchester, Essex. Originally founded in 1963 as a secondary modern, St Benedict’s exists today as a co-educational voluntary-aided school.
It is the only Catholic secondary school in Colchester. With 900 students aged 11-16, St Benedict’s is a smaller than average secondary school.
Principal
Mrs Jo Santinelli
Values and vision
As a school in the Catholic tradition, St Benedict’s holds Catholic values at the heart of everything it does. The college has a dedicated chaplaincy office, with mass being offered to all students regularly and prayer taking place in form time every morning.
The college regularly organises retreats in order to encourage spiritual reflection and team-building. Students are well supported by the chaplaincy and pastoral teams. St Benedict’s has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to preserve this by offering a wide-ranging and well-taught curriculum.
Ofsted says
- St Benedict’s is a welcoming school with a strong ethos of caring for pupils and promoting academic achievement.
- It’s more than a school: it’s a community
- Pupils’ behaviour is typically good.
- There are strong relationships between staff and pupils.
- During social times the school is calm, and pupils take part in a range of activities.
- Classrooms are calm and focused places to learn.
- The school is well led and managed.
- Leaders at all levels want pupils to succeed academically.
Section 48 inspectors say
St Benedict’s is an outstanding Catholic school having continued to improve since the last inspection. These improvements are a result of outstanding leadership at all levels within the school community. The school provides exceptional care and support for students who thrive in this highly inclusive multifaith community which has Christ at the centre of all its work.
The strong and all-pervading Catholic ethos is underpinned by highly positive and supportive relationships between all members of the school community
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