Head of RE and PHSE

Are you looking for a role which is rewarding and fulfilling with a real sense of satisfaction? As Head of RE and PHSE, you’ll have the opportunity to do something amazing for young people.  This is an exciting opportunity for a bright and hardworking individual to take on a teaching role at Sale High, and play a key part in the continuing success of our school.

About Us:

Our school is popular and successful. We have a great reputation as a school which ensures success not only in what our students achieve – but also how they achieve. 

Our priority is creating a warm, caring and supportive place to learn which brings out the best in everyone. We do this for our students and for our staff. Our students are keen to learn, respectful and hard working. Being part of the Sale High School team means working with amazing colleagues who are passionate about what they do, in a friendly and caring environment, where everyone is proud to achieve great things.

In addition to a great starting salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

·      Generous pension scheme

·      Staff well-being days, free on-site parking

·      Training, learning and development.

·      A warm friendly and supportive environment

·      Free confidential counselling service for all staff

·      Interactive technology in every classroom

·      A well-resourced department

·      Recently refurbished state of the art library

·      The school is in an excellent location, easily accessible from Manchester, Warrington and Cheshire. 

RE Department

Sale High School has an extremely hardworking and diverse RE department. The Department fully embraces the school’s inclusive ethos and are committed to ensuring every child matters and makes excellent progress. To facilitate this, they use the school’s behaviour and rewards policies, and work together as a team to impact positively on young people. We are extremely committed to our subject specialism and teach with passion and creativity.

We are a smaller department but all of us are extremely committed to our subject specialism and teach RE with passion and creativity.

About You:

We are looking for an inspirational teacher who is: 

·      An excellent teacher of RE

·      Experience of developing and delivering PHSE across all year groups

·      Innovative, who has the skills and vision to continue the work with the SLT

·      Well organised

·      Ambitious for themselves and others- particularly so the students in their care

·      Has the experience and confidence to develop and lead

·      Hardworking and committed

·      Positive in outlook with a ‘can do’ attitude

·      Fully committed to our extra-curricular offering.

We have a high proportion of disadvantaged students and students with additional needs, as well as a high proportion of students with English as an additional language. Our prime concern is our students’ success and the successful candidate will be ambitious for them, committed to meeting their needs and be able to combine warmth with high expectations.

Whilst our ideal candidate is someone who will be able to show a lot of drive, enthusiasm and ideas of their own, you would be well supported with high levels of mentoring as needed and line management.  

If you think you have the relevant skills and experience to bring to this role then we would love to hear from you. Closing date for applications is Midnight, Sunday 28th April 2024.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore the successful candidate will be required to undertake a criminal records check via the DBS (Disclosure Barring Service).

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 and The Education Act 2002, we expect all staff to share this commitment.