Head of Religious Education
St John Payne Catholic School
Chelmsford, Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus TLR 1B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 29 January 2023
Job overview
REQUIRED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023
HEAD OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
MPS/UPS + TLR 1B
RESERVED POST
The Head of Religious Education in a Catholic School is required to be a practising Catholic in good standing with the Church and able to provide a priest as referee.
They must be able to serve as a figurehead of faith who by personal example and professional leadership will ensure our Catholic identity, rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church, permeates all aspects of school life.
St John Payne Catholic School is a diverse, friendly and inclusive community of 1200 students where each member is individually known, valued and loved as created in the image of God. We are proud to serve and lead with compassion and love.
We wish to recruit an excellent practitioner with proven leadership qualities. The successful candidate will be central to the school’s continued success, and will play a key role in furthering the Headteacher’s vision to ensure the young people in our care are afforded the very best Catholic education.
We enjoy a long record of academic success and high quality pastoral care, founded upon the Gospel values that underpin our support of young people to become the best versions of themselves.
Our most recent Ofsted report notes that, ‘Pupils are taught in a caring and supportive environment. Pupils and staff describe it as being part of a community and some a ‘big family’. Pupils are safe, well cared for and valued. Pupils know that staff are there for them.’
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and fitness to work declaration.
For an application pack please contact the school office or follow the link from the Vacancies section of our website www.sjp.essex.sch.uk
Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 29th January 2023
Interviews: Thursday 9th February 2023
Attached documents
About St John Payne Catholic School
- St John Payne Catholic School
- Patching Hall Lane, Chelmsford
- Essex
- CM1 4BS
- United Kingdom
Mission Statement: Developing Outstanding Students
Our core values mean that we:
- Foster a community where life is lived according to Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
- Help each and every student realise their full potential with a curriculum and teaching style to cater for individual needs.
- Support the education of the whole child by working as a three way partnership with the home, the school and the church.
- Meet each student's personal and social needs to promote the acquisition of moral values.
- Create an environment in which students are happy, feel safe, valued as individuals, and learn to co-operate with one another.
- Provide opportunities for students and staff to experience, express, celebrate and live out our faith.
In all that we do, our aim is to truly care for those with whom we work by doing as Jesus has instructed us: "Love one another as I have loved you".
Vision
We aspire to:
- Maintain and enhance the core values in every aspect of the school's life;
- Become a school where, consistently, the Progress 8 measure is above 0.2 and 75% of students achieve a good grade in GSCE English and Mathematics;
- Remain the best non-selective sixth form in Essex at A-level;
- Be rated as 'outstanding' for overall effectiveness by Ofsted and as 'outstanding' by the diocese at their next inspections.
Balance the school's budget every year while investing in premises and facilities that inspire students, staff and visitors alike.
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