Head of Religious Education
Isca Academy
Devon
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS + TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 23 March 2021
Job overview
Do you have a relentless drive to achieve outstanding progress and attainment with children regardless of their background and prior learning? If so, then Isca Academy is the school for you.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, capable and innovative teacher, with a proven commitment to inclusive and inspiring teaching, where each and every child can succeed. You will be an enthusiastic subject specialist able to teach Religious Education and inspire students across the age range. The post represents an exciting opportunity to be part of a vibrant and ambitious Academy working within the Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust.
Our school is located on a modern campus with purpose-built accommodation, offering spacious and excellent teaching and learning facilities. We currently have a roll of 980 students, growing to full capacity in 2021. Isca Academy prides itself on providing high quality comprehensive education. Our students have a broad range of abilities and aspirations on entry, from able, gifted and talented to students needing more support with literacy and social skills. Our focus remains on every student in our school exceeding expectations, whatever their starting point. Beyond academic credentials, we firmly believe in the value of a more rounded education which promotes creativity, self-belief, resilience and confidence, and as such, offer an exceptional extra-curricular, personal development and outdoor education programme.
Our Religious Education Department has an excellent reputation within the school, and has attracted a number of visits from other educational establishments interested in our success over the years. Religious Education results are consistently amongst the best in the school, and compare very favourably with other schools. Resources are plentiful and each teacher has their own room located next to each other. Due to the relocation of the former Head of Department and the retirement of another, the team now requires a new leader who will build upon the strong foundations in place and take it to new heights.
The Leadership Team at Isca Academy is welcoming, energetic and highly committed, and has led the school successfully through a time of significant change. We have a ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement and are due for inspection again. As a school, we are committed to investing in leadership development at all levels and strongly believe that the experience of the children will ultimately benefit from this. If you are a leader who can inspire both staff and students, with a passion for teaching and learning, and an outward facing approach to the development of pedagogical practice, as well as your own, we would love to hear from you.
Application forms and further information are available from our website:
www.iscaexeter.co.uk or by email to recruitment@iscaexeter.co.uk
Closing date for application: Tuesday 23rd March at 10am
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 31st March
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About Isca Academy
At Isca Academy, we are relentlessly ambitious for all our pupils and intend to have the best outcomes in the country by 2027. We are at the start of a five-year journey to becoming the best school in the country and are unapologetic about this ambition. We intend to transform Isca into a beacon of national excellence in order to support the improvement of education in the South West. We understand that outcomes in our region are not good enough and are determined to change this.
As a member of our team, you will reflect this ambition and these values in everything you do. We are always searching for relentlessly driven individuals who reflect our core values of Inspiration, Success, Community, and Ambition. We believe, as a part of the Ted Wragg Trust, in growing great people; if you are someone who embodies our values and reflects our purpose, we will ensure you have the training and opportunities you need in order to become outstanding in every area of your work. Above all, we seek people driven by the belief that all young people, regardless of background, can achieve at the very highest level.
We will support you in your work improving the lives of young people in every way we can. As part of our teaching team:
We are building a world-class coaching system in which you will receive high-leverage, weekly feedback underpinned by deliberate practice.
We are working alongside the Ted Wragg Trust to build a low-workload, knowledge-rich, and expertly sequenced curriculum.
We will articulate with clarity as leaders what excellence in the classroom and curriculum design looks like so that you know clearly how to embrace this.
We will ensure that every single day you get better at your job because we know that transforming the lives of our young people is more important than anything else.
We will lead with openness and transparency, in order to build trust within our team.
We will listen to your feedback and are creating clear systems of communication to facilitate this.
Finally, we will use your time wisely and never waste it. We will only ever ask you to do things that make the boat go faster and you a better practitioner.
Our school motto is ‘Excellence through Habit’. We are passionate about growing and finding brilliant people who share this belief.
We would love you to see our school in action if you are interested in any role please contact recruitment@iscaexeter.co.uk or telephone 01392 204082.
All applications should be made by completing the Trust application form, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted to recruitment@iscaexeter.co.uk.
The Ted Wragg Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and operate in accordance with the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check before an appointment is confirmed. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that our employees are able to achieve their full potential in an environment offering dignity, respect and equality of opportunity.
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