Head of Religious Education
Highgate Wood Secondary School
Haringey
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS to UPS with TLR 1A plus an attractive Recruitment Bonus (See Advert Text)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 1 July 2022
Job overview
Head of Religious Education
We are looking for an outstanding practitioner who possesses the right qualities and skills to join our talented and successful team for September 2022 as the Head of Department of our RE Department.
Having the ability to teach Philosophy (and up to A level) would be most advantageous and would attract an additional recruitment bonus to the overall salary.
The Religion, Ethics and Philosophy Department offers GCSE Religious Education and A level Philosophy which are very successful.
"Staff and pupils’ actions and interactions demonstrate a strong culture of safeguarding"
“Teaching is good and improving. Teacher’s plan lessons well, stretching the most able and targeting pupils’ needs”. Pupils’ performance overall is good and improving at GCSE and A level.
OFSTED – November 2021
In return we can offer you:
- The opportunity to work in a continuously improving school
- The chance to join a talented and highly committed staff team
- Excellent students who are keen to excel and operate in an ethos underpinned by the principles of courtesy, consideration, cooperation & contribution
- Our commitment to provide CPD opportunities to ensure all staff continue to develop
- A learning environment where imagination and commitment are encouraged and valued
You will have:
- A belief that every child really does matter
- A proven track record of success in the classroom
- The capacity to raise attainment through motivating and inspiring students and staff
- Dedication to a team approach underpinned by an ongoing desire to ‘Continuously Aspire towards finding New ways to Develop and Outdo previous best’
If you require further information about the role, please contact the Deputy Head Teacher, Ms Katerina Christodoulou by emailing: kch@hws.haringey.sch.uk
For an application pack, please contact the HR Department at hr@hws.haringey.sch.uk or alternatively, packs are also available to download from our website and you can apply via the link below.
Closing Date for applications: Friday 1st July 2022 - 9.00 am
(This role has been extended for an additional week -original closing date was 24th June. Previous applicants need not re-apply)
Interviews to be held within the following week commencing 4th July 2022.
Making a positive difference to students’ achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self belief.
Attached documents
About Highgate Wood Secondary School
Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education to approximately 1600 students. The school is situated in a pleasant area in Crouch End and is surrounded by woodland and sports grounds.
Headteacher
Patrick Cozier
Ethos and values: The Highgate Wood Way
Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), underpin the school’s behaviour ethos and what we call the Highgate Wood Way.
Our school motto is Everyone Matters, Everyone Achieves and this reflects our conviction that we have a duty to value every student as an individual.
We strive to be as inclusive a school as we can possibly be and provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students to enable their individual talents and creativity to be identified and nurtured.
The Highgate Wood Way is regularly celebrated and routinely promoted so that it is always something that is real and tangible. The Highgate Wood Way is far more than words on a page. It is the lived experience of our students and staff.
It is through the Highgate Wood Way that we bring to life our mission statement: "To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community”.
Ofsted Report
We are delighted our Ofsted report (November 2021) confirmed that Highgate Wood School continues to be good, and improving. The inspectors confirmed our governors and leaders know the school well and this accurate self-evaluation is allowing us to continuously raise standards.
Ofsted observed our “strong sense of community among pupils and staff” and noted that “leaders are passionate about building a school with a culture of inclusion at its heart”. They noted that our “pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons” and are committed learners who want to achieve.” Ofsted also commented on how “pupils show respect for each other and the school celebrates the diversity of its community.”
Ofsted were impressed by the way our lessons have “focused and purposeful atmosphere” in which “pupils work hard”. They praised the way “subject leaders have given careful thought to the sequence of the curriculum and pupils build their understanding over time. Teachers plan opportunities for pupils to recall their learning at the start of each lesson” and “plan lessons which help pupils to make connections between the different parts of their learning.” Ofsted commented on the success of our sixth form and the way we have “high ambitions for all.”
The inspectors also saw how “pupils learn to engage with the wider world around them. Leaders expect pupils to be responsible, critical citizens.” and noted that “there is a strong sense of cohesion between staff from different departments in the school. Staff say that leaders support them with their workload and are responsive to their request. They are proud to work at the school.”
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