Head of Religious Studies
Helena Romanes School
Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- UPR/TPR plus TLR 2B, £5024
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2023
Job overview
Head of Religious Studies
Location: Essex
Salary: UPR/TPR plus TLR 2B, £5024
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: Monday 6th February 2023, 12 noon
Interview date: Thursday 9th February 2023
Start date: September 2023
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative leader with strong curriculum understanding to join us as Head of Religious Studies.
The successful applicant will be supported by the SLT Line Manager and Lead Practitioner in Humanities. You will provide strategic leadership to your team, with a clear focus on continuing to drive improvements in teaching, curriculum design and students’ progress across the department. As such this role will prepare candidates for onward progression to senior leadership positions.
Reporting directly to the SLT Line Manager, you will have a varied, dynamic and strategic role. As Head of Religious Studies, you will be expected to lead the provision of the GCSE and A Level courses as well as the KS3 curriculum.
We would love to hear from you if you are an inspirational, dynamic and creative individual who makes learning fun and challenging, and who is looking to join a supportive and enthusiastic team in beautiful rural surroundings. At Helena Romanes we value the personal attributes of hard work, kindness and aspiration and we are looking for someone who can model these values.
This is an exciting time to join the school:
- In September 2021, the school opened a Primary phase, with children in Reception and Key Stage
- Together with the expansion of the Sixth Form, the school will grow to become an all-through
- school of 2000 pupils from ages 4 to 18.
- It is planned that the school will relocate to a world-class, purpose built site, close to our current location in Dunmow, in September 2025.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity, safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people. We are situated in the beautiful North Essex countryside. It has good communications to London and the South East, and it is approximately 7 miles from Stansted Airport.
Please apply by application form which can be found on our school website www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk to Sue Este, HR Manager seste@hrs.education
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
The school reserves the right to interview candidates before the published closing date.
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About Helena Romanes School
We are a mixed 4 – 18 Academy with over 1200 pupils on roll. The school is situated in beautiful countryside, occupying approximately 35 acres just to the north of Great Dunmow.
The school was established in 1958 and is named in honour of the first Chair of Governors.
At Helena Romanes, we are ambitious for our pupils and we offer them a rich and varied curriculum. Our pupils develop the skills, knowledge and understanding that enables them to move successfully into higher education, apprenticeships, training or employment.
While academic achievement is of crucial importance, we also ensure that we focus effectively on developing our pupils’ personal, social and creative skills. Our aim is that pupils leave Helena Romanes as successful, confident and considerate young adults.
We are very proud of our pupils. They are superb ambassadors for our school when they represent us locally, nationally and internationally, participating in our many and varied extra-curricular activities.
At Helena Romanes, we have a large team of well-qualified, dedicated staff who focus on supporting pupils’ progress and well-being. We work closely with parents, carers and the wider community to ensure we provide a well-coordinated approach to our pupils’ learning and development.
Ms Catherine Davis BA (Hons)
Executive Headteacher
Ofsted
“Pupils are happy at The Helena Romanes School. They enjoy learning and coming to school.”
“Pupils are well mannered, friendly and respectful to their teachers and to each other.”
“Pupils want to do well and are focused in lessons.”
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