Head of Religious Studies
Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR + TLR2B £4,786
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2022
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2022
Job overview
Ossett Academy & Accord Sixth Form are seeking to recruit an outstanding professional to the position of Head of Religious Studies from Easter 2022. We are looking for an ambitious Teacher and Middle Leader with the determination to sustain and develop the passion for the Religious Studies curriculum across the key stages as required.
We are looking for an outstanding practitioner who can enthuse, engage, and inspire both pupils and staff to achieve to the best of their ability. To this end you will be required to lead by example in championing your areas of responsibility.
If you have the vision and skills to deliver inspirational teaching whilst having the focus and drive to ensure our provision in respect of Religious Studies is empowering and engaging, we’d love to hear from you.
Ossett Academy is part of the Accord Multi Academy Trust which is a Wakefield based Trust; all four academies in the Trust are closely located to one another which lends itself to many opportunities to work closely and collaboratively. All academies are within a three-mile radius of one another and can be found a short drive off junction 40 of the M1.
We encourage interested candidates to get in touch and have a discussion to see what makes us great! Contact the HR team at hr@accordmat.org who would be happy to answer any questions you may have or put you in touch with an appropriate colleague for an informal discussion regarding the role.
For more details, or if you’re ready to apply, visit our website at https://ossett.accordmat.org/recruitment/ where you will find the application form available to download.
Please return completed application forms to the Accord HR Department at hr@accordmat.org
Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 24 January 2022.
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 24 January 2022.
Ossett Academy and Accord Sixth Form is committed equal opportunities and to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
- Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
- Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
- West Yorkshire
- WF5 0DG
- United Kingdom
Ossett Academy is an 11-19 academy with over 1670 pupils, including 300 in our Sixth Form. It has gained a reputation for excellence, maintaining high standards across all aspects of academy life with high academic attainment and an explosion of extra-curricular opportunity and talent. As a result of these factors and their strong reputation, they are significantly over-subscribed.
Their strong tradition of success is built on a firm foundation of personalised pastoral care, ensuring a climate for learning that is calm, well ordered and secure. Recognising the hard work and efforts of pupils in their lessons, the academy puts learning and positive recognition of both staff and pupils, at the heart of its approach.
The academy understands that collaboration is an important aspect to the ongoing development of schools and academies and, with this in mind, it continues to play a key role alongside its primary pyramid, as a member of Education Ossett Community Trust (EOCT). EOCT aims to provide world-class opportunities for the community of Ossett, supporting young people aged 3 to 18 to develop a lifelong passion for learning, across a range of experiences.
Further to this partnership approach, Ossett Academy works alongside Horbury Academy, Horbury Primary Academy and Middlestown Primary Academy as part of the Accord Multi Academy Trust. The vision of this partnership is to enhance both practice and knowledge of learning across primary and secondary education, whilst also providing access for pupils and staff to an even better range of opportunities in order to achieve excellence.
Principal: Mrs S Broome
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