Religious Education Teacher and Head of Year 8

Hours: Full Time

Grade/SCP: Main Pay Scale – Upper Pay Scale plus TLR3 £2669.04pa

Contract: Permanent

Location: St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy

Sunlaws Street, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 8DR

https://www.sph.academy/

Start Date: January 2020

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy, part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint a highly skilled and motivated Teacher of Religious Education who could also take on the responsibility of Head of Year 8. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to further develop their skills and experience.

The successful candidate will join an already popular and successful RE Department and will be expected to deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated Religious Studies curriculum for students and to support the Religious Studies curriculum area as appropriate.

We are also looking to recruit a passionate individual who will work with Year 8 students, their parents and other members of staff to monitor and resolve any issues surrounding attendance, behaviour and attainment levels. Applications are welcomed from those with experience of working effectively with students, their parents and their teachers to build a robust partnership in which the students can flourish and succeed at school.

We would like to hear from Teachers who:

• can actively promote the Catholic ethos of the academy

• have the ability to secure high quality student outcomes

• are dedicated to providing the best possible outcomes for all the pupils

• have a sound knowledge and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

If you think that you have the ability to lead this cohort of students as they move through their secondary school years then we would like to hear from you.

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a mixed, comprehensive, Roman Catholic secondary school situated in the thriving town of Glossop, Derbyshire with excellent commuter links to Manchester, Stockport and surrounding areas.

A smaller than average secondary school, St Philip Howard currently has 520 pupils on roll and is growing rapidly. St Philip Howard is on a journey to outstanding and since the Academy opened in September 2015 has gone from strength to strength.

How to apply

For more information, an application pack and to apply please visit https://srscmat.co.uk/vacancies or email vacancies  @  srscmat.co.uk.

Closing date: 21st October 2019 at 9:00am

Interviews: 25th October 2019

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

The Trust will endeavor to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

You do not need to be a Catholic to work in our Trust. There are certain reserved positions, which require someone to be Catholic, i.e. CEO, Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Subject Leader/Head of RE and Lay Chaplain but other than that a respect for our ethos and a willingness to participate in what we do is all that is required.

The St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is

subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

The Trust will endeavor to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

You do not need to be a Catholic to work in our Trust. There are certain reserved positions, which require someone to be Catholic, i.e. CEO, Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Subject Leader/Head of RE and Lay Chaplain but other than that a respect for our ethos and a willingness to participate in what we do is all that is required._