Religious Studies Teacher
Wilmslow High School
Cheshire East
- £25,714 - £41,604 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Range or Upper Pay Range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Beginning of the summer term (19th April 2022) or 1 September 2022
- Apply by:
- 17 January 2022
Job overview
Interview date: Tuesday 25 January 2022
Wilmslow High School
Holly Road
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: 2,143 including sixth form (11 - 18)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative Religious Studies Teacher to join our Social Studies team at Wilmslow High School. The Social Studies curriculum team has a strong record of performance and a commitment to subject expertise and excellence. This post is highly suitable for early career teachers who have a passion for their subject and are seeking a culture of high expectation and strong professional support. The position would also be suitable for an experienced teacher seeking a new challenge.
This post requires teaching of Religious Studies at Key Stage 3 and 4; the successful candidate will ideally be able to offer another subject at Key Stage 5, such as Philosophy or Sociology.
The successful candidate will possess the following qualities:
Essential:
- Excellent classroom practitioner with strong subject knowledge and classroom management
- Ability to teach Religious Studies across Key Stage 3 and 4
- Good understanding of assessment in Religious Studies
- Highly supportive of spiritual, moral and cultural education of students
- Willingness to collaborate with colleagues in a supportive department
Desirable:
- Ability to teach Key Stage 5 Philosophy or Sociology
- Experience teaching Sixth Form students
- Willingness to contribute towards the whole school assembly programme
- Willingness to contribute to the planning of Wider Curriculum (PSHCE) programmes of study
Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.
We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Cheshire Plains and the Peak District.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
About Wilmslow High School
Rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019, Wilmslow High School is heavily oversubscribed in both the 11 – 16 sector and the sixth form. Student numbers have increased with more and more students from outside the town and from the independent sector of education seeking places. As the only state secondary school in the town. It enjoys good relationships with the partner primary schools in Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, from where the majority of our students come
Headteacher
Ms R E Powley
Location
Wilmslow, a pleasant commuter town with a population of about 32,000, is situated on the southern outskirts of Manchester. It is within easy reach of attractive countryside both locally and in the nearby Peak District. The town is well served by the motorway network and by rail; Manchester Airport is nearby. A wide variety of housing is available in south Manchester, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and the surrounding Cheshire countryside. The town is mixed socially, with many areas of affluence and some communities of relative social deprivation.
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