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Religious Studies Teacher

Religious Studies Teacher

Cheam High School

Sutton

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Salary:
Outer London payscale £27 - £42K
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01/09/2019
Apply by:
1 April 2019

Job overview

CHEAM HIGH SCHOOL, SURREY


11-18 mixed Comprehensive Academy (2000; 500 post 16 students)


Religious Studies Teacher: Outer London Pay Scale £27k - £42k

Required for September 2019


If you are a candidate committed to high quality teaching and learning who wants to develop your career in an outstanding school, working closely with colleagues who share that passion, then we want to hear from you.   


“Cheam High is an outstandingly effective school” Ofsted 2015, 2010 & 2007

GCSE 2017:  84% of students gained 4+ EM; 58% gained 5+ EM

 

We are looking for an enthusiastic NQT or experienced Religious Studies (RS) teacher to join our committed and successful team based in a designated area with interactive whiteboards in each room and access to laptop facilities.  RS is a popular option at GCSE and Post 16 recruitment is high; students value the course.  In addition to RS, the successful candidate would also teach some LIFE (PSHE) - an interactive and stimulating course held in high regard by students.  


Cheam High School is oversubscribed and highly successful school which has an innovative and proactive approach to school improvement, resulting in high levels of performance.  


The successful candidate will be:

• Ambitious for young people and for themselves

• Creative in using new technologies or teaching approaches to help students to learn and progress

• Keen to continually develop their practice, sharing what works best with their team

• An enthusiastic teacher who can motivate and challenge students

 

What we can offer you:

• You will be joining a school where staff share best practice so that our standard of teaching and support is both high quality and continually developing.  

• You will be teaching in your own classroom area with access to specialist facilities and up to date technology

• You will benefit from our well-established programme of training and development

• You will be working with students who are enthusiastic and keen to succeed

• You will be part of the team with colleagues who are supportive and welcoming, and a staffroom social committee that organises various events as well as regular Friday evening sporting sessions for those with energy!

 

The school is situated in Cheam, 30 minutes’ train journey from London Victoria and a short distance from Surrey, Merton, Croydon and Kingston. The successful candidate will be provided with a laptop.

 

Further information and an application form can be found on the school website www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk. Applicants may prefer to use the TES application form; this is an acceptable alternative.

 

Application to the Headteacher, Mr P Naudi asap and by 9am Monday 1st April 2019 at the latest. 


Cheam High School, Chatsworth Road, Cheam, Surrey SM3 8PW

Tel:  020 8644 5790  

Email:  HR@cheam.sutton.sch.uk  Website: www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk


Cheam High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As such, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Cheam High School is an equal opportunities employer.



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Why Cheam?

Looking to develop your career in an outstanding school, with supportive colleagues and fantastic students in a great area? Read on to find out why Cheam High School is the school for you…

About Our School

Cheam High School is an 11 - 19 co-educational comprehensive academy with around 2000 students including 500 Sixth Formers. It has a strong reputation in the locality and is heavily oversubscribed with approximately 1400 applicants for 300 places each year. The school converted to an academy in 2011 and is part of the Cheam Academies Network (CAN) Trust.

Cheam High School is a fantastic place to work.  Staff are friendly, hardworking and care deeply about the education and pastoral care of our students.

There are many things about our school we are proud of, including:

• A no cover policy for staff – we have a dedicated team of Curriculum Support Officers who cover lessons if a teacher is absent.

• The importance of work/life balance – we are always listening to staff feedback and reviewing our approaches to make sure staff feel supported.

• Developing our staff professionally – we look at the evidence behind effective teaching and use our time to look at how we can teach our challenging curriculum effectively.  We have a dedicated programme of subject and cross curricular planning and development sessions, which are evidence led and focus on what will make the most impact on student progress and engagement.

• A large and successful Sixth Form – we have 500 students across Years 12 and 13 who study a broad range of academic and vocational courses.

• Pastoral support – each year group has a Year Leader, Year Manager and an Assistant Headteacher alongside 12 tutors to make sure students are monitored closely and supported well.  Tutor time sessions are planned centrally by each year team.  We have a gate to gate no mobile phone policy and high expectations of student behaviour.


About Cheam

Cheam is located in the London Borough of Sutton at the southern boundary of bustling Greater London where it meets leafy Surrey. The school is located in a suburban residential area and has excellent communication links being a 30-minute train ride to central London, with bus connections to the London Underground at Morden and within close proximity to the M25. Cheam is a short journey to Kingston-upon-Thames (large shopping centre and busy night-life), Epsom (home of the Derby), Wimbledon (tennis championships and chic shops, restaurants and bars) and Croydon (large shopping centre) as well as having easy access to all that central London has to offer.

To find out more about our outstanding school and what we can offer, please visit our website www.cheam.sutton.sch.uk. We look forward to you joining our team.

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