Second in Department - Humanities with RE Specialism

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Ellowes Hall are recruiting for a 2nd in Department (Humanities with an RE specialism).  The successful candidate will support the Head of Department in leading a team of teachers.  They will be forward thinking, innovative with ambition to support the development on our students.   

They will be passionate about Religious Education with the ability to inspire students.  They will demonstrate excellent teaching and classroom skills, have the ability to build good relationships with all students and adults and have a commitment to develop curriculum activities within the Humanities Faculty.  

Ellowes Hall is an ambitious, hard-working and successful school where our three school principles of ‘Be Proud’, ‘Be respectful’ and ‘Learn Without Limits’ are the driving force behind school improvement. We aim to help each and every student to understand and reach their potential by offering an impressive range of opportunities and approaches to learning, supported by a caring and committed pastoral team dedicated to the health and welfare of each individual.

Please submit your completed application via the online form.  

If you require any further details or wish to visit the school please contact Mrs S Davies; sdavies@ellowes.dudley.sch.uk   

Closing Date: Monday 16th May 2022 at 5.00pm

Interview date to be confirmed.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2021-  KCSIE 2021 

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (2020) 

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website here.

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.