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Teacher of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Teacher of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Graveney School

Wandsworth

  • Expired
Job type:
Part Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
19 April 2020

Job overview

Would you like the opportunity to work as part of a team of highly experienced and ambitious colleagues? 

Graveney is an extremely popular and successful 11-18 School, situated in South West London, SW17 with the benefit of being situated in beautiful campus style surroundings with excellent facilities and a warm community atmosphere. We have a commitment to providing the best opportunities to all students and to developing the professional skills and career opportunities of our staff, within a supportive and collaborative environment.

At Graveney, we are committed to delivering a broad and exciting curriculum to all of our students. We are a school with the highest aspirations and ensure exemplary standards of behaviour. We consistently achieve outstanding examination outcomes at both GCSE and A level; however, we believe in far more than academic success. Our curriculum encompasses a full range of experiences that will develop our students into confident, resilient and successful young adults with the prospect of a great future.

We are looking for an outstanding, inspirational teacher to join our team in the Department of Philosophy and Theology.  Applicants must be well qualified and passionate about their subject. The ability to teach Philosophy and Religious Studies to all levels including A level may be an advantage.  

Religious Studies is taught throughout KS3 and at KS4 and the vast majority of students take GCSE full course. At A/S and A/2, the Department offers both Philosophy and Religious Studies as discrete disciplines and we are keen to build on the increasing popularity of these two subjects and the excellent results students enjoy.

We are a team of six and this is an opportunity to join a lively, outstanding department with a highly successful academic record. All of our team are well qualified and enthusiastic and we place a strong emphasis on the positive relationships we enjoy with our students. The Department shares a superb brand-new building with top-of-the-range facilities with the Geography Department. In addition, every member of staff enjoys their own teaching room and office space.

Graveney School is diverse and our approach encourages students to explore both religious and secular belief systems and values. The successful candidate will need to be a dynamic, outstanding teacher who brings vision and creativity to this post to ensure that Philosophy and Theology continue to flourish within a changing curriculum.

Our standard loading factor is 22/26. Where a teacher’s timetable comprises less than 22 teaching periods, postholders will be required to cover other classes. 

For further information, visit www.graveney.org/Recruitment 

Please note that applications will be considered for shortlisting as and when they are received and the Trust reserves the right to close the advert at any time. 

Graveney School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Disclosure. 

Strictly no contact from agencies. Please respect this request.

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About Graveney School

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+44 208 6827000

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Graveney School is a non-denominational, co-educational secondary school with sixth form in Tooting, south-west London. There are 1,970 students aged 11-18 on the school roll, 709 of whom study in the sixth form.

Established in 1986, the school has held academy status since 2011. On joining Graveney, all students are placed into one of three houses: St John's, Ensham and Rosa Bassett. The secondary school is a short distance from Furzedown Primary School.

In February 2020, Graveney was again named by 'The Times' as Wandsworth's top performing secondary school at A-Level, based on an aggregation of the five key accountability measures, including percentage of pupils achieving EBacc, pupil progress, average points per pupil, average grade and average points.

Principal

Cynthia Rickman

Values and vision

The Graveney motto is "committed to excellence". Teachers provide the structure, encouragement and strategies to inspire and enable students to strive for high achievement in every aspect of their work and development. Additional study sessions are offered to pupils after school and during the holidays, in order to ensure that all have the opportunity to achieve.

Graveney has a long and enviable record of sporting success at local, national and even international level. The school understands the importance of leading an active life and the benefits this brings to pupils’ academic progress. All pupils in KS3 and 4 follow a broad and balanced PE curriculum. Sixth-form students are also provided with a range of opportunities to remain active.

Ofsted report

“The quality of teaching leads to exceptionally strong outcomes for students. There is a team of leading practitioners which impacts upon teaching and learning through professional training and research. For example, this team is leading a project running in collaboration with King’s College, London and a school project on teaching middle-ability students to improve practice.”

View Graveney School’s latest Ofsted report

Application Process

Applicants are advised to read ALL instructions and guidance on the application form prior to completion. Failure to do so may result in the form being returned to you, therefore causing a delay and missing the closing date for applications.

Wherever possible, please complete the application form electronically and include as much detail as possible; in particular:

  • Section 7E (Education Training and Qualifications) Do include/account for ALL gaps in the chronology of your education and employment from secondary to higher education, as appropriate.
  • Section 9 – Additional Information  Please take careful note of the instructions under this section and provide as much information as possible to support your application.

Please do not submit a CV as an alternative to any part of the application form as it will not be considered.

Graveney Trust is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the well-being and safety of staff and students. All our employees, volunteers and contractors share this commitment and we will carry out Enhanced DBS checks for all appointments as well ensuring that our rigorous pre-recruitment checks are strictly adhered to.

We foster an inclusive culture that promotes equality of opportunity and values diversity creating an environment where the rights and dignity of all members of our community are respected. We promote a culture that allows staff to grow and flourish, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

As part of commitment to this inclusive culture, we kindly ask that you complete the separate Equal Opportunities Recruitment Monitoring form in addition to the Application form.

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Applications closed