Teacher of Religious Education

Location:       St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ

Grade:             Main Pay Scale 1 - 6 / Upper Pay Scale 1 - 3

Hours:             Full Time, Temporary Contract from 25th April 2022

We have an exciting opportunity for a Teacher of Religious Education to join St Thomas More Catholic School. The Trust wishes to appoint a suitably qualified candidate, with passion and expertise, to teach Religious Education, on a fixed term contract, linked to Maternity Leave.

The successful candidate will have the passion and expertise to join this expanding, successful department, and will be expected to be able to teach a range of courses at KS3, KS4 and KS5. They will have high expectations of our students and be able to enthuse and motivate them with their passion for the subject and creative teaching, presence and personality.

Our students make our school special; they are enthusiastic, talented and motivated to do well. We want the best for them and are looking to appoint a colleague who will add value to our school and support us in the drive to become truly outstanding.

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England, which will have a total of 48 schools by the summer of 2022. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.

For an application form and further details about this vacancy please email recruitment@bwcet.com  or visit our website  http://bwcet.com/vacancies/  where applications can be completed on line.

Closing date:             Monday 7th February 2022

Interview date:         Week commencing 14th February 2022

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.