Teacher of Religious Studies & Philosophy
Forest School
Waltham Forest
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- October 2017 (Maternity Cover)
- Apply by:
- 7 June 2017
Job overview
We seek a knowledgeable, innovative and engaging educator to teach Religious Studies at all Key Stages, and Philosophy at A level. This maternity cover commences October 2017 and finishes at the end of the academic year in July 2018, however, with an opportunity to extend the contract.
This role would suit an enthusiastic professional who is passionate about the future of young people, and able to engage and motivate students. We are looking for a teacher who is a good team player, keen to contribute, communicates well with pupils and staff, has excellent ICT skills, is ambitious for their students and who is genuinely committed to the values and aims of Forest School.
You would have excellent subject knowledge and an ability to operate within this large and busy environment. The successful candidate can look forward to teaching intelligent and enthusiastic pupils within a conscientious and collaborative department that is committed to developing interesting and academically rigorous programmes of study for its pupils.
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Closing Date: 8am, 9 June 2017
Interview Date: 19 June 2017
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment to this position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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