Teacher of Religious Studies

About the College

Cardinal Newman College is based in the heart of Preston city centre and is consistently placed amongst the highest performing Sixth Form College’s nationally. Our 16-19 provision has over 50 courses for school leavers including A-Levels, BTECs Level 3 and Level 2 and T Levels as well as a provision for young people with specific learning needs with our Foundation Learning course. 

Cardinal Newman also offers a one year Foundation Art course for those that have completed a Level 3 qualification, as well as university courses which include Foundation Degrees in Teaching & Learning Support and Early Years, validated by Middlesex University, a BA Hons Working with Children in Early Years and Education, Validated by ULCan, and Teacher Training with QTS with the Catholic Teaching Alliance for graduates looking to get into teaching within a Post 16 setting.

At Cardinal Newman, we are committed to the development of the whole person and we value each student as an individual, with a unique mix of skills and talents. Our students achieve outstanding results, which consistently place Cardinal Newman amongst the top Colleges nationally for Value Added.

Why work at Cardinal Newman College?

We are a happy and thriving Catholic Sixth Form College committed to equality and diversity, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds into our community irrespective of their religion or belief, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status.

We recognise the invaluable contribution our dedicated staff make to the success of our students and the College as whole. As such, our aim is to foster a culture where staff feel valued and supported.

We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including:

• Generous Pension schemes for both teachers and support staff
• Pro rata to 22 days holiday (increasing to 25 days after 5 years’ service) plus 4 concessionary days and bank holidays for support staff
• A genuine commitment to staff health and wellbeing
• Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and Techscheme
• Free use of the on-site gym
• Access to professional development and the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications through apprenticeships
• Flu Vouchers
• Staff savings scheme

An Outstanding College

Cardinal Newman is the highest performing sixth form college in the North West and frequently place as one of the highest nationally for student achievement and Value Added with our latest Ofsted Inspection in February 2023 grading all areas of the College as ‘Outstanding’. The report confirmed that students have highly positive attitudes to learning. Attendance is very high and students are committed to their studies and are highly motivated to achieve with the College having high expectations where students are at the heart of the curriculum.

Inspectors also commented that leaders are highly considerate of staff well-being, workload and that staff morale is exceptionally high. Staff feel the College is well led and managed and that they are trusted and valued by leaders. They describe a strong ethos and culture to support students to achieve their aspirations, illustrating that the Catholic mission and ethos of the College is lived out at all levels.

Every year students progress onto a wide variety of destinations after their studies at Newman with the vast majority of Newman students, progressing to Higher Education with over 30% of those taking up places at Russell Group Universities.

Principal

Nick Burnham