Our school is a happy school, where relationships are positive, respect is prevalent and expectations are high. We challenge all members of our school community to “be kind, try your best and follow the rules” and our students are our greatest asset, never failing to inspire and impress staff and visitors. Our staff and students work incredibly hard to ensure that the school community continues to thrive. Our students are active and engaged, and appreciate the effort and support that staff provide. Staff have high expectations of all students, whatever their starting point; students have the drive and ambition to meet these expectations. Our GCSE results in 2022 were the best in the school’s history, testament to the way that our students and staff have worked together to create a positive, ambitious and caring learning environment.
Governors are seeking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and highly motivated teacher to join our high achieving school as a teacher of Religious Education for the academic year 2023-24 to cover a maternity leave. If you have a natural passion and enthusiasm for teaching Religious Education and a strong desire to help all students and staff reach their full potential, then we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Alongside a track record of strong achievement in Religious Education, the department provides a supportive learning environment committed to developing students’ aspiration in achieving their full academic, spiritual and personal potential. You will be joining a very strong, committed team of RE specialists who share a commitment to developing and delivering creative and inspirational lessons to all of our students, across all year groups.
The school ensures that Religious Education retains its rightful place at the heart of our academic and wider curriculum offer. All students are challenged to develop their personal understanding of their own faith and the faith of others in our wider community, whilst also being supported through the demands of RE as an academic subject. As a teacher of RE you would provide outstanding learning opportunities for our students and allow them to grow in their faith and their understanding of the world in which they live.
We are eager to hear from you if you are:
- An excellent practitioner who believes that all students can achieve.
- Able to excel in an environment where students genuinely enjoy school, attend well and have a real love of learning.
- Ambitious for yourself, your colleagues and our students, and able to thrive in our highly supportive, collaborative environment.
- Somebody who could contribute to the development of our school community to “…building on the best traditions that we have inherited…”
In return for your hard work, we offer a rewarding and exciting environment where students are keen to learn and staff are “happy to work here and proud of our school” (Ofsted Feb 2023) – feeling valued and cared for. We invite applications from experienced teachers or ECT colleagues who are beginning their careers. We will provide outstanding support and guidance to ensure that the successful candidate quickly becomes part of our school community.
We encourage you to visit our school so that you can see how our values and ethos permeate everything that we do. If you would like to arrange a visit or gather any further information, please email info@cardinalheenan.com
Please note that covering letters are not required and will not be used as part of the shortlisting or selection process. There is a section of the application form where candidates may offer further information to support their application. This can take the form of a letter of no more than two sides of A4.
