Teacher of Religious Studies - Grange School

Teacher of Religious Studies - The Grange School

Location:

Aylesbury

Job salary: MPS

Contract type: Maternity Cover

Hours: Full Time

Judged to be a Good School by Ofsted in April 2024, we are a mixed, non‑selective 11-18 Foundation secondary school situated in the market town of Aylesbury and ten minutes from the Chiltern Hills – an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Oxford, High Wycombe and Milton Keynes and surrounded by delightful market towns and characterful villages. The students and staff at The Grange School make it a fantastic place to work.

Our students are friendly and confident, and we strive to ensure that they achieve the success that they deserve. Together we have created a successful community school, where students learn the skills for success.

We support our staff with a robust staff well‑being programme. All staff have access to a wealth of free support resources and materials to ensure they feel supported and happy.

We provide an excellent induction programme and a wide range of development opportunities for all staff.

• Enthusiastic and effective teacher of Religious Studies to teach across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
• To be able to teach Buddhism and Islam as well at KS4 is welcomed
• The post is to cover a maternity leave and is on a maternity contract but would be for the academic year. Applications from ECTs are welcome.
• To be part of a team, which will have an impact on students’ levels of literacy and numeracy, empowering them both within the curriculum and in their lives beyond school
• To have a commitment to an extra‑curricular programme, which supports both the academic and cultural life of the school

For more information please see attached job description

• You will have the energy, enthusiasm, and flexibility to enable students to achieve the highest possible standards
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Understanding of the characteristics of high quality teaching and effective learning
• Be able to build effective and positive working relationships
• Demonstrate the principles and practice of effective learning and teaching

For more information please see attached person specification

Applications will be considered upon receipt, and interviews can take place at any time. The school reserves the right to close this post at an earlier date should a successful appointment be made

The school is committed to ensuring that safeguarding is a top priority and will consider carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence. Online searches solely aim to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school may want to explore with the applicant ase follow this link for more details:

Visits to the school are welcomed. Further details are available from the school website. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students, thus an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self‑disclosure form and return prior to interview.