We are looking for a Head of Religious Education. This is an exciting opportunity to join Orchard Park High School and become an integral member of the school.
The successful applicant must be high performing and passionate about education and the improvement of life changes for our children, and committed to continuing to develop the foundations we have already built here at Orchard Park High School. Our school will be disruption free every minute, of every lesson, of every day. We are relentless in our drive for high expectations. Our CPD provision is excellent.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive, non-selective and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs with remote / hybrid working opportunities where appropriate. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
Knowledge and understanding underpins compassion, sympathy, tolerance and wisdom. We believe religious education has a key role to play in the lives of our pupils. The Head of RE will ensure an ambitious and inclusive curriculum is delivered across the school, both in and out of the classroom and helps shape our pupils' academic and character education.
Key responsibilities:
* To set, monitor and evaluate the pupil progress in KS3 and in KS4 public examinations to make a measurable contribution to whole school performance.
* To lead curriculum development of KS3 RE, core RE at KS4 and GCSE RE to ensure the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, ambitious, resourced, high quality and cost-effective curriculum programme.
* To drive departmental improvement which contributes positively to the achievement of the school development plan and which actively involves staff in its direction and implementation.
* To engage all subject staff in the consistent implementation in schemes of learning.
Part time hours for this role will be considered.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 14th November 2024.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.
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