CURRICULUM TEAM LEADER FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES
* Contract: Permanent
* Working Pattern: Full Time
* Hours: 32.5 hours per week.
* Closing Date: 20/04/2025 at 23:59
* Reference: Sec/25/307679
LITTLE ILFORD SCHOOL
Headteacher – Andrew Finn
Courage - Commitment - Compassion
REQUIRED FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
CURRICULUM TEAM LEADER FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES (TLR 2C) MINIMUM 0.8 FTE
This is a fantastic opportunity to begin or continue your leadership journey in a well led, collaborative and supportive faculty. Little Ilford is a friendly, inclusive and oversubscribed school in Newham making a big difference to the lives of our diverse student community. We have a strong reputation and high expectations of both students and staff and consider this to be an exciting place to work and develop, where creativity and innovation are nurtured. Our targets for attainment and progress are challenging, but staff have the focus and determination to realise them for the benefit of our students. We really know our students, and focus on them as individuals. Pastoral systems are strong and we value a curriculum offer and activities that educate the whole child.
We can offer you:
* Continued Professional Development
* Commitment to ensuring that all staff have access to comprehensive professional development
* Fully supported PTI programme
* Fully supported by The National College programme
* Access to SSAT resources as a Leading Edge School
* 1-1 coaching with external providers
Staff Benefits:
* 19% PPA time
* Good home/work balance
* Free use of an onsite gym
* Free weekly group cardio sessions
* Free weekly yoga classes
* Free spin sessions
* Onsite car/bike parking facilities
* Cycle scheme
* 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme including 6 free counselling sessions, if required
* 24/7 access to a Digital Wellbeing Platform
We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic and high calibre leader who has exceptional subject knowledge in Religious Studies to join our energetic and dynamic Humanities team. You will lead a team of teachers, ensuring that the quality of teaching and learning in RS is outstanding, keeping up to date with curricular developments and ensuring that the subject is popular and successful within the option choices. You will engage and inspire our students in the subject allowing them to make outstanding progress and achieve strong results.
We will support and develop you to become an outstanding leader and provide working partnership opportunities with other schools and departments. We are an aspirational, reflective and creative learning community where all adults are learners who take risks in order to achieve excellent results for our students.
We look forward to receiving your application.
To obtain further information or for an informal discussion please contact Mehz Karim at m.karim@littleilford.org /Tel: 020 8928 3548
The closing date is 20th April 2025 - we will shortlist and interview sooner should we have a strong field.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates.
The School has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work.
How to apply
Please apply online. For further information about the role, please contact the school directly.
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