Salary:
MPS or UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2025
Apply by:
10 February 2025
Job overview
At Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, our aim is to provide an excellent Catholic Education by providing the best care, support and outcome for each individual pupil. As a Catholic School, our mission is to make Christ known to all members of our community through the way we work and the way we act. We wish to appoint a dynamic and inspiring Religious Studies teacher to join a committed and dedicated team who work closely together to deliver to our pupils an engaging, rigorous curriculum from Year 7 to Year 13. As we are looking for an exceptional RS teacher to join our committed team; we would be willing to discuss flexible working to ensure we can consider all interested candidates.
We are looking for someone who is:
* Committed to outstanding teaching and learning practices, which result in successful outcomes for our pupils.
* Committed to developing pupils' spiritual life as well as academic success.
* Able to uphold and promote the Catholic life of the school.
* Able to engage, motivate and inspire pupils.
* Enthusiastic with regard to curriculum implementation.
* Committed to high expectations.
You will play a central role, building on the strengths and successes of the Religious Studies Department and the school. These include:
* A culturally and socially diverse pupil body who behave well and enjoy RS.
* The promotion of the Catholic faith through the Catholic life of the school and RS curriculum.
* A team of supportive subject specialists who are passionate about delivering high quality lessons.
* A growing number of pupils are choosing to take RS at A Level.
This position is only available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We regret we cannot sponsor candidates from abroad or provide a work visa.
Deadline for applications: Monday 10th February 2025 at 9am (early applications are encouraged)
Please send your completed CES application form to
recruitment@ilsley.bham.sch.uk
About Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
* Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
* Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham
* West Midlands
* B27 7XY
* United Kingdom
+44 121 7064200
OFSTED rated the school ‘good’ when they last visited in June 2018.
It is an exciting time to join Archbishop Ilsley as we appointed our new Head Teacher on 1st January 2023.
You may be wondering where the school gets its name from. Edward Ilsley was the first Archbishop of Birmingham. He built the village of Acocks Green’s first church and was passionate about educating the children of the area. He died in 1926. The school, bearing his name, was opened in 1957.
Headteacher
Mr Ciaran Clinton
Visions and value
In terms of ethos, as a Catholic School, the teaching of Jesus Christ underpins all that we do. In the words of St Matthew, we want all pupils to “let their light shine”. As well as teaching them an engaging and well-sequenced curriculum, we also pride ourselves on developing the whole person. We run an extensive Duke of Edinburgh Programme, which is one of the most popular in Birmingham. Relationships, charity and looking after each other are also promoted at every opportunity. The second branch of our ethos is Jesus’ most important commandment: “love one another as I have loved you.”
We are fortunate to enjoy very strong links with our neighbouring Church, Sacred Heart and Holy Souls. Canon Jonathan and Father Alex are regular visitors to our school. If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to visit their beautiful Church. You can find mass times and newsletters on their website:
https://www.holysoulschurch.co.uk
Our School is a proud member of the St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company (MAC). We enjoy excellent relationships with all the schools in the MAC. You can find more about the MAC by clicking here:
https://saintteresaofcalcutta.org.uk
Ofsted
Click below to read our most recent OFSTED report:
https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2783023
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