Notre Dame High School – Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

Teacher of Religious Studies
Required by September 2024
Full-time MPS/UPS
Permanent

Notre Dame High School is a highly successful and oversubscribed Roman Catholic school for ages 11-18 with Academy status. We are part of the Catholic MAT St. John the Baptist. We are a 2024 Ofsted rated ‘Good with Outstanding Features’ school, one of only 37 EEF research schools nationally and a designated Education School Hub.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed full-time Religious Studies teacher, who can join our dynamic department in delivering Religious Studies across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. As a core subject at Notre Dame, each KS3 group receives five one- lessons of one hour spread over a two-week class schedule. At KS4 all students are enrolled in the Edexcel full RS GCSE, focusing on Catholic Christianity, Judaism and Philosophy and Ethics, which is taught in five one-hour lessons every fortnight. We also teach A-level OCR Religious Studies (Philosophy, Ethics and Theology) with nine lessons taught fortnightly, and a weekly one-hour Culture and Faith Studies session without an exam for all Y12 and Y13 students.

Come to Notre Dame and take advantage of:

• a culture that values ​​respect, honesty and kindness
• great training, which leads to great professional and career development
• an excellent quality of the relationship between students and staff, and between students themselves
• a driven focus on reducing the workload for teachers.

For an application form and further details, including a job description and personal specification, please visit our website: Notre Dame High Sch. Vacancies

Introductory visits to the school or discussions about the role are welcome in consultation with Miriam Sharif, Head of RE at [email protected]

Notre Dame High School welcomes applications from members of ethnic minority communities and people with disabilities.

We cannot sponsor this position so please ensure you are eligible to work in the UK before applying.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment in
in line with safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on keeping children safe in education. Successful applicants will be required to provide references and complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy and Child Protections practices.