Teacher of RE

About us

We are a diverse Multi Academy Trust of 10 schools: primary, secondary, and special. We are proud of the clarity that is expressed in our principles of alignment and the value that we place on individual and school diversity. This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and that we serve our local community in action as well as words. All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to be better tomorrow than they are today and are genuinely excited about the next phase in our journey to remarkable.

We want our students to love learning and be well placed to do something great with their lives.  We create remarkable learning environments in which students expect success because of their ambitious attitude to learning, the challenge provided by staff and the support they receive at home.  High quality professional development and leadership training for staff are central features of our Trust. We leave no child behind and genuinely believe that all can succeed. 

Please see the candidate pack for more details about our Trust.

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide

If you have any questions, please contact bechr@beckfoot.org

Job Description

Beckfoot Trust wishes to appoint a Teacher of RE for Beckfoot School

We are seeking an individual who has the motivation, enthusiasm and skill set to work with the Beckfoot team and other stakeholders to deliver the highest standards of teaching as a talented practitioner. 

We are looking for a highly effective candidate who can deliver the highest standards of teaching as a talented practitioner, fully committed to raising attainment and supporting pupils to achieve top 10% outcomes in a remarkable learning environment

For further information on this role, please refer to the Job Description/Person Specification. 

Benefits

We aim to attract and retain mission-aligned people, enhance employee engagement, and maximise performance. Our People First Charter makes clear what we striving to achieve as a people first organisation and our overarching people first strategic aim is to be One Trust where all belong. 

Beckfoot Trust schools work in partnership with a shared ambition to provide outstanding education for our students. We highly value the need for psychological safety and belonging and we regularly train all our staff on what that means. We value authenticity and honesty and celebrate what makes individuals and organisations unique.

We authentically value staff through specific praise, recognising what they do to make a difference to the lives of young people on a daily basis.

We demonstrate we are morally committed to achieving true diversity throughout our whole organisation as well as believing that commonality binds us together.

We find ways of reducing unnecessary workload for all and we promote wellbeing and a healthy and safe work environment in all our schools, providing access to wellness advice, lifestyle benefits and free expert and confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme.

Beckfoot Trust provides clarity of expectations, always precisely modelling what we want so that there is no ambiguity and gives dedicated time to collective efficacy.