RE Teacher

Ark Burlington Danes Academy

RE Teacher

Location: White City, West London

Salary: Ark Main Scale (Inner London) £36,667 - £48,857

Start date: January 2025

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Join us on our journey to ‘make our world a better place.’

About the role:

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic RE Teacher to join our brilliant team here at Burlington Danes Academy. You will be instrumental in our mission to ensure all students at BDA can compete with anyone in society, regardless of their background or challenges they face. You will have a brilliant opportunity to make a real difference to young people at BDA. As RE Teacher at BDA you are part of a team that focuses on collective results where all team members work towards the same collective goals and do not work in silos.

Our ideal candidate will:

·     Be aligned with BDA’s vision of ‘we will be the ones to make our world a better place.’

·     Have genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student.

·     Be motivated to continually improve standards and achieve excellence in all areas of the Academy.

·         Committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.

Please watch our video here to hear from our staff members and students.

About our school:

Burlington Danes Academy is an all-through Church of England school in the heart of White City, West London. We are a close-knit, supportive team of professionals who are committed to nurturing the academic and character development of our children shown through our academy vision of ‘we will be the ones to make our world a better place.’

Our Academy culture and core values act as the multiplier to make every decision, action and interaction within our Academy stronger and more effective. These are:

Aim High - We have the highest expectations in everything we do every day so that we can fulfil our goals and dreams.

Be Kind - We use every interaction to demonstrate our care for others. This encourages everyone to be the best version of themselves.

Be Brave - We challenge ourselves and we keep going when things are difficult.

Keep Learning - Everyday, we actively seize the chance to learn, even from our mistakes, and we are curious about new knowledge and skills.

We live and breathe these values, every minute of every day at Burlington Danes Academy so every single student has everything they need to be leaders of the future and ‘make our world a better place.’

View our school prospectus here.

Visit our website on www.burlingtondanes.org. 

We offer:

·         Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale

·         Twice as many training days as standard

·         Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school

·         Coaching for every teacher

·         Access to the high-quality, regular professional development

·         Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network

Visit www.arkonline.org/the-best-support to find out more about the benefits working for our school.

How to apply:

Please visit https://burlingtondanes.org/vacancies and submit your application. We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you wish to discuss this opportunity or for any questions, please contact Manisha Menan on Manisha.Menan@burlingtondanes.org. 

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. 

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.