Head of Religious Education
St Mary's School Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
- New
- Salary:
- £37,946 - £56,936 FTE (dependent on experience) + excellent benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025
- Apply by:
- 11 November 2024
Job overview
“Love truth, seek knowledge, not for themselves but for the end they bring to you which is God.” – Mary Ward
Teaching in RE is inclusive in approach and the department nurtures principally an academic, as well as a devotional, response to the study of religion. We try to create a climate within which pupils feel it is normal to be spiritual and moral, and within which they can feel sufficiently secure to explore the relevance of religion in their own lives and the lives of others.
The department aims to foster an enthusiasm for the study of Religion leading to academic excellence, a high quality of moral debate, critical thinking about religious belief and practice and opportunities for personal reflection on the meaning of religious truth and spirituality.
If you can be an outstanding role model and inspire our pupils to realise their full potential, it’s time we talked. If you have any questions, please contact the HR Team by email: hr@stmaryscambridge.co.uk or call: 01223 353253.
For further information about the role and to apply, please visit: https://www.stmaryscambridge.co.uk/about/job-vacancies.htm
Closing date: 8:00am on Monday 11 November 2024.
Interviews: week commencing Monday 18 November 2024.
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
The school is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Registered Charity No. 290180
Attached documents
About St Mary's School Cambridge
- St Mary's School Cambridge
- Bateman Street, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 1LY
- United Kingdom
St Mary’s School is a girls-only, non-selective, Roman Catholic, all-through school with sixth form situated in Cambridge. It is an independent school with day and boarding options. A smaller than average school, it provides 750 places for junior, senior and sixth-form students between the ages of 3 and 18 when fully subscribed.
The school was founded by sisters from the Congregation of Jesus in 1898. They drew their inspiration from 17th-century religious sister the Venerable Mary Ward, basing it on her vision of the essential dignity of each human.
Headmistress
Hannah Helliar
Values and vision
St Mary’s School provides its girls with a strong social and moral framework, which helps them succeed in higher education, the world of work and as successful citizens in the wider community. Teachers foster a love of learning in their students, nurturing talents, valuing each girl as an individual and helping every pupils flourish academically. The school strives to cater for all academic, pastoral, creative and athletic needs.
ISI Report Key points
The school achieved an outstanding overall 98% parental satisfaction rate.
'Almost all pupils achieve places at the most selective universities, conservatoires and art colleges in a range of disciplines, including those with the highest entry criteria.'
'Pupils make strong progress across the range of subjects’ and are: ‘highly successful in their achievements beyond the classroom in a range of activities encompassing different interests.'
'Pupils display mature levels of understanding across the curriculum’, with the quality of teaching praised as ‘ambitious, stimulating and well matched to their needs.'
'Pupils form highly positive relationships with each other and with staff and they develop good leadership skills’ with students feeling ‘ready and well prepared for the next stage of their lives.'
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