Head of RE
Arena Academy
Birmingham
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS (£30,000 - £46,525) + up to TLR 2c
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 2nd of September 2024
- Apply by:
- 29 July 2024
Job overview
CORE Education Trust is a values-driven multi-academy trust rich in cultural and social diversity. Responsible for four academies in Birmingham, the Trust was set up to innovate through adversity and to challenge the conventional boundaries of what is possible for our students. Motivated and inspired by the success of our students, our ambition goes beyond textbooks and whiteboards, we are proud to work with the young people of Birmingham.
This role will be based at Arena Academy which is an 11-16 co-educational school. You will be joining an academy team whose sole aim is to ensure that all students get the very best support, care and guidance that enables them to achieve their very best.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Our school is a place of possibility and we never underestimate the impact inspirational staff can have on the life chances of our students. We are seeking a Head of RE who can inspire students, instil a sense of curiosity and exploration of foreign languages and create opportunities to deepen learning through cross-curricular links. You should be able to demonstrate your commitment to driving up standards, expectations, and aspirations, so that staff and students regularly experience success and a sense of progression, whilst acting as a role model for staff within the department.
The successful candidate will determine the pedagogy and methodology of delivery for all lessons within the department; observing lessons and ensuring all members of the department observe other practitioners regularly to promote high quality teaching.
The successful candidate should be committed to improving the lives of the students at Arena Academy.
WHAT WE OFFER
The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant learning community with national award-winning credentials. The Trust works collaboratively with leaders to ensure our CORE Values are promoted, embodied, and celebrated by all the staff and children in our schools. You will:
- be given the opportunity to engage with cross-trust activities that connect students and staff to their wider family of schools/peers across the city. This includes programmes such as the award-winning Echo Eternal Holocaust memorial arts initiative and The COREus Choir.
- be provided with a provision of support and training to foster a positive culture of wellbeing for all students and staff.
We place a strong emphasis on supporting and encouraging personal development, which includes:
- a CPD strategy that is designed to support the career aspirations of all staff to help them realise their potential.
- access to experienced mentors who have a strong track record of developing staff.
This is an exciting time to join the trust. We have a well-established outward facing ethos as a forward thinking family of schools guided by a vision underpinned by optimism, ambition and oneness.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & HOW TO APPLY
For further information about this exciting opportunity, or an informal discussion please contact Recruitment on recruitment@core-education.co.uk
Only those applicants submitting a CORE Education Trust Application Form will be considered. Please note that we do not accept CVs.
To apply for this role please submit your CORE Education Trust Application Form to recruitment@CORE-education.co.uk
For more information visit our website, CORE-education.co.uk/work-with-us
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.
CORE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Services) Check is required for all successful applicants.
CORE Education Trust is committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are an Equal Opportunities and Living Wage employer.
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About Arena Academy
Arena Academy is a school of opportunity, where students develop, succeed and thrive. In our Arena of dreams, we work as a team to open the doors to our students’ future aspiration and success. Through excellent teaching and learning, opportunities and enrichment, and a community founded on compassion, we instil in our students the strength, determination, and courage they need to succeed and become the champions we believe they are.
At Arena Academy our champions:
Collaborate and succeed by working as a team
From students’ arrival in year 7, we nurture team work, providing experiences that show them they can achieve more when they support one another – while also building their self-confidence, tolerance and empathy towards others.
Develop by taking on new opportunities
Through our extensive activities programme, which includes extra-curricular sports, the Combined Cadets Force and the COREus choir, our students participate, compete, and challenge themselves and learn important life skills like problem solving, listening and leadership along the way.
Care by respecting and looking after each other
Community is at the heart of our Arena. We work in partnership with parents, carers, and people of the community to support students to become exemplary citizens. We come together at times at celebration, for our many performances and prizes; and in solidarity at times of need, with our community food and clothes bank a staple of Arena life.
Achieve by giving 100% in everything
Our ambitious curriculum enables students to achieve qualifications in a wide range of subjects at the highest levels, and each year we are proud to see our champions unlock the doors to exciting futures in further education, training and work. They leave us with the knowledge, skills, resilience and kindness to compete confidently and fairly – whatever challenges life throws in their way.
Arena Academy is our arena of dreams, where champions are nurtured to achieve more than they ever dreamed possible.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Arena.
If you want to find out more about the Benefits/ Perks of working at Our Arena, please visit: Jobs at the academy - Arena Academy (corearena.academy)
Mr R Mann
Headteacher
CORE Education believes in the power of education to inspire, to enable, and to enrich every life. Our cornerstone values drive every aspect of our commitment to the staff, students and families we serve.
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