Head of RE (Religious Education)
St Patrick's RC High School and Arts College
Salford
- Salary:
- Main/Upper scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- May 2025 or sooner if possible
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
Job Title: Head of Department: Religious Education
Contract Details: Permanent / Full-time
Salary/Grade: Main/UPS TLR1
Start date: 1st May 2025 (or sooner if possible)
The Governors of St Patrick’s RC High School are seeking to appoint an innovative and dynamic Catholic Head of RE to join our wonderful school.
It is a requirement of this key role that the postholder is a practicing Catholic.
If you are looking for your next challenge, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership skills and contribute to the development of an outstanding department that is passionate about providing the highest quality religious, theological, philosophical and ethical education to young people.
Purpose of the role
To lead and manage curriculum, teaching and learning, attainment and staff development in the RE department. Teaching at St Patrick’s is a hugely stimulating and rewarding experience. All teachers are expected to participate fully both in the life of their academic department and the wider life of the School, including providing an extra-curricular activity and furthering their professional development.
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About St Patrick's RC High School and Arts College
- St Patrick's RC High School and Arts College
- 56 New Lane, Eccles, Manchester
- Lancashire
- M30 7JJ
- United Kingdom
St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College is a mixed, comprehensive, Roman Catholic school without sixth form situated in Eccles, Salford. It is a voluntary aided state school that operates under the Diocese of Salford. The school will provide 900 places for students aged 11-16, when fully subscribed.
Headteacher
Alison Byrne
Values and Vision
St Patrick's is strongly guided by its Catholic faith, basing its ethos on the Gospel values of love, forgiveness, reconciliation and justice, integrity, humility and truth. Students are treated with respect and tolerance, and valued as individuals, as demonstrated by the Every Child Matters themes incorporated into the curriculum. The school also encourages their ambitions, and teaches them how to live happy and fulfilling lives as they progress into further or higher education and the workplace.
The school is a specialist arts college, and owes a great deal of its success to its involvement and interaction with parents. St Patrick's has also been designated a national teaching school.
Ofsted
“This is an outstanding school which has achieved an impressive trend of improvement over the past four years [2004-2008]. The progress and welfare of all students is at the heart of outstanding quality assurance, data analysis and monitoring systems. The headteacher and her senior staff drive an improvement agenda that has been successful in offering greater opportunities and individual development for all students.”
View St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College’s latest Ofsted report
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