Learning Area Coordinator - Religious Education

I am delighted that you have expressed an interest in working at St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding practitioner to lead our Religious Education Learning Area. You should be highly motivated and have a proven track record in securing excellent outcomes for learners. As a faith school, this role is essential to the day to day life at the Academy. All students study Religious Education and outcomes are strong at key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Following the promotion of the current post holder to take a wider Senior Leadership role in developing the Christian Distinctiveness of the Academy, we are looking for an experienced RE teacher to fulfil this role.

St Wilfrid’s C of E Academy is a special place: located in one of the most deprived wards in the country; multi-racial; multi-cultural and serving those of all faiths and of no faith. It is a genuine occupational requirement of this post that you are a practising Christian, with a vocation to teach Religious Education. We are a worshipping community and live out the faith of the academy in our work together. In the Religious Education Learning Area, students explore faith in a safe and academic context leading to greater understanding and community cohesion.

If you were to be successful in your application, you would be joining an Academy which strives for excellence. We benefit from purpose-built accommodation with excellent facilities. All in all, it is a wonderful place to work, learn and worship. Our vision is ‘Lord Direct us to Live Life to the Full’, rooted in John 10:10. Whilst Learning, we are Inspired and develop our Values through Experiences as each member flourishes. We aim to raise aspirations, realise potential and develop well-rounded successful teachers and young people.

As an Academy we seek to embrace new methodologies, whilst maintaining a balance with traditional practice, to bring about examination success. All students at Key Stage 3 and 4 have a 1:1 mobile device. We are part of the local Faith Community and work with SACRE to shape the KS3 curriculum.

We are looking for a high calibre, enthusiastic and outstanding Religious Education teacher who wishes to be part of the success story of St Wilfrid’s. You would be joining a forward thinking Academy with an excellent team of staff, who along with fantastic students, inspire each other and all visitors to the Academy. We aim to raise aspirations, realise potential and further the culture of developing successful teachers and well-rounded young people.

Please note a recruitment and retention allowance will be available for a suitably experienced candidate or to enable you to relocate. It is an occupational requirement of the post that the postholder is part of a local church community.

The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 28th October 2024.

Applicants are warmly invited to ring for an informal discussion or to visit the Academy.

Please contact Mrs K Nightingale, PA to the Principal, via knightingale@saintwilfrids.com

who will arrange this. Please submit the Teaching Staff application form, which can be downloaded from the Academy website, along with a letter of application of not more than two A4 sides detailing how your experiences to date qualify you for the post.

I look forward to receiving your application.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs V Michael