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Teacher of Religious Education

Teacher of Religious Education

John F Kennedy Catholic School

Hemel Hempstead

  • Expired
Salary:
MPS + London Fringe Allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
23 February 2018

Job overview

“Pupils arrive happy, behave well, treat one another with thoughtfulness and courtesy and truly appreciate the work of their staff to care for and educate them.” (Ofsted 2017)  

“The pupils are proud to belong to the school and are appreciative of the encouragement to succeed and the holistic education they receive.” (Section 48 2017)  

The governors are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher of Religious Education to join our highly successful RE department.   

We are looking for: 

  • A practising Catholic 
  • Excellent teaching skills 
  • Willingness to contribute to the wider Catholic life of the school 
  • Enthusiasm and a desire for continual improvement 
  • Excellent attendance record 
  • A background in Theology would be a real asset but is not essential 
  • You would be expected to teach KS3 and KS4 with an opportunity to teach KS5 Core Religious Education and A Level  

John F Kennedy Catholic School is a successful comprehensive for students aged 11-18.  Our recent Section 8 Ofsted inspection in March 2017 confirmed that we remain a ‘good’ school. The Diocesan Section 48 Inspection in December 2017 judged the classroom religious education and Catholic Life of the school to be ‘good’.    

To apply: Please complete and return the CES Teacher Application Form, Recruitment Monitoring Form and Rehabilitation of Offenders Form (attached or available to download from http://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/employment-documents/application-forms) to Eva Final, Headteacher’s PA at efinal@jfk.herts.sch.uk. Or visit our website www.jfk.herts.sch.uk. 

It is our understanding that ‘Section 8 – Supporting Statement’ is a letter of application which addresses the Person Specification and demonstrates your readiness to take on the role as outlined in the Job Description.  

For further information please contact the Headteacher’s PA, Eva Final at efinal@jfk.herts.sch.uk or by phone 01442 266150.

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John F. Kennedy Catholic School is an 11-18 comprehensive with approximately 1120 students on roll including 220 in the Sixth Form. We are a successful school and we are proud of our results. Our recent Section 8 Ofsted inspection in March 2017 confirmed that we remain a ‘good’ school. The Diocesan Section 48 Inspection in December 2017 judged the classroom religious education and Catholic Life of the school to be ‘good’. JFK has been awarded an SSAT ‘Educational Outcomes Award’ for the second year running, in recognition of the 2015 GCSE exam results; for being in the top 20% of non-selective schools nationally in terms of average grades achieved by students.  In addition, we have been invited to join ‘Leading Edge’, the national network reserved for high performing schools.

This success is achieved by the hard work of the teachers here and the real encouragement and support which both the teachers and our parents give to the students. I place great store in the partnership which we have with parents. I also believe that it is important to create a community which values each student irrespective of ability.  It is important to me, therefore, that our students have the opportunity to achieve not only in their school work but in a variety of other ways too.

Visitors to the school frequently comment on the ethos and atmosphere they sense as they come to the school for the first time. This friendliness and sense of community is part of something wider. I am convinced that it is linked to the fact that we are a Catholic school that values the uniqueness of each member of our community.  In this way we uphold the Gospel values and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.  We are an inclusive school and appoint members of staff whatever their own beliefs provided that they are willing to support our Catholic ethos.  There is a definite culture of achievement at JFK and a real desire at all levels to embrace new ideas for the benefit of the students.

Outside the formal curriculum there are numerous opportunities for students to take part in a very wide range of activities. These include retreats, drama, sport, music, away days, exchanges, trips at home and abroad and a flourishing Duke of Edinburgh programme.

The school is heavily oversubscribed and is very highly regarded in the local community.  We invest in our school buildings to ensure our learning environment is well maintained and of a high quality.  Expectations of staff and students are high.  We do not accept poor performance in any area of our work.  As a consequence of such high quality teaching bad behaviour in the classroom is rare and we all enjoy working in this environment.  For our new staff there is a comprehensive induction programme and they feel well supported.

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