Teacher of Religious Studies (Maternity Cover)
Parklands High School
Chorley
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- Salary:
- MPS - UPS depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2024
Job overview
We are currently seeking a dynamic and inspirational Teacher of Religious Studies
From January 2025, this is a full time, 12 month, temporary maternity cover post. Hours of work are as detailed in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document
We are seeking a teacher of Religious Studies to join our highly successful Religious Studies department. The position would suit an experienced practitioner but we would also welcome applications from ECTs / RQTs.
You will receive high quality, comprehensive CPD and support from your colleagues who will coach and guide you through any continued professional development. Parklands has a bespoke ECT/RQT programme in place and staff also benefit from easy access to transport links, access to the UK’s leading provider of corporate healthcare cash plans provided by UK Healthcare, free onsite parking and out of hours access to our gym facilities.
The Religious Studies department is forward thinking, creative, innovative and encouraging of change and new initiatives. All staff are subject specialists and are highly passionate about the subject they teach. The Department has 4 full time teachers along with 4 dedicated Religious Studies classrooms, all rooms are equipped with visualisers and whiteboards. At Parklands, all students receive Religious Studies lessons from Y7-11. All Students study the AQA full-course specification at GCSE.
The ethos of the Religious Studies department is one of engagement, enjoyment, excellent teacher/student relationships and expectations of high standards for all students. We are seeking someone who will impart a love of the subject to those of all abilities and backgrounds. New ideas and initiatives are warmly welcomed. A sense of humour and the ability to be a team player are vital.
The successful candidate will:
● be an excellent teacher
● be a strategic and innovative thinker
● be committed to raising achievement and levels of progress for all learners
● be focused on improving teaching and learning
● be able to inspire and motivate students and colleagues
● be a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
● have excellent subject knowledge
The application form can be downloaded from the vacancies page of the school website website www.parklandsacademy.co.uk Please complete this and return it to the school. In addition, please submit an accompanying statement to outline how your experiences demonstrate that you meet the person specification. Please include here details of your experience and your suitability for the post. Maximum 3 sides of A4, size 12 Arial font.
Please return applications by email, marked ‘Teacher of Religious Studies application’ to admin@parklandsacademy.co.uk
For an informal discussion, please contact Steph Rhodes, Curriculum Leader, either by telephone or email to
srhodes@parklandsacademy.co.uk
Attached documents
About Parklands High School
Parklands High School is an 11-16 co-educational standalone academy school based in the historic, leafy market town of Chorley. Chorley has excellent transport links and the school is within easy reach of the M6, M61 and M65.
We believe our school is a magnificent place to teach and help develop the next generation. Our school is a lovely, warm and effervescent community; our students are an absolute delight, and we receive constant praise from members of the community and visitors to our school about their mindfulness, manners, generosity and mature approach to their experiences in school.
We are not an exams-factory; although our students achieve extremely well, we believe that a holistic education is paramount, and we encourage like-minded teachers to join us and contribute to our ongoing success. In return, teachers at Parklands can expect to teach due to outstanding student behaviour. Teachers enjoy a calm, purposeful and orderly school community where mutual respect is the norm. New staff to Parklands join a vibrant workforce, where there is lots going on, from school musicals and drama productions, to a multitude of sporting activities and social activities organised by staff for staff.
We are proud of our exceptional facilities. We have a fantastic all-weather pitch, a magnificent TV studio, a state-of-the-art music recording studio, brand-new cooking facilities for students of Food Technology, a large dance studio, brand-new science laboratories, a brand-new Modern Languages suite and a new dining area. For our students, our school is a wonderful place to learn, and for our staff it’s a wonderful place to make a difference!
The school has a House system with vertical tutor groups, and our students have outstanding leadership opportunities from year 7 through to year 11, such as Head Student, Senior Student Leaders (Teaching & Learning, Wider Life of School), Learning Ambassadors, Subject Ambassadors, Sports Captains and many more.
Headteacher
Steve Mitchell
Values and vision
As an outward-facing school in continual pursuit of excellence, we aim to provide a world-class, 21st Century education for all pupils, irrespective of social background, race, gender, disability, belief, and sexual orientation, so they can successfully embark on the next stage of their education, training or employment, and make a positive contribution to society.
Ofsted (November 2014)
“Attainment in five or more good GCSEs, including English and mathematics, is significantly above the national average. Progress in English has been consistently good over recent years. In mathematics, progress has improved and is now consistently good for students in all year groups. The progress of all groups of students, including those who are disadvantaged, is good. The proportion of students making better than expected progress in English and mathematics is in line with what is seen nationally. This demonstrates strong improvements in mathematics.”
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