Halliford School
Location
Shepperton, Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
Posted on: 12-02-2024 | Deadline:01-03-2024
The position of Head of Religious Studies offers an ambitious and dynamic specialist an exciting and highly rewarding leadership opportunity. The Department is busy and successful, and this role has scope to grow the offering in the school further. The successful applicant will be able to teach throughout the school, including Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level teaching. They will offer enthusiasm and a passion for their subject to lead and inspire our students. Candidates will also be expected to provide strong direction and an ambitious vision for the future of the Department.
As well as aiming to ensure academic success, the Department aims to develop students’ knowledge and skills across philosophical, ethical and theological topics. The Department will shortly be changing its name to Religion, Philosophy and Ethics (RPE) to reflect recent changes in the breadth of offering. At Key Stage 3, this includes units focusing on world religions, Eastern and Western Philosophy and Ethics. Skills focus on evaluation, analysis, debating, collaboration and producing independent projects.
About the School
Halliford School is an HMC Independent Day school in Surrey for boys aged 11 to 18, with a co-educational Sixth Form.
Our theme ‘Come as you are. Go as all you can be’ perfectly encapsulates our mission to encourage and support Hallifordians to flourish and become the best version of themselves that they can possibly be. Rated as ‘Excellent In all areas’ by ISI in December 2022, we aim for excellence by being academically ambitious but, at the same time, academically sensitive. We inspire Hallifordians within a community that is founded on high-quality teaching and learning, outstanding pastoral care and first-class sporting, cultural and extra-curricular activities.
Halliford School is situated in Shepperton alongside the banks of the River Thames and is well served by public transport and excellent nearby local amenities.
We offer a variety of benefits, such as;
To Apply:
Please download an Application Form. Email the completed form, along with a covering letter, addressed to the Headmaster, Mr James Davies to [email protected]
Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt; we reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.
We are proactively committed to creating a diverse staff body which reflects the community that we teach. At Halliford School we value diversity and inclusion; we want to attract the best people for the role. This is regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability, socioeconomic status or religious beliefs.
Halliford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share our commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and the successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure and employment reference checks. You must be eligible to work in the UK.
All applications will be acknowledged by email.
Offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a minimum of two references which are satisfactory to the School. Please refer to our Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy which can be found on the school website.
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