Religious Education Teacher – Thomas Hall School - Devon, United Kingdom - Devon County Council

Description

Location: Thomas Hall School, Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 5AD

Required to start September 2024 or sooner if possible.

For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, job share, compressed hours, or staggered hours. Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what's possible for the role.

About the role
As a Religious Education Teacher, you will monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher, facilitating and encouraging a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential. You will contribute to raising standards of student attainment; sharing and supporting the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

About the successful candidate
The successful candidate will:

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students

• Promote good progress and outcomes by students

• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge

• Plan and teach well-structured lessons

• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students

• Make accurate and productive use of assessment

• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

• Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

About the School

Thomas Hall School is committed to giving all children an engaging and enriching educational experience. We provide a richly diverse and connected school environment, representative of the world that our pupils will enter. Our pupils mature into individuals who are ambitious, open-minded, and confident. Along with our academic pathway, we also take care to support individual character formation and wellbeing through The Thomas Hall Way.

Each pupil at our school is celebrated for their individual talents. For our pupils', school is about exploring strengths and developing academic and personal skills that will ensure that every child is well prepared for the quickly changing world that awaits them. It is our promise that we will create an environment of community, collaboration, and challenge.

The Thomas Hall grounds on the outskirts of Exeter, offer a site of inspiring natural beauty. Our main building was built in the 1600s, with established woodland surrounding the main campus area. The building was part of Exeter University's Duryard Halls of Residence for nearly 100 years before becoming a school. In 2023, Thomas Hall School joined Reach South Academy Trust.

About the Trust
Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 17 academies in Devon, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.

Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.

Teachers within Reach South belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust. In time, our best teachers are able to work across schools, develop specialisms and step up to leadership roles within and beyond their own academy. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike.

Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

Opportunities and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary plus TPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.

We're proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.

Next Steps
If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by calling the Recruitment team on or emailing us at .

To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by visiting

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.