RE Teacher - September Start - February 2023

RE Teacher - January 2024

Starting in January, this is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and confident RE Teacher. This secondary teaching position an Ofsted rated Outstanding secondary school in Rickmansworth, will provide boundless opportunities to use creative, interactive and engaging teaching methods that encourage pupils to participate in classroom activities actively and develop cognitive, numerical and verbal reasoning skills.

As a RE Teacher at this Ofsted rated Outstanding Secondary school in Rickmansworth, you will be responsible for teaching all approved national curriculum subject of RE to pupils aged 12 -16 years (Key Stage 3 & 4).

Personality focus

An energetic, positive attitude can go a long way in a Secondary Teacher role. Using a mix of resources to inspire pupil's study, motivation and investigation of the lesson topic, you will ensure they get the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to flourish when they move on to Secondary School and beyond.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As a Secondary Teacher you will:

• Create a classroom environment where pupils can work together to achieve their learning goals.
• Encourage pupils to research topics themselves, helping and supporting individual pupils as required.
• Setting assignments, projects and tests, carrying out continuous assessment, marking pupil's work and writing reports
• Carry out administrative work, including keeping a register of pupils, updating records and writing reports.
• Set and mark homework recoding completion and individual pupil progress.
• Participate in training and development sessions at the school, partner schools or other training organisations.
• Liaise with parents, senior leaders and external bodies concerning progress, behaviour, child protection and health.
• Plan appropriate and effective lessons ensuring all pupils are learning to the best of their ability. Engaging pupils throughout each class period encouraging them to listen, answer questions and complete set tasks or group work.
• Plan your lessons to meet the national guidance set out by the Curriculum for Excellence.
• Keep up to date with changes and developments to the national teaching curriculum.
• Work with colleagues to plan and coordinate lessons.
• Set up the classroom, organising visual displays and resources.
• Using a mix of resources to enhance pupil's study, motivation and exploration of the lesson topic.
• Teach whole-class lessons, work with small groups and run practical activities using various learning and teaching strategies appropriate for pupils, lesson topic and objectives.

Motivate your class with enthusiastic and creative schemes of work using different methods of teaching, including group work, whole-class work, demonstrations, experiments and play.

• Direct the work of learning support and Teaching Assistants (TAs).
• Provide a safe and healthy environment following safeguarding procedures.
• Attend meetings, parent's evenings and teacher training programmes.
• Organise school trips, after school clubs, school social activities and sports events.
• Take responsibility for the academic progress of each pupil.
• Consciously set expectations for pupil's discipline and behaviour in the classroom and around the school.
• Challenge and rectify inappropriate behaviour following the school's behaviour policy.

Qualifications/Licences/Certifications

• 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, Maths and Science
• An Undergraduate Education Degree Or a degree in any subject and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) or Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE - Scotland)
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Outros

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.