Bacon's College- Teacher of Religious Studies Rotherhithe, England
Job description
Bacon’s College was established in the Surrey Docks peninsula in Rotherhithe, South East London in 1991 as a City Technology College, becoming an academy in 2007 and joined the United Learning Trust in 2018. Bacon’s has long been an important part of the fabric of the local community in south east London and has served the community in its various forms for over three hundred years. We are proud of that history and contribution and of the way the College has evolved and adapted to meet the needs of its young people.
Bacon’s is a thriving community that is welcoming of students of all faiths and those of none. Staff and students value the distinctive nature of its Christian ethos to which every member of its community contributes. Our values are courage, compassion, respect, faith and integrity. The strength of our ethos was recognised during a SIAMS inspection in December 2019 which graded the College as ‘Excellent’.
Today, Bacon’s sits in modern and well-equipped facilities in an area that is rapidly changing and growing. We are fortunate to offer fantastic media and IT facilities and excellent sporting provision. Learning is at the heart of everything we do and we have the highest aspirations for our students, determined that they can achieve and overcome any barriers that may lie in their path.
Bacon’s has improved rapidly in recent years, recognised by Ofsted in June 2022 when we received a grading of ‘Good’ overall and in every area. We also celebrated our best ever GCSE outcomes in 2022 with 79% of students achieving 5+ 9-4 grades inc. English and Maths and a Progress 8 of +0.68 (expected). Our VI form results were also our best ever with 69% of grades at A*-B and an ALPS score of 2 (top 10% nationally). This is an exciting time to be joining Bacon’s as we seek to continuously improve and be great school in every respect.
Teacher of Religious Studies
Location: Bacon’s College, London, SE16
Salary: United Learning Pay Scale PT1 £36,300 - EPT3 £53,800
Closing Date: Friday 23rd June 2023, 9am
The Role
The College is seeking to appoint someone who has the necessary breadth of experience and expertise to fulfil successfully the role of Teacher of Religious Studies. It is essential, therefore, that the successful candidate is familiar with the DfE Teachers’ Standards (2011) and demonstrates that he or she already possesses enough of the knowledge and professional qualities contained within these standards to be able to deliver high quality teaching and learning as a part of the Humanities Department at Bacon’s College. The essential knowledge, skills and personal capabilities that relate to the specific responsibility of the vacancy are listed below.
Purpose:
This role calls for an individual who is able to inspire, challenge and motivate our students. You must have the highest of expectations of every student, be enthusiastic, flexible and have a desire to see the Humanities Department continue to flourish as well as the desire to become a valued member of Bacon’s College.
This is an exciting time to join Bacon’s College; if you share our high expectations and are passionate about making a difference then we look forward to receiving your application.
United Learning
United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have up to eight INSET days per year and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.
Bacon’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all who work at the school to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
