Zest Education have the privilege of working closely with a 'Good' Ofsted rated school located in the Cannock region of South Staffordshire, who are looking to recruit a full time Religious Studies Teacher. This role is full time from January 2025 for a minimum of one full term.
Religious Studies is one of the most popular subjects within the school and receives a significant uptake at GCSE. The successful applicant would be expected to perform a full and active role within the department, they would be working alongside a committed and professional departmental team.
The successful candidate must be a proactive and engaging individual who has proven experience of having strong behaviour management skills and working across a range of KS3 and KS4 with experience teaching at KS5 also being ideal.
The successful applicant will have:
- A PGCE or equivalent UK teaching qualification that has awarded them QTS or QTLS
- A strong passion for the subject of Religious Studies and excellent subject knowledge across KS3 and KS4
- A team ethos and want to be part of a strong team environment
- The ability to plan, mark and deliver high quality lessons (planning and marking only for short/long term placements).
- Strong classroom and behaviour management
- Creative and innovative teaching methods, the ability to motivate students
Pay to scale is available after a qualifying period of 12 weeks. If you are an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT) newly qualified teacher (NQT) looking for your first teaching opportunity, please get in touch with us as soon as possible.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email us or click 'Apply for job' at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an REC audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and recent school-based experience (teaching within a school teaching the British Curriculum).
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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