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Teacher of Religious Studies, EdEx – Education Recruitment
Teacher of Religious Studies
A leading 11-18 academy in Newham, East London, is appointing a
Teacher of Religious Studies
to join its high-achieving humanities team.
About the Role
You will teach Religious Studies (RS) across KS3-KS4 (potential opportunities in KS5 may be available), delivering lessons that foster:
- Intellectually ambitious teaching
- Critical thinking
- Ethical reasoning
- Confident written argumentation
The school emphasises: ✔ Clear expectations combined with strong support ✔ Calm classrooms with consistent routines ✔ Respectful student behaviour ✔ Leadership prioritising teacher development and wellbeing
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Benefits
- Outstanding teaching environment – Executive outcome with high standards (April 2024 inspection, published June 2024)
- Materials and support:
- Robust staff induction and coaching, including ECT (Early Career Teacher) support
- Focus on work-life balance
- Workload reduction approaches
- Strong outcomes culture with ambitious sixth-form progression
- Although not the most comprehensive perks list, it includes:
- EAP pension, a common retirement scheme for UK educators
- Free staff lunch/refresher budgets
- Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
- Workplace status: MPS (Maintained Primary School) or UPS (Unitary Primary School) – Inner London pay scale
- Application portal: Guardian Jobs (Link to Guardian Jobs implied in text, added for context)
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