POST:                Teacher of Religious Studies

REQUIRED:        September 2024

                           Full Time Permanent

SALARY:            MPR    

LOCATION:       Maghull High School

The governors are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher of Religious Studies who has the drive, skills and enthusiasm to join our successful, highly motivated and supportive Religious Studies and Psychology department.  We are looking for someone with passion for the subject, who is creative and will support improving outcomes in Religious Studies.

The selected candidate will be an inspirational classroom practitioner and actively contribute to the extra-curricular provision offered within the school.  At Maghull High School all Key Stage 3 students have one-hour lessons per week and five per cycle if they opt to take GCSE Edexcel Specification B Religious Studies in Years 10 and 11. Religious Studies is also offered in Sixth Form where A Level students have nine hours per cycle. The appointed person will be expected to teach the full 11-18 age range in Religious Studies.

Maghull High School is part of the Southport Learning Trust, which currently includes Greenbank High School, Stanley High School, Birkdale High School, Meols Cop, Kew Woods Primary School and Bedford Primary School.  Our Trust welcomes teachers who are enthusiastic, energetic, and dedicated individuals with a talent for working with young people and a love of education.  We are seeking colleagues who can build robust and effective relationships with staff, parents, students, and the wider community in order to further the ethos of the Trust.

Applications welcomed from experienced and early careers teachers.   

For any enquiries about the post, please contact Miss N Bowen at bowenn@maghullhigh.com or telephone: 0151 527 3961.

For further information and application pack please visit www.maghullhigh.com

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 14^th June 2024 9am

Interviews to be held:  Week commencing Monday 17^th June 2024

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

ENHANCED DISCLOSURE

Southport Learning Trust is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website, which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at interview.

A copy of our child protection and safeguarding policy can be found on our website https://www.maghullhigh.com/safeguarding/

ENHANCED DISCLOSURE: The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and

expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).