Head of RE/PSHE

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 11 March 2025
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 31 March 2025
• Location: Dudley, West Midlands, DY6 8QG
• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 53293985-abb4-40fc-b6bf-88f8b65304fb

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

EXPERIENCE

• A clear philosophy on how and why the subject should be taught
• Successful Experience of subject / Key Stage / middle leadership and impact
• Familiarity with current national strategies
• Ability to use and promote a range of teaching & learning strategies

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum requirements across Key Stage 3 and 4
• Awareness of the strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of students who are underperforming at any ability level or stage.
• A good understanding of curriculum developments in the specific subject area
• An understanding of the role of the Form Tutor in supporting the welfare and achievement of students
• Ability to plan and deliver schemes of work to match the needs of learners
• An understanding of how assessment for learning can improve student performance
• A confident and competent user of ICT
• Knowledge and understanding of how ICT can be used in the teaching of the subject to enhance student learning
• Ability to use student level data to raise standards
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to students and their parents/guardians
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality of opportunity for all students
• Ability to create a stimulating and safe learning environment for all students by:
• Establishing high expectations
• Implementing effective classroom management and organisation

What the school offers its staff

The Crestwood School is a secondary school for children between the ages of 11 and 16. It is a coeducational establishment which was converted to academy status in March 2015. It is based in the town of Kingswinford, West Midlands, in Dudley.

Crestwood School exists to provide an unrivalled learning environment for the young people in our local and wider community. Through our teaching and pastoral care we aim to develop independent young people with a thirst for learning. We encourage students to strive to make more progress than is expected of them. We encourage students to strive to achieve more than is expected of them. Our students know, if they do so, they will achieve more success than is expected of them.

The Crestwood School aims to help every student to develop into independent adults. The curriculum is stimulating and enriches the children's minds. Students who have respect and tolerance for others are valued by the academy. By working hard, the students should be able to achieve excellent results with the support from the teachers.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: KCSIE, 2023 This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children's Barred List Check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

• A clear philosophy on how and why the subject should be taught
• Successful Experience of subject / Key Stage / middle leadership and impact
• Familiarity with current national strategies
• Ability to use and promote a range of teaching & learning strategies
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum requirements across Key Stage 3 and 4
• Awareness of the strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of students who are underperforming at any ability level or stage.
• A good understanding of curriculum developments in the specific subject area
• An understanding of the role of the Form Tutor in supporting the welfare and achievement of students
• Ability to plan and deliver schemes of work to match the needs of learners
• An understanding of how assessment for learning can improve student performance
• A confident and competent user of ICT
• Knowledge and understanding of how ICT can be used in the teaching of the subject to enhance student learning
• Ability to use student level data to raise standards
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to students and their parents/guardians
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality of opportunity for all students
• Ability to create a stimulating and safe learning environment for all students by:
o Establishing high expectations o Implementing effective classroom management and organisation

The Crestwood School is a secondary school for children between the ages of 11 and 16. It is a coeducational establishment which was converted to academy status in March 2015. It is based in the town of Kingswinford, West Midlands, in Dudley. Crestwood School exists to provide an unrivalled learning environment for the young people in our local and wider community. Through our teaching and pastoral care we aim to develop independent young people with a thirst for learning. We encourage students to strive to make more progress than is expected of them. We encourage students to strive to achieve more than is expected of them. Our students know, if they do so, they will achieve more success than is expected of them. The Crestwood School aims to help every student to develop into independent adults. The curriculum is stimulating and enriches the children's minds. Students who have respect and tolerance for others are valued by the academy. By working hard, the students should be able to achieve excellent results with the support from the teachers.