Subject Lead - RE

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 20 March 2025
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 31 March 2025
• Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2DQ
• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: e504fd3a-121f-45a7-9012-51f8e853300c

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

About You:

As a Subject Leader for RE at Wrenn School, you will bring your passion and dedication to inspiring students, fostering their talents, and creating an engaging and challenging learning environment. Our ideal candidate would:

• Foster a love of learning, be adaptable and creative, able to engage students with innovative teaching methods.
• Be an outstanding and reflective classroom practitioner.
• Set high expectations and be a positive role model - consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which we expect of pupils.

What the school offers its staff

About Our School:

The Wrenn School is unique, we are lucky enough to be a split site school, enabling us to provide a lower and upper school site. The school has beautiful grounds, purpose-built Art, Music, Drama and Design Technology, Wrenn Astro, playing fields, hard play areas and Gyms provide excellent facilities for our pupils. We aim for excellence in all that we do, we invest heavily in the development of our pupils' and find ways to nurture them both academically and personally. During their time at Wrenn our students thrive, we are proud of the outcomes that they achieve, and we believe that all students can make outstanding progress and experience individual success.

About the RE Department:

The RE department at Wrenn School is dedicated to fostering a deep understanding of diverse religious beliefs, ethical perspectives, and cultural traditions. The department aims to create an inclusive and reflective learning environment where students can explore the profound questions of life, faith, and morality. Through a comprehensive curriculum, the RE department encourages critical thinking, empathy, and respect for different viewpoints. By engaging with a variety of religious texts, philosophical debates, and contemporary issues, students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected world. The department is committed to nurturing well-rounded individuals who are prepared to contribute thoughtfully and compassionately to society.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England's post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:

CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.

We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

Commitment to safeguarding

We have a strong Safeguarding team at the academy and a strong culture for Safeguarding in the school. Safeguarding is fully compliant, and the wellbeing of students is a real strength of the academy. The school has been awarded Northamptonshire School of the Year for a second time in 2021 for the exceptional care and guidance provided to the students during the last year. We invest in students' cultural capital through a very strong personal and community enrichment programme. We have strong links to our community and work closely with local partners and providers to maximise opportunities for all students.

• Foster a love of learning, be adaptable and creative, able to engage students with innovative teaching methods.
• Be an outstanding and reflective classroom practitioner.
• Set high expectations and be a positive role model - consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which we expect of pupils.
  
  The Wrenn School is unique, we are lucky enough to be a split site school, enabling us to provide a lower and upper school site. The school has beautiful grounds, purpose-built Art, Music, Drama and Design Technology, Wrenn Astro, playing fields, hard play areas and Gyms provide excellent facilities for our pupils. We aim for excellence in all that we do, we invest heavily in the development of our pupils' and find ways to nurture them both academically and personally. During their time at Wrenn our students thrive, we are proud of the outcomes that they achieve, and we believe that all students can make outstanding progress and experience individual success.
About the RE Department: The RE department at Wrenn School is dedicated to fostering a deep understanding of diverse religious beliefs, ethical perspectives, and cultural traditions. The department aims to create an inclusive and reflective learning environment where students can explore the profound questions of life, faith, and morality. Through a comprehensive curriculum, the RE department encourages critical thinking, empathy, and respect for different viewpoints. By engaging with a variety of religious texts, philosophical debates, and contemporary issues, students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected world. The department is committed to nurturing well-rounded individuals who are prepared to contribute thoughtfully and compassionately to society. About Creative Education Trust: Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England's post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people. We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century. CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development: CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust. We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached. Essential Information: Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility. All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview. The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves. Commitment to safeguarding We have a strong Safeguarding team at the academy and a strong culture for Safeguarding in the school. Safeguarding is fully compliant, and the wellbeing of students is a real strength of the academy. The school has been awarded Northamptonshire School of the Year for a second time in 2021 for the exceptional care and guidance provided to the students during the last year. We invest in students' cultural capital through a very strong personal and community enrichment programme. We have strong links to our community and work closely with local partners and providers to maximise opportunities for all students.