Head of RE

Salary: Negotiable + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits  Relocation package for the right candidate dependent on experience 

Hours: Full Time, Permanent 

Start Date: April 2024 or September 2024 Start 

 Now is the perfect time to join Greenwood Academy as our Head of RE. We are seeking an enthusiastic leader with vision and determination to lead our department to brilliance. The team at Greenwood Academy are a team of dedicated and passionate practitioners, committed to providing a high-quality education for students of all abilities and at KS3 and KS4. 

 You'll be part of an enthusiastic and proficient team of educators at Greenwood Academy. Our Humanities department includes a range of subjects comprising History, Geography, Psychology, Sociology, Law & RE. As we grow we aim to ensure a greater proportion of teaching in teachers’ subject specialisms. 

 Overview

• Ability to teach RE up to A Level.
•  This is a perfect role for candidates who want to gain further middle leadership experience.
•  This role would suit someone with the ability to lead by example, inspire staff and pupils alike and who aspires to join us in developing our growing academy.

Greenwood Academy is a vibrant, successful 11-18 Academy situated in the heart of Castle Vale on the North East edge of Birmingham. We currently have 950 pupils on roll and are growing every year.  As a member of The Academies Enterprise Trust, our vision is to enable pupils to ‘find their remarkable’, achieving the highest personal and academic standards. We intend that all children do better academically and personally than they could have imagined as an 11 year old, to thrive as an adult and have a great life.  The school was judged  ‘Good’ by Ofsted, October 2021. 

You will be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate both pupils and staff.

Closing Date: Monday 12th February 2024 

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.  

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.