Salary:

Teachers main pay scale+ Mossbourne main pay scale allowance £1600 / UPS

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

Monday 1st September 2025 [Inset Days 27th, 28th, 29th August 2025]

Apply by:

10 April 2025

Job overview

Work Pattern : 40 hours per week

Interview dates: TBC

Location : Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, Victoria Park Rd, London E9 7HD

Working for The Mossbourne Federation

Working for a Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, of course expectations of staff are high. In return, we engage with, and support our workforce, with great benefits and by creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.

Staff Benefits

Federation staff are rewarded through the comprehensive package of benefits listed in our Federation Recruitment Brochure, including:

The Mossbourne Allowance (T&Cs apply)

• Free lunches (T&Cs apply)
• Tea, coffee and refreshments provided for staff throughout the week
• Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
• Early finish on Friday - secondary academies
• Free staff fitness classes
• Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
• Discounts at local restaurants
• Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
• Saturday and holiday paid programme
• Special leave scheme
• Staff appreciation awards and events
• First rate professional development and career opportunities
• Financial support for career development (T&Cs apply)
• ‘Introduction Bonus’ for current staff (T&Cs apply)
• Additional remuneration for exam board marking (T&Cs apply)

The successful applicant will be a Religious Studies specialist who is passionate in teaching their subject to KS3 and KS4. They will be well organised, energetic, and willing to go the ‘extra mile’. They will hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and may be starting out as an NQT, or have a proven track record of successful teaching across different key stages and believe that all students will succeed in religious studies.

If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.

Please note that CVs or incomplete application forms will not be considered. All other applications will be considered; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.

About Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Victoria Park Road, Hackney

London

E9 7HD

United Kingdom

+44 20 8510 4550

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

At Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) we are continuing to build on the Mossbourne ethos to provide an exceptional education for all our students. With learning at the heart of everything we do, MVPA is continuing to raise expectations and achievement in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs with the belief that all students can fulfil their true potential. Our students receive great lessons, enjoy a vibrant enrichment programme, and have access to debate, speech-making, and presentation training through our Oratory specialism. Our outstanding teaching staff work in a rewarding environment where everyone pulls together for the same thing: the best possible deal for our students.

The Mossbourne Federation

The Mossbourne Federation is a thriving network of Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form academies providing the children of Hackney with an outstanding education from 4 to 18 years of age. We deliver the highest quality of teaching & learning across a broad curriculum, underpinned by high expectations of every student and by our Federation values of: Excellence, No Excuses and Unity. Our staff strive towards a common goal: being the best we can be, ensuring every student, every teacher and every member of staff fulfils their potential. We value continuous improvement, are always learning, and always looking for a better way to do things. We are a supportive family that shares experiences, knowledge, and ideas in an environment that welcomes input and challenge.

Set within the metropolitan borough of Hackney, all Mossbourne Federation academies are in close proximity to London Overground stations, providing a no-fuss commute for colleagues living in other London boroughs. London’s fashionable ‘East and West Ends’, are also only a short distance away.

The Mossbourne Ethos

The Mossbourne Federation is the realisation of Sir Clive Bourne’s dream to provide the children of Hackney with an outstanding education. Over the past twenty years, the Federation has nurtured Sir Clive’s dream by fostering kind, courteous, hard-working, and well-rounded learners by providing an outstanding education based on the core values of ‘Excellence’, ‘No Excuses’ and ‘Unity’. Through upholding these core values, Mossbourne schools are without exception, exceptional.

The Federation’s calm working atmosphere creates well-rounded individuals who excel in the arts, on the sporting field and academically. All learners, regardless of ability, benefit from the innovative and enlightened approaches to teaching and learning within The Mossbourne Federation.

Working for The Mossbourne Federation

Working for a Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, of course expectations of staff are high. In return, we engage with, and support our workforce, with great benefits and by creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.

Benefits

Federation staff are rewarded through a comprehensive benefits package, that is explained further in our applicant pack and includes:

• Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
• Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
• Free staff fitness classes
• Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
• Free lunches (T&C`s apply)
• Discounts at local restaurants
• Saturday pay programme
• Special leave scheme
• First rate professional development and career opportunities
• Staff appreciation awards and events
• The Mossbourne Allowance (conditions apply)

See all our current Primary, Secondary & 6th Form vacancies here:

https://www.mossbourne.org/vacancies/

You can follow us on LinkedIn at:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/mossbourne-federation/