Salary:

Competitive

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Apply by:

28 April 2025

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Religious Studies Teacher with the ability to teach a second Humanities or Social Sciences.

Focused on delivering Excellence for All, The Hertfordshire & Essex High School provides a vibrant and welcoming working environment in a popular, non-selective school with an excellent academic record.

Rated as an Outstanding School with an Outstanding Sixth Form in our last Ofsted inspection, Herts & Essex provides an excellent educational experience for students and a first-rate experience for staff looking to develop their careers in education. “Staff are proud to work at the school. Leaders continually look for ways to improve staff’s workload and well-being” Ofsted November 2023.

The main purpose of a teacher is to ensure the effective learning of students being taught. Teachers are also required to contribute to the wider success of their faculty and the school. All teachers are allocated a designated form group and they are responsible for providing effective pastoral care to their form to support their learning. They are also required to contribute and be involved in extra-curricular activities and the wider life of the school community.

We will offer you a workplace that:

• Encourages and supports career development, including opportunities for research and NPQ qualifications
• Offers Coaching and Supervision as part of its excellent well-being offer
• Has been awarded the Carnegie Mental Health Award
• “Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. They demonstrate highly positive conduct. Pupils’ attitudes towards learning are exceptional” Ofsted November 2023
• Has staff and student networks for BAME and LGBTQ+ communities through our DARE and Kaleidoscope groups

Plus many other incentives and opportunities for career development.

This would be of particular interest to ECTs to join our well-established department.

Further details about the role can be found in the Job Description.

To apply, please submit your application via the ‘Quick Apply’ button.

Should you have any queries about the post or should you have any difficulties submitting your application, please email:

hr@hemat.org.uk

or call the school on 01279 654127.

Closing date: Midday on Monday 28 April 2025.

Due to the school not having a sponsorship licence, we regret that we are unable to consider applications from those who do not have the right to live or work in the UK.

Herts & Essex is dedicated to supporting and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the school community.

About The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

Warwick Road, Bishop’s Stortford

Hertfordshire

CM23 5NJ

United Kingdom

+44 1279 654127

Founded in 1909, The Hertfordshire & Essex High School is an outstanding non-selective secondary school for girls from Years 7-11 with a mixed Sixth Form in Years 12 and 13. There are currently over 1200 students. Our aim is to provide an all-round education; our staff work with great skill and dedication to provide enjoyable and challenging experiences that stretch our students’ learning. Our results consistently prove that we are able to secure the best academic outcomes. However, we also place as much emphasis on the broader measures of success: our students’ personal development, their confidence and their ability to find their place in the school and wider community. Herts & Essex’s six core values of compassion, creativity, independence, initiative, resilience and respect lie behind every aspect of school life. There is an extensive programme of extra curricular events, drama and musical performances and a diverse range of trips and visits at all stages. At Herts & Essex we are committed to respecting each member of the school community.