Head of Religious Education

Overview

The Holy Family Catholic School is seeking an inspiring, strategic, and student-centred Head of Religious Education. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated teacher to shape a dynamic curriculum and ensure exceptional outcomes for all students.

Job Advert & Description

Responsible to: Faculty Leader Humanities and The Arts

JOB PURPOSE:

The Head of Religious Education will support the Faculty Leader Humanities and The Arts providing effective leadership and management of Religious Education to secure:

High-quality teaching
Effective use of resources
Excellent standards of learning and achievement for all students

Duties and responsibilities

Strategic direction

To lead on the development and effective implementation of the curriculum for Religious Education, in line with our school’s commitment to high-quality teaching and learning and excellent outcomes.
To promote Religious Education, its importance, and the value that they bring across the school.
To have a comprehensive understanding of how well the subject is being delivered across the department and the subsequent impact on student achievement.
To use this understanding to intervene where appropriate to improve student outcomes.
To ensure the curriculum matches the needs of different students, such as disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
To support the use of additional staff in the subject areas to ensure there is a framework for deployments and that teaching assistants are deployed effectively.
To promote students’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical, and mental development alongside British values in the teaching of the subject.
To promote careers education through the subject and ensure that teaching and learning illustrates how the subject might lead to career opportunities.

Leading the curriculum

To develop and regularly review the vision, aims and purpose for Religious Education.
To plan the curriculum content, ensuring it is well sequenced to promote excellent student progress.
To ensure that the planned curriculum is effectively and consistently implemented across the faculty.
To ensure that there is an effective system of assessment that oversees the progress of students to ensure the curriculum has a positive impact on students’ learning.
To have shared responsibility for students’ achievement and standards across the faculty.

Leading and managing staff

To establish an effective team and lead regular meetings for Religious Education to keep staff informed on any developments or changes and to support CPD within the faculty where applicable.
To provide appropriate support to staff regarding teaching and learning, resources, and planning across the faculty.
To support with the monitoring of the standard of teaching and learning by visiting lessons, scrutinising books, and talking with students to assess how well the subject area is being implemented.
To provide feedback to staff based on the above visits to identify training needs and provide continuing professional development (CPD) in the faculty.
To liaise effectively with exam boards to ensure that teachers understand and are familiar with the syllabus(es) that are being delivered
To support teachers to make accurate assessments, manage internal and external moderation, and complete external moderation exercises
To support with timetabling and the management of setting students into attainment groups where applicable.
To support teachers to achieve and maintain constructive working relationships with students.
To participate in Appraisal as required by the school policy and use the process to develop the personal and professional effectiveness of staff.
To lead on the pastoral care and welfare of all departmental staff.

Efficient and effective deployment of resources

To create a safe, welcoming environment and take care of the classroom accommodation, ensuring classroom displays are stimulating, of high quality, and inspire curiosity in students.
To lead on the audit, checking and management of resources to ensure they are up to date and match student and curriculum needs.
To effectively manage the subject budget to ensure funding is spent on resources that add value and enhance the learning experience.
To lead on the preparation of appropriate resources for remote learning to ensure the curriculum can be delivered to students learning from home should the need arise.

Personal Qualities

Be a practising committed Catholic
Have a strong commitment to the school’s Catholic ethos and inclusive education.
Have emotional resilience, honesty, integrity, and an ability to build strong relationships.
Have a commitment to safeguarding and equal opportunities.
To be enthusiastic, flexible, and able to work well under pressure.
To be a strategic thinker with an analytical mindset and a clear sense of purpose.

Salary & Benefits

Salary from £32916 to £51047 per

Location

The Holy Family Catholic School
Spring Gardens Lane
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 6LH

Supporting documents

Head of RE full job description and spec Head of RE - Advert & Job information

Deadline and how to apply

Deadline if Friday 16th January 2026 at 09.00am - application is via completed application form(supplied in the link below) and returned to hr@bcwcat.co.uk before the closing date and deadline

Model_Application_Form_-_Teacher.docx

Rehabilitation_of_Offenders_Act_1974_-_Disclosure_Form.docx

Right-to-Work-in-UK-Declaration-Form.docx

Safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the exceptions order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Appointments will be made subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the receipt of satisfactory references and all other pre-employment checks.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is based on merit and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We strive to foster a work environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared success.