Religious Studies Teacher

Don’t feel scared or not good enough! Apply! You have nothing to lose and you would be amazed at the variety of teachers at Michaela. Some even come to us straight from university. Unqualified candidates, ECTs, right up to more experienced staff should all apply! There is the option to train with us to obtain QTS.

We advertise all year round so as to find candidates who are best suited to our traditional ways. Teachers stay at Michaela on average about 4 or 5 years. Come visit the school and see!

Key Responsibilities

Please include answers to these questions

• 1. Why teach RE at Michaela?
• 2. How would you fit in with our unique ethos?
• 3. When are you hoping to start?

Teaching Philosophy

We are looking for a teacher who would most likely teach both lower and upper school. But we would happily consider excellent candidates who can only offer the A-Level or who would prefer to only teach lower school from Year 7.

Our RS curriculum enables our pupils to understand the beliefs, practices and philosophy that underpins the western world. We teach our pupils the most culturally and theologically significant stories in the Bible before proceeding to the beliefs and practices of the Abrahamic faiths, and later Buddhism and Hinduism.

At Michaela, religion and philosophy teachers see their classes three times a week instead of just once a week as can happen elsewhere. This allows them to build lovely relationships.

School Culture

The ambition of our vibrant and energetic team is to transform the lives of all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Many of us are Teach First Ambassadors. Some of us are not. All of us want to change the world by showing that a child’s home circumstances do not have to be a barrier to exceptional success. Try not to listen to what others say about Michaela. Come visit and see for yourself! Maybe we will be the right fit for you, maybe not. You can only see what we are like if you visit.

Michaela is such a friendly place to work that we now have 5 couples who met at Michaela and got married, and 2 of them have babies already! There is an annual ski trip that staff do together, a riotous annual Christmas party and the pub every Friday is packed with Michaela staff. There is so much love and support in the staff room – people really do love their colleagues here.

We are looking for someone with a lot of personality, someone who wants to own their classroom and have vibrant and authentic relationships with their pupils. We want teachers who are conscientious, enjoy being with teenagers, and love to see kids succeed. Our children work hard in lessons and at home, driven by their teachers’ ambitious expectations of them. Our excellent behaviour systems allow teachers to be themselves, and be as innovative as they like.

You will get the chance to really think about what makes for great teaching. You will also become a better teacher…even if you think you are an ‘old hand’! There is the possibility of teaching Year 7 through to Year 13. Our behaviour systems are so consistently well-managed that, instead of worrying about low-level disruption, you are able to try out what works best for the pupils you are teaching. The relationships you can forge with pupils are exceptional. All Michaela staff say that they have better relationship with the kids at Michaela than they did with the kids at their previous schools.

There will be a lot of opportunities for promotion, and we invest in the development of our people. If you have heard of Michaela and feel a little intimidated, don’t be! There are a variety of people who teach here and all of them are friendly and welcoming. Don’t think you are not good enough. We would love to hear from you. You have nothing to lose by applying and visiting. You will find sitting in Michaela classrooms an eye-opening experience.

Suitable candidates will be interviewed promptly upon receipt of application. The closing date will be brought forward in the event that the post is filled.

You are also very welcome to simply visit the school – and we highly recommend it. We are 30 seconds from Wembley Park tube, accessible by both the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines. This means we are 20-30 minutes away from Bond Street or Kings Cross! Visitors often say seeing the school in action changed their minds in a variety of ways and allowed them to see the school as it really is.

At Michaela teachers are paid using the teacher inner London pay scales.

Michaela Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS and/or provide police checks from other countries, where appropriate. Michaela Community School is an equal opportunities employer.