Teacher of Religious Studies or Sociology

The Humanities Faculty at David Nieper Academy The Humanities Faculty currently encompasses a wide range of subjects including: Key stage 3 & 4 RS core and GCSE Key stage 3 & 4 & 5 Geography Key stage 3 & 4 & 5 History Key stage 3 & 4 & 5 PSHCE and Citizenship Key stage 3 & 4 French The Humanities faculty at David Nieper Academy includes Geography, History, Religious Studies, MFL. Despite its wide variety of subjects, the faculty works very closely together and shares a common ethos when it comes to education. Our view is that every single young person - regardless of their background - is entitled to access the rich body of knowledge that characterises the disciplines we represent. We firmly believe that it is from this rigorous knowledge-led foundation that students are best-equipped to succeed in the applied learning opportunities that we are committed to providing here at David Nieper Academy. As such, successful candidates would be joining a faculty that: Is committed to developing innovative, research-informed teaching based on knowledge of how children learn Celebrates explicit instruction as an approach to teaching that supports the fostering of students’ knowledge acquisition, independence and criticality skills Is self-reflective and constantly striving to improve the key principles of our practice (namely: review, acquire, question, model, practice, assess and feedback) Is newly and fully resourced after a recent curriculum over-haul Has a ‘warm but strict’ approach to discipline where expectations are high Is highly supportive and enjoys a strong sense of collegiality and humour Overall, this is an immensely exciting time to join this thriving and growing faculty on our drive to improve results. Our knowledge-led approach is proving to be more popular than ever amongst students. Key Responsibilities To either teach Religious Studies across key stage 3, 4 & 5 contributing to the planning and organisation of the curriculum or A Level Sociology at key stage 5. To teach PSHCE and potentially other humanities subjects To be a form tutor To contribute to the co-curricular life of the school Participate in the academy Performance Management arrangements Teaching and Learning Plan and teach engaging and challenging lessons that pave the way for success in school and life Meet the needs of all learners by consistently planning and teaching carefully differentiated lessons Contribute to Faculty planning and the creation and updating of schemes of work Use regular, measurable and significant assessments of teaching Set and mark appropriate homework Complete all reporting on time Closely monitor progress and attainment of all students and use it to inform teaching Provide content for and, where necessary, deliver high quality student interventions with direction from the Head of Faculty Work to ensure that all students achieve or exceed targets Maintain regular and produ