St Aidan's Catholic Academy · Sunderland, North East
Join Our Outstanding Team at St Aidan's Catholic Academy!
Following our Ofsted inspection in February 2025, St Aidan's has been
graded Outstanding in all areas, including Quality of Education, Behaviour,
Personal Development, and Leadership and Management.
St Aidan's is a thriving and happy school where pupils are extremely
proud to be part of a highly ambitious and nurturing environment (Ofsted,
2025).
St Aidan’s is
a Catholic learning community for boys aged 11-18, in which all individuals are
provided with the opportunity to flourish in a way that is rooted firmly in the
values of the Gospel where each child can ‘Celebrate life to the full’. Our ethos and practice is proudly rooted in
these beliefs and in the core values: Hard Work, Trust and Fairness. From the
moment a pupil arrives at St Aidan’s Catholic Academy we expect them to live by
these values.
Our values
driven policies, clear vision and consistent routines demand and nurture a
strong sense of moral purpose, personal responsibility, integrity, honesty and
respect for others within our pupils. These qualities enable each of our young
men to reach the top of their mountain, fulfilling their potential and having a
choice of University or a high-quality career.
We have an
opening for a Teacher of Religious Education. The successful candidate will
join a team who are dedicated to empowering our pupils to excel and achieve
whilst expanding their horizons in a nurturing environment. Our commitment to
high-quality teaching, focus on mastery of knowledge and partnerships with
parents and the local community provide a richness of experience that enables
all to develop their God given talents.
We are looking for someone who is
an outstanding teacher with strong subject knowledge and an understanding of
effective pedagogy in Religious Education. The successful candidate will be
able to work well in a team, sharing in collective responsibility and will be
committed to the experience of the whole child. It is essential that all
applicants have excellent communication skills and a love of their own subject.
The candidate must be suitably qualified to teach throughout Key Stages 3-4,
with potential for KS5 and capable of building upon and developing the
strengths of the academy
Applicants are welcome to
have an informal discussion about the post with Mrs Anna Armstrong (usually
this would be to arrange a visit to school), please email aarmstrong@staca.co.uk to arrange this.
Completed application forms should be submitted by email
topayroll@staca.co.ukby 8am on 18th May 2026.Emailed
application forms/packs are preferred, if you are unable to submit an
electronic application, please contact the payroll email address to make
arrangements. Electronic signatures will
be accepted but candidates will be required to add a written signature to their
application when circumstances allow.
The position we are fi