Start Date: 6 th January 2025
Contract duration: Temporary contract until August 31st 2026 (20 months) in the first instance
Flexible hours and days: The successful candidate can work 3 days (0.6), 4 days (0.8) or 5 days (full time) but will be required to be in school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This flexibility provides candidates with an outstanding work / life balance where suitable, whilst working in one of the best schools in the North West.
Salary: M3 to UPS3 (£35,674 to £49,084) – possible TLR enhancement in addition dependent on experience.
St. Gregory’s Catholic High School seeks to appoint an ambitious applicant who is a strong teacher of GCSE Sociology. Some experience in teaching KS3 RE is desirable too.
In return you will get the outstanding opportunity to develop your career in a wonderful family community alongside supportive colleagues in a calm and purposeful environment where the pupils have a love for learning. You will have the unique opportunity to work full or part time to suit your own work life balance / personal domestic lifestyle commitments.
Behaviour and attendance is outstanding at St Gregory’s. Our most recent examination performance from summer 2024 produced another outstanding progress 8 score of +0.32. Our average P8 score is +0.25 over the past 3 years.
St Gregory’s is graded as an ‘Outstanding’ school in our Section 48 inspection and graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in our very recent July 2024 inspection. Please read our inspection reports by clicking on the links below:
The successful applicant is required from 6th January 2025 to teach a KS4 (Y10) GCSE Sociology group of ambitious pupils. The GCSE Sociology time commitment is 3 hours per week with the remaining time teaching KS3 RE or another 2nd subject that you may be experienced in. This can be discussed at interview. The GCSE Sociology specification followed by St Gregory’s is AQA. The link is below:
Your qualities will include being a positive communicator, dedication, commitment and resilience in the face of challenges whilst showing passion and an ambition for all children. Positive relationships are a key strength of our school.
The school welcome and encourage potential applicants to meet with the Headteacher to discuss the role or any other details including salary further.
Closing Date: Wednesday 11 th December 2024 at 9am
Notification of Interview: Wednesday 11 th December 2024 (afternoon)
Interview: Monday 16th December 2024
Please return a completed CES teaching application form to recruitment@stgregoryshigh.com
For general enquiries about this position, please email recruitment@stgregoryshigh.com
Only CES application forms will be accepted.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS.
Online checks of shortlisted candidates may be obtained which forms part of our Safer Recruitment procedures and KCSIE Guidance.
Teacher of Religious Education (Maternity Cover)
St.Gregory’s Catholic High School is offering a great opportunity for a teacher of Religious Education to join our successful and thriving school community for the duration of a maternity cover. St Gregory’s has once again been judged as a ‘Good’ school in our inspection of July 2024 and the report will be available from 11th September 2024.
This post is a full time or 0.8 maternity cover position. Candidates have the option of taking the post full time or at 0.8 (having Thursdays off work) to suit your personal work life balance if this would be of use to you.
The timetable is for Key Stage 3 RE and will be for up to 20 periods per week.
Whilst the cover is for a maternity leave, it can also potentially pave the way for a permanent position should future vacancies in the department arise. This has happened many times before at St Gregory’s.
What is great about working at St Gregory’s is that you will have the privilege of working with wonderful students who have a thirst for learning in an environment which is focused on positivity and strong relationships.
St Gregory’s is an incredible place to work, staff are positive and have excellent relationships with each other and the students that they work with. We have the highest pupil attendance levels in Warrington and at national level and the behaviour of pupils is excellent enabling high levels of teaching practice to take place without disruption.
The Religious Education team are a collaborative group of people to work with and you will be well supported in your career development to progress further. The team consists of 6 colleagues who produce competitive outcomes at both local and national level.
The Religious Education curriculum can be accessed here:
https://www.stgregoryshigh.com/curriculum/subjects/religious-education
In January 2020, Ofsted’s inspection report, conducted under the new inspection framework, graded the school as ‘Good’ in every area and the school was graded as ‘Outstanding’ in our Section 48 Inspection of the Catholic Life provision of the school in February 2019. We encourage all applicants to read both reports and to review our school website too.
The opening paragraph from the Ofsted report reads: “There is a strong sense of community across the school which reflects the school vision. One pupil said “we are cared about as individuals, but because everyone cares, that makes us all one”
If you want to work in one of the best schools in the North West, this is the opportunity too good to miss for you to grow and be happy and successful in your career.
The school welcome and encourage potential applicants to discuss role with the Headteacher but this is not a formal requirement. We also encourage you to review our school website: https://www.stgregoryshigh.com/
Closing Date and notification of interview: Friday 17th January 2025
Interviews: Week commencing 20th January 2025
Start Date; 24th February 2025
Further details and application forms are available from www.stgregoryshigh.com. Please return a completed CES application
form to recruitment@stgregoryshigh.com.
We welcome application discussions and school visits with the headteacher subject to availability.
Only CES application forms will be accepted.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS.
Online checks of shortlisted candidates may be obtained which forms part of our Safer Recruitment procedures and KCSIE Guidance.