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Job Title: Teacher of Religious Studies
Closing date: Monday 13th October 2025
Location: Hylands School
Interview date: TBA
Salary/salary range: MPS
Start date: Monday, 5th January 2026
Hylands School is seeking a dedicated and inspiring Teacher of Religious Studies to join our small, values-driven community.
We are proud to be one of the most improved schools nationally, an achievement underpinned by our Hylands Habits: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Be Resilient. These values are embedded in our day-to-day life at school, leading to the calm and purposeful culture noted by Ofsted in July 2025, where they stated, 'It is now the norm for pupils to be 'responsible, respectful and resilient'.'
If you are an ambitious teacher, we offer an opportunity to develop your career where Staff are highly positive about working here. They are well supported with their wellbeing and workload.' (Ofsted, 2025). Applications from ECTs are welcome.
In return for your commitment, we offer:
A strong wellbeing package
Access to excellent CPD within the school and across the Trust
Clear career progression routes
Hylands School is looking to appoint an exceptional professional who will join a successful, enthusiastic and talented Humanities faculty.
Working for TKAT:
In return, as an employee of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), you will benefit from:
A wide variety of opportunities for professional development, including the potential to develop your career at more than one TKAT academy.
Opportunities to work flexibly, where possible;
Our support for your well-being at work; and
The rewards of working to improve the life chances of our pupils.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Flexible working
TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their careers and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT, we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work-life balance.
Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations, and accomplishments, and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.
Access to interview
Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview, please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are, and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.
If you would like to arrange a visit to the school or an informal discussion with Mr Chris White, Headteacher, please contact 01245 266766. Closing date for applications: Monday, 13 October 2025, at 5:00 pm. Interview date to be arranged.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.
If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date please take this as confirmation that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
Information about the School
Hylands School is a happy and friendly school where the atmosphere is productive and supportive for students and staff alike. We aim to stretch and challenge all our students to fulfil their absolute potential and for our staff to feel professionally supported to be the best they can be.
We are a community school with a clear focus on the needs of every child so that they can achieve their potential. Our curriculum is broad and balanced across all years so that we can offer subjects that meet the needs of the students.