RE Teacher

Start date: September 2025

Location: Ark Alexandra Academy, Hastings, East Sussex

Salary: Ark Outside London Main/Upper Pay Scales: £32,251 to £51,051

Hours: Full-time

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Midnight on 18 March 2025

The school reserves the right to withdraw this advert if a suitable candidate is appointed before the closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment.

We are excited to welcome applications from enthusiastic RE teachers to join our dynamic team in our Church of England academy. This role would be suitable for an experienced qualified teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT) looking to start their career in a secondary school setting after completing their training placements. Join us as we make a difference in the lives of our students and help them unlock their full potential.

Within the subject, students develop understanding and awareness of how belief or none influences and shapes ideas about society and their place in society. Students engage in debate and dialogue around cultural beliefs and religious practices.

The curriculum is developed to engage young people in the Big Questions. Students explore how religious belief responds to philosophical questions and ethical issues and develop knowledge and awareness of religious beliefs, practices, texts and customs and their influence.

Students consider their own values and how this is or is not influenced by societal values and religious beliefs. They demonstrate respect of living in a multicultural society and worldviews.

All students complete the GCSE AQA Religious studies – Christianity, Islam and Themes.

For more information please read the job description and person specification in the information pack available for download.

We’re looking for an individual who:

• Can deliver engaging and interactive lessons to students, fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment

• Can articulate a love of their subject

• Is able to communicate effectively with students of all abilities

• Cares about students, their learning, and their futures

• Can manage behaviour effectively to create a safe, respectful and nurturing environment so that students can focus on learning

• Is committed to participating in professional development programmes and will engage in mentoring opportunities provided by the school and network

If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact HR on [email protected]

• Salary higher than the national pay scales  
• Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education  
• Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school  
• Coaching for every teacher  
• Protected co-planning time  
• Access to the high-quality, professional development, including nationally recognised qualifications such as the NPQML and NPQSL  
• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network

We are aiming to create one of the top performing schools in the UK right here in Hastings.

Ark Alexandra Academy is a popular secondary school in Hastings. We have grown from 10 to 12 form entry and operate a ‘One School, Two Campus’ model, which brings with it unique opportunities for career growth and development. The school is on an exciting and rapid journey of improvement under a new leadership team, which is underpinned by research and best practice. We place a primacy on traditional values: discipline, courtesy and respect. Our students are smart and ready to learn and thrive. We are a strict no mobile phone school. 

As part of the Ark network, Ark Alexandra Academy has access to the dedicated support of a highly successful MAT with a well-regarded CPD offer for leaders and teachers at all levels. In addition, the school is part of the Hastings DfE Education Investment Area giving an increased focus on the region, potential funding, and genuine opportunities for collaboration between schools.

As a Church of England school, our values of faith, excellence and kindness underpin everything that we do. We have an inclusive admissions policy that welcomes, without preference, students of all faith and none. Our vision is to create a truly great school for the young people in Hastings. We believe that everyone deserves to be accepted, included, and empowered to live a purposeful and fulfilling life.

Visit arkalexandra.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.