Job Description

Required for September 2025, a Teacher of RE. 0.6 - 1.0fte Permanent Position.



Ferndown Upper School is a very special place to work because we have well behaved students, who allow their teachers to teach, we focus on work life balance to ensure that staff spend their time on the activities that actually make a difference and we have a friendly and supportive staff body.



If you are an experienced and enthusiastic RE graduate this is a great opportunity to join our Ferndown team. The successful candidate will provide a positive and dynamic approach to the teaching and learning of RE at KS3 and KS4.

What Ferndown Can Offer You:

Great students who behave - you can make a difference to their learning. The opportunity to work with outstanding colleagues. Tight, robust behaviour systems. Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/run/chase), helping to underpin our excellent behaviour, so you are free to teach. Ongoing 'no-stakes' feedback, helping you to continuously develop. We believe that trusting our staff with autonomy helps to develop a strong staff culture. Centralised, shared units of work and resources. Excellent, ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities. A well-kept site and a very pleasant location in beautiful Dorset. Private Healthcare Cashback Plan including 24/7 access to a GP by phone, gym discounts and cashback for optical, dental and other appointment expenses for employees and their children. Access to the staff benefits and discounts portal through Dorset Council.

To apply, please click on 'Apply Now' on the Dorset Jobs website or alternatively an Application Form is available on our website www.fernup.dorset.sch.uk - please follow the link to Job Vacancies. Completed Application Forms should be sent to andreabaxter@fernup.dorset.sch.uk.



Please contact Director of Learning for Social Sciences for further details emmaelliott@fernup.dorset.sch.uk.


Closing date: Wednesday 21st May



Interviews: 22nd/23rd May




Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.



This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.



Keeping Children Safe in Education



The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.