• About The Role

  • Please Note: This position is to start in August 2025. 
     
    We are looking for a passionate Religious Studies Teacher to join our team and make a lasting impact on the lives of our students.
     
    You will lead engaging KS4 Religious Studies lessons that encourage critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and a deeper understanding of worldviews, fostering an environment where students can explore their beliefs and values. All KS4 students study the AQA Religious Studies A curriculum. At KS3, you will deliver our bespoke Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (PRE) curriculum, which is a core subject and distinctive offering at Avanti Fields. The curriculum focuses on developing an appreciation and deepening one’s faith in the Hindu tradition, and rests upon the beliefs, teachings and practices lived and taught by Sri Chaitanya. The curriculum enables students to learn from and about different faiths, philosophic theories and approaches to asking and answering the ‘big’ questions in life. 
     
    As part of our team, you will work collaboratively to uphold the highest standards of learning, achievement, and conduct while contributing to the school’s vibrant ethos.
     
    If you are committed to inspiring students through thought-provoking and inclusive teaching, apply today! 
     
    Candidates must have an understanding of PRE and be willing to learn and deepen their knowledge of ISKCON to effectively support lesson delivery at KS3.
    What will you do?
    • Deliver the curriculum, prepare teaching materials, and ensure high standards of literacy and student progress.
    • Establish a safe and stimulating environment, manage classroom behavior, and promote student well-being.
    • Use assessment data to monitor student progress, set targets, and plan lessons.
    • Collaborate with colleagues, participate in professional development, and communicate effectively with parents and external bodies.
    • Promote and safeguard the welfare of students, ensuring compliance with school policies and protocols.

  • About Us

  • Why should you apply 

    You will be working in a fantastic environment. 

    Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. 

    We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page. 

    What are we looking for?
    • Qualified to bachelor’s degree level in relevant or allied subject 
    • QTS Qualified
    • Able to work independently, collaboratively and as part of a team
    • Excellent communication skills with children, parents and carers
    • Ability to create and maintain professional working relationships
    • Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
    Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
     
    Further information
    Pre-employment checks
    Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
    Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

    Diversity and Inclusion
    We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. 
    Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
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About our School

Avanti Fields School is an all-through, faith-designated (Hindu) state school which welcomed the first intake of Year 7 students in September 2018, and first intake of Nursery and Reception students in September 2022. The school is rapidly expanding and will grow year by year to a full cohort of 1,320. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues its journey to outstanding.

The staff at Avanti Fields School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:

  • Educational excellence
  • Character formation
  • Spiritual insight