Assistant Subject Leader - R.E.

"God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another.” - John Henry Newman"

Job overview
The Governors of Our Lady's Catholic College, Lancaster are seeking to recruit an Assistant Subject Leader of Religious Education. We wish to appoint a dynamic and dedicated individual to join our this successful RE department. The post will require the teacher to deliver lessons in a high quality RE curriculum, ensuring they meet the needs of all students. The post holder can work with an excellent Chaplaincy in non-contact time to support the Catholic Life and Mission of the school. We require our RE teacher to be an excellent faith witness who will inspire staff and pupils.

Inspection – Section 48
We were recently inspected by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate. They graded us ‘outstanding’ for Catholic Life and Mission, ‘outstanding’ for Collective Worship and ‘good’ for Religious Education.

Their feedback was wonderful:

• Our Lady's Catholic College lives out its vision to be a family of faith where all are nurtured to grow in virtue through Christ's example.
  

• An experienced religious education team is implementing consistent strategies for further improvement.
  

• There is an atmosphere of respect, welcome and excellent behaviour and students enjoy being involved.
  

• The Gospel and Catholic social teaching at the heart of decision-making in a spirit of servant leadership.
  

• The majority enjoy religious education and speak of it positively, answering questions using appropriate vocabulary.
  

• Students are very well behaved in religious education and engage in their lessons.
  

• There is consistent departmental strategy for teaching and learning.
  

• There is a clear vision on teaching, learning and assessment from the subject lead
  

The full report is attached.

Our Lady's Catholic College is a successful comprehensive school with an excellent sixth form provision situated in Lancaster, Lancashire.  We are growing in popularity and currently oversubscribed due to recent improvements not only in results but also in pupils’ behaviour.  Parents recognise the excellent standard of pastoral care and we have a culture of high expectations resulting in a happy school to work and learn in.

We belong to a Catholic Teaching Alliance and have a sharp focus on research based CPD which allows our staff to engage in the current approaches to understand how learning takes place. This inspires our staff to give the best possible learning experience to enable our pupils to be more effective learners.

If you would like to be part of our success story please read on:

We are looking for

• A teacher who has a mastery of their subject and a passion to ignite enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity in our pupils

• A teacher who understands the process of learning and is committed to their own continuing professional development

• A teacher who will carry out a range of assessment strategies and provide high quality feedback to pupils that will enable them to make at least good progress

• A teacher whose positivity will inspire and motivate students to lifelong learning, raise their expectations and enable them to embrace opportunities beyond their current experience

• A teacher to be an integral part of our Catholic community and establish good relationships, with pupils, parent and staff, that are built on the Gospel values

What we can offer you

• A strong family ethos with a happy and harmonious environment actively promoted by school leaders

• The opportunity to teach year 12 and 13 in our sixth form centre

• Well-equipped classrooms including five bespoke I.C.T. suites

• Comprehensive P.E. facilities with a climbing wall, sports hall, gym and dance studio

• The opportunity to be involved in a wide range of social activities with our school community: Tone-up Thursdays, Football Fridays, talent shows, park walks, running group, family barbecues, well-being group, book club ... and we're always open to suggestions for more!

You will see that our most recent Ofsted inspection took place after returning from the Covid 19 lockdown.  We feel that we were judged at a time when we were still finding our feet again after a turbulent period that was spent supporting our families.  Since their visit, we have made many improvements and remain a school that wants to move forward, improve and develop for the sake of our pupils, irrespective of any Ofsted grade. We would love the opportunity to show you what a fabulous school we have.  If you would like to join our school, please arrange a visit to come and see the real picture.  We are certain that you will be impressed with our wonderful family community.

For more information, please refer to the attached documents and the ‘learn more about this school’ link at the bottom of this page.

Start date:  January 2027 / ASAP

Closing date: 9am Monday 12th October 2026

Interviews:  Wednesday 21st October 2026 (tbc)