Head of Religious Education

Bourne Academy
MPS / UPS
Full or Part Time
Start September 2026

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust is seeking to appoint an inspirational, highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic Head of Religious Education to work at Bourne Academy.

This is an excellent opportunity for middle leaders wanting to progress their career and to share their vision for the future of Religious Education. The Trust particularly welcomes applications from outstanding and aspirational teachers who wish to enhance their career through CPD in order to fast forward their careers.

The Department for Education have ranked South Lincolnshire Academies Trust as the 12th top performing Trust in the whole of England out of 213 Multi Academy Trusts with three or more schools.

The Trust is looking for an exceptional candidate who has:

• Qualified teacher status or a willingness to work towards this;
• The ability to teach RE at KS3 and KS4;
• The opportunity to teach RE at KS5;
• Excellent organisation and ICT skills;
• Inspirational leadership skills;
• An awareness of effective assessment and use of data to track student progress;
• The capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team;
• A passion for the subject and the ability to share this with young people.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust. Staff retention is excellent; staff work collaboratively across the Trust supporting colleagues and sharing best practice. All Trust schools have a strong pastoral team and there is a strong focus on staff well-being and reducing workload. The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments. Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education". All post holders are subject to satisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For an application form and further information please see below.

Please send applications to

The closing date is 8am on Monday 23rd February 2026.

We reserve the right to invite suitable candidates for interview before the closing date.