Business Studies Teacher
September 2024
Long term to Permanent
London borough of Croydon
MPS / UPS Outer London pay-scale
Tradewind recruitment are delighted to be working with a high achieving 11-18 stand-alone Academy, located in a pleasant leafy site on the Croydon/Surrey border, in their search for a talented Business Studies teacher.
The school are looking for:
A fully qualified Business Studies teacher with QTS or QTLS or an equivalent overseas qualification
A good to outstanding Business Studies Teacher who has excellent subject knowledge, and able to teach at KS5 level
An individual who is able to plan, prepare and deliver effective Business Studies lessons to high achieving students, always aiming to exceed their expectations
In return, you will be working in a very positive school environment. It is not part of an Academy chain and is very much in control of its own destiny and for many years has been the top parental choice for secondary education in the Croydon borough. To further underline their measure of success, the school's Progress 8 score has been positive since the measure was introduced three years ago.
This is combined with positive Ofsted reports where it has been graded a good school with outstanding features. Indeed, Ofsted noted in 2015 that "students behave well. They enjoy lessons and work hard. They feel safe and secure". In a further short inspection in 2018 Ofsted said that the school continues to be good.
To outline more generally the inclusive nature of the school, they operate a wide range of extracurricular activities and performances involving many students who stay behind after school and staff generously help with these. Activities change on a termly basis and involve sports, subject clubs and a variety of other activities. These are backed-up by an extensive range of trips and visits which range from day trips to long haul residential destinations.
The school hugely value staff professional development and have a fantastic NQT support programme. As part of a Teaching School Alliance the school are committed to help train new teachers to the profession.
Teachers have commented that they enjoy working at this school and socialise well. There is a positive staff room and colleagues take part in a wide range of social and sporting activities including free use of the Fitness Suite. There is onsite parking and offer tax-free Child-Care Vouchers together with on-site nursery provision.
In the wake of the 2012 London Olympics games, the school built an Olympic standard running track on their extensive grounds and are one of the few comprehensive schools in the county with such a facility. More recent improvements have seen a £1.6 million refurbishment of their fourteen Science laboratories. The school have an open-door policy and welcome visitors to the school.
If this sounds the kind of environment you would be interested in and you are a talented and fully qualified Business Studies teacher, looking for a new challenge from September 2024, then please submit your CV today for immediate review.
To apply for this role you will need to:
- Hold QTS status or equivalent teaching qualification
- Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional reference checks
- CV must cover full work history
- Legal right to work in the UK
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