Head of Business Studies & Economics

Are you a dedicated and passionate educator looking for your next career opportunity?

Engage Education is seeking a qualified and experienced teacher to step into the role of Head of Business Studies & Economics at an Ofsted 'Outstanding' Secondary School in Southwark. This is a fantastic opportunity for a leader with a strong passion for education and a commitment to fostering a dynamic and engaging learning environment.

The school understand that life is full of demands, so they offer flexibility with both full-time and part-time contract options to suit your needs. Additionally, for the right candidate, the school is open to discussing a flexible start date, allowing you to transition smoothly into this exciting role.

Main Areas of Responsibility

The purpose of your role will be:

• To be accountable for leading, managing, and developing the subject area.
• To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject/curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress.
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the academy and the curricular policies determined by the governing body and principal.
• To teach the relevant subject across the age and ability range.
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• To effectively manage and deploy staff, financial, and physical resources within the department.
• To share and support the responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment, and teaching strategies).
• Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high-quality, and cost-effective curriculum and leading development of the subject and its delivery.
• Staff development (including recruiting, building, and managing an effective team of motivated staff).
• Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring, and evaluation systems and the input and maintenance of accurate student data).
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students).
• Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model.

Qualifications & ExperienceWe would like to hear from you if you:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and ideally management training.
• Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level.
• Have experience of initiation and effective management of change.
• Show evidence of raising achievement in your current post and showing good value added for groups.
• Have knowledge of current curriculum developments in subject and their implications.
• Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking.
• Show good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement.
• Have good communication skills in speech and writing.
• Display excellent organisational skills.
• Are able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students.
• Are able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment.

About us:

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• Get paid in line with national scales (AWR compliant)

• Free CPD sessions

• Your own dedicated consultant

• Receive a £50 Amazon voucher when you refer friends!

• Wellbeing support, travel discounts, and retail offers from our partners

How to apply

You can apply for this role below or get in touch with us directly. All applicants require the appropriate qualifications, and all teachers require a formally recognised teaching qualification.

If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role.

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