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Business Studies Teacher

The Howard School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX

This job expired on 20 May 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  20 May 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 May 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Business studies
• Working pattern: Full time: Teacher contract with CPD every Friday afternoon.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR/R&R for the right candidate

Business Studies Teacher job summary

Plans for the Department

The Howard School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Teacher of Business Studies who is committed to excellence from September 2022.

This post would suit an experienced or Early Career Teacher with good prospects for career development. The successful candidate will be a creative and dynamic practitioner who will be able to contribute to the development of our thriving Business Studies Department and help drive forward our agenda of continuous improvement. This role has the opportunity for a TLR/R+R for additional responsibility within the department or whole school responsibility for the right candidate.

This is an exciting time to join The Howard with a number of significant changes planned for the near future that will support our move towards excellence. We have just opened a brand new Science and DT block in November 2021, which sees a fantastic £5m investment in The Howard School, from the Department of Education. This state-of-the-art block has already been a hit with pupils and staff, helping the pupils to further their learning in a purpose built environment.

What we offer you?

As a school, we are determined to ensure The Howard is the best school in Medway and beyond in which to teach, work and develop. Our success has been built on the commitment, professionalism, and aspirations of our staff.

The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is genuinely passionate about teaching. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.

We value our teachers and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on staff development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust

We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer:

CareFirst - Employee Assistance Programme
Free Flu Jabs
Free Health Checks
Access EarlyPay
Mindfulness Taster Sessions
Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
Wellbeing afternoons
Access to Mental Health First Aiders
Our Vision

As a school, our local and national reputation where our outcomes challenge the stereotypical view of underachievement in young men continues to grow, as does the perception that we hold to traditional values in standards of behaviour and uniform. We are an innovative and creative school, responding to the ever-changing needs of our students and the demands from higher education and employers. We have implemented a number of exciting changes in recent years to support our drive towards excellence.

The Howard School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will be requested prior to interview for those candidates short-listed. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. Applicants should apply via our online application process via TES online www.tes.com.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a mutually supportive working environment where every individual is respected, valued and included. Applications for flexible working are also welcomed.

Do you want to come and work for a dynamic innovative team? Could this be the role for you?

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About The Howard School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1508 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Howard School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@thatrust.org.uk
• Phone number: 01634 265771
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-howard-school (opens in new tab)

As part of The Howard Academy Trust, we are committed to a shared moral purpose; to make a positive difference to the lives of the young people in our community.

We endeavour to enhance the life chances of our young people by maximising their educational achievement. Our local and national reputation is one that continues to grow. We support our students to make good progress from their relative starting points.

At The Howard School we aim to:

Provide an education that values every student as an individual

Deliver a broad and balanced curriculum that ensures a solid academic education

Create a disciplined environment that allows every student to develop a love of learning

Offer a range of extra-curricular activities in sport, culture and adventure

Support every student into the very best universities and high quality employment

The curriculum that we offer ensures all our students receive a solid academic education alongside a wide range of opportunities for personal development. The Howard School is a highly inclusive school community where every individual matters. High levels of discipline ensure everyone is expected to work hard and make a positive contribution to the learning environment. The school has been recognised as a Rights Respecting School at Gold Level by UNICEF, the only secondary school in Kent or Medway to receive such an award. This recognises the work that we have and continue to do in placing The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of our planning, policies, practice and ethos.

Our mixed Sixth Form is very successful, with students leaving us for a range of university courses and apprenticeships. These lead to careers in a variety of professions: medicine; law; sport; business; computing; journalism; engineering; graphic design; and the arts.

The Howard School is an exciting place to work and to learn. I am very proud to lead a team of highly professional, committed staff, many of whom have chosen The Howard for their own sons.

We look forward to you visiting us to see for yourselves what The Howard School has to offer.

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