Business Studies teacher (with the ability to teach Maths)
Gillingham School, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4QP16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
9 February 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
22 January 2026
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Business studies, Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1-UPR3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required from September 2026, an enthusiastic, well-qualified Business Studies teacher. The ability to offer one of the following supplementary subjects is desirable: KS3 Maths, A Level Economics or A Level Law. You will be joining a highly successful team in a vibrant and supportive school.Business Studies is taught from Years 9-11 at Gillingham School and we typically have 160 students opt for the subject each Year for GCSE. At A Level we offer both the A Level and the BTEC courses, with both being popular choices. Typically, there are three Level 3 classes in both Year 12 and Year 13. Economics and Law sit within the wider Business Faculty. The post is suited to either a newly qualified teacher or for a teacher with experience looking for a fresh challenge.
Please apply online via the school web site https://www.gillingham-dorset.co.uk. Closing date 9 February 2026. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and will require the disclosure of any criminal convictions.
Gillingham School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
What the school offers its staff
An excellent induction programme exists for ECTs and all colleagues who join our school are entitled to rich professional learning and ongoing professional development. Gillingham is surrounded by lovely towns like Shaftesbury and Sherborne as well as being one hour away from Bath, Bristol and the coast. In two hours, you can also get to London.
Gillingham is an ambitious, popular school, which offers excellent resources, outstanding facilities and a happy working environment.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and will require the disclosure of any criminal convictions.
Gillingham School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Applying for the job
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About Gillingham School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1670 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Gillingham School website
- Email address
- astickland@gillingham-dorset.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01747 822222
Welcome to Gillingham School in North Dorset, set in the heart of the beautiful Blackmore Vale.
Founded by benefactors in 1516, Gillingham School is proud and privileged to offer a quality and enjoyable educational experience that is open to all young people from the town of Gillingham, its surrounding villages and indeed, to young people further afield in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset.
At Gillingham School, we recognise that children have many abilities, talents and personalities. Knowing that each student is different and that they learn in many ways, we aim to develop their abilities, raise their expectations and to provide the support that is necessary for success. By offering a wide range of experiences to our students both in and out of the classroom, students will receive a broad spectrum of learning.
'Docendo Discimus,' our school motto, means 'through teaching, we learn' and this recognises that learning is a shared, life-long process. The partnerships between students, teachers and parents are vitally important in ensuring that all students aspire to achieve the best possible chances for their future.
Gillingham School, furthermore, is a friendly, welcoming and inspiring school. Characterised by good behaviour, respect towards other and enthusiasm for new experiences, the positive ethos of Gillingham School has been a feature here for years and we remain committed to sustaining this into the future.
It is our privilege as teachers to welcome children into our school and to watch them learn, grow, develop and mature into the young adults who will eventually leave us and become the next generation of our community and our country. It is a delight when we meet former students some years later and hear how they have progressed, how far they have come and how Gillingham School helped them achieve their goals.
I was delighted to have been appointed as Headteacher in September 2017.
The unique and incredibly special ethos immediately resonated with me as I stepped through the doors and I am thrilled to have become a part of the school.
Gillingham School is a very happy school and we want our children to feel safe, secure and content always. Partnerships are very important to us and Gillingham School has a history of working with all members of our local and wider community in order to provide the best possible education for our students. This is something that we pride ourselves on.
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