Curriculum Leader of Business Studies and Enterprise
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 4QE18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
21 September 2026 at 9am
Date listed
3 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Business studies
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Part time role - 0.8 FTE or full time may be considered
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2A
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and highly motivated teacher to join our high achieving school as Curriculum Leader of Business Studies and Enterprise. If you are someone who has a natural passion and enthusiasm for Business and a strong desire to help all students and staff reach their full potential, then we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Alongside a track record of high achievement in Business Studies, the department provides a supportive learning environment committed to developing students’ aspiration in achieving their full academic and personal potential. You will be joining a committed team that strives for creativity and a commitment to high-quality teaching and learning in Business Studies.
We pride ourselves on the level of engagement that our children have within the department and we ensure that all students are inspired, encouraged, challenged and supported to reach the highest levels of educational achievement and importantly enjoyment.
We are eager to hear from you if you are:
- An excellent practitioner who believes that all students can achieve.
- Able to excel in an environment where students genuinely enjoy school and have a love of learning.
- Ambitious for yourself and our students, and able to thrive in our supportive, collaborative environment.
- Somebody who wants to work in a happy school where students and staff work together to “…build on the best traditions that we have inherited…”
We welcome applications from experienced teachers with an aspiration to become a middle leader as well as those currently fulfilling the role in another school.
What the school offers its staff
In return for your hard work, we offer a rewarding and exciting environment where students are keen to learn, and staff are valued and cared for, with excellent CPD and professional development opportunities.
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 916 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@cardinalheenan.com
- Phone number
- 0113 8873240
About Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Leeds, is a mainstream secondary school for girls and boys aged between 11 and 16. It is a voluntary aided establishment and its denomination is Roman Catholic. It is based in the town of Meanwood in Leeds. At present, there are approximately 922 students enrolled at the school.
Headteacher
Dominic Kelly
Values and Vision
The ethos of our school “to inspire excellence by encouraging every individual to be the person that God calls us to be” celebrates every individual within our school community. We encourage all members of the community - staff and students, to try their best in all situations, celebrating their successes as individuals and collectively through the nurture, care, and guidance we provide for them.
By ensuring our focus is on developing every individual, our students make exceptional progress in all aspects of their education. Our students’ outcomes year on year exceed the national average in all measures which we are very proud about – consistently amongst the highest-ranking schools in Leeds. However, we also celebrate the individual success that our students have – be that through extra-curricular participation, their contribution to the Catholic Life of the school, their ability to contribute to the school community through countless leadership roles, their participation in a full range of educational trips and visits… the list is endless.
Our students leave our school with the qualifications, work ethic and resilience to thrive in Post 16 – the majority of our students progress to Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds and continue to thrive.
Ofsted report
Cardinal Heenan continues to be a good school. Inspectors recognised that “this is a happy school” in which “the Catholic character and virtues have a strong influence on everything”. Ofsted commented on our “ambitious curriculum for all students”, our “high expectations of all students”, the “range of opportunities for students to learn beyond lessons” and the “high quality programme of careers guidance and advice”. Most importantly, they saw our students as “respectful”, “take pleasure in attending” and “enjoy their learning”.
Arranging a visit to Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cardinalheenan.com.
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