Curriculum Leader of Business Studies
John Smeaton Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8TAThis job expired on 17 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
to be agreed with successful candidate
Closing date
17 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Business studies
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2b
What skills and experience we're looking for
John Smeaton Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Curriculum Leader of Business Studies. This opportunity is of great importance to our work as an Academy with the successful candidate being responsible for teaching and inspiring students to achieve their potential in this exciting and rapidly evolving subject. Business Studies will be new to the JSA curriculum for September 2025 with the suitable candidate working alongside the ICT & Computer Science department whilst we grow Business Studies over the course of the next three years. It is therefore the case that the ideal candidate would have the ability to teach ICT/Computer Science at Key Stage 3.
The ideal applicant will have:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- A Successful teaching record with very good teaching practice demonstrated consistently.
- A passion for education and making a difference.
- The ability to put vision into practice.
What the school offers its staff
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Free On-Site Carpark
- Membership to a government pension scheme
- £2k Cycle to work scheme
- Specsavers scheme
- Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About John Smeaton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 604 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- John Smeaton Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk
School location
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