Head of Business
School 21, Stratford, E15 4RZThis job expired on 2 December 2024
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
27 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4
Subject
- Business studies
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Inner London i/c (UPS) + TLR, suitable for ECTs
What skills and experience we're looking for
Early application is encouraged as we are hoping to interview and appoint as soon as possible. School 21 reserves the right to close applications early and make an appointment at any stage.
School 21 is a pioneering 4 to 18 school in Stratford, East London that is developing a rich curriculum and a range of exciting pedagogies. This is your chance to lead a committed business team who believe in fostering critical thinking, analytical skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset, hence preparing students to navigate the complexities of the global economic landscape.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Head of Business who is excited to lead a department focused on continual development and striving for the very best outcomes at GCSE and A-Level.
Currently, we teach Business GCSE at Year 10 and Year 11, with a cohort size of 25 and our A-Level Business is very popular with 40+ students in the cohort. Whilst there is a strong commitment to exam skills and success, we believe that developing the whole student with a Head, Heart, Hand curriculum is key.
Across the department we believe in continual development of ourselves and each other. We work on collaborative planning, with plentiful feedback given, to ensure our curriculum supports all students and we work in groups to develop our classroom craft.
The successful candidate will be:
Show leadership skills in their sphere of influence
An excellent classroom practitioner
A team player, keen to plan collaboratively
Organised, hardworking and willing to take on new challenges
Someone willing to lean into all aspects of School 21 life
What the school offers its staff
Bespoke CPD
The chance to network with outstanding practitioners and learn from the best
Collaborative working across the 4 to 18 school
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 School 21
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- School 21 website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- careers@school21.org.uk
Arranging a visit to School 21
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@school21.org.uk.
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