Head of Business Studies & Economics at Conyers School
Conyers School, Yarm, Cleveland, TS15 9ETThis job expired on 12 June 2025
Start date details
Flexible Start Date (September 2025 or January 2026)
Closing date
12 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Business studies, Economics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 – UPS3 + TLR2b
Additional allowances
TLR2b
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join an exceptional team at Conyers— a thriving, positive school where your work makes a real difference to our young people and the wider community. At Conyers, we focus on recognising effort, rewarding success, and nurturing perseverance.
We seek a passionate Leader of Business Studies & Economics to join our successful and collaborative Business Studies Department, teaching Business Studies & Economics at GCSE and A Level.
From September 2025 or January 2026 (flexibility on start date is possible) , we are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting young people and is driven to help them achieve their best.
This post would be suitable for an outstanding main pay scale teacher or an experienced leader looking for a new challenge. Business Studies and Economics are both oversubscribed and high performing subjects which achieve strong outcomes across GCSE and A-Level.
The successful candidate will build upon the existing strengths of the team to further enhance our offer, and explore broader beyond the classroom opportunities to enrich and enthuse students in the subjects.
As outlined in the job and person specification, the successful candidate will:
- Deliver high-quality, engaging lessons across GCSE and A Level
- Lead curriculum and pedagogy in Business and Economics
- Drive high standards and support student progress and personal development
- Lead a collaborative, reflective team focused on quality first teaching
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to lead an exciting team in a truly innovative school, we encourage you to apply.
What the school offers its staff
Why Work With Us?
We value our staff and offer:
- A digitally innovative iPads for Learning school with excellent facilities.
- A collaborative and supportive team ethos across the school.
- A strong focus on staff wellbeing, with events and activities throughout the year.
- Opportunities to join fantastic trips and visits across the world.
- A free iPad to support your role.
- Free Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspace for personal use.
- Free annual flu vaccination.
Come and be part of something special. At Conyers, we develop independent, determined students who are confident, creative, and empathetic. Together, we make a positive difference.
Further details about the role
From September 2025, Conyers School will be shortening the school day, with a new finish time of 3.15pm.
Candidates are welcome to contact us to visit / look around prior to submitting an application. Please contact us for additional information.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practices, and all pre-employment checks will be completed before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An online search will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates to identify any publicly available information that may be relevant to the recruitment process.
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About Conyers School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1385 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Conyers School website
- Email address
- snicholson@conyers.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01642 792414
Conyers is an 11-18 academy serving the small town of Yarm, outlying villages and Ingleby Barwick. We have 1398 students on roll including 260 in the sixth form.
Our intake is drawn mainly from the five local primary schools. Our excellent outcomes and strong reputation for meeting the needs of all students means that we are a popular choice with many families beyond our admission zone. On entry, our students have KS2 results above local and national averages.
Conyers School is characterised by excellent relationships between students, staff and parents. We are proud of our reputation as a high-achieving and caring learning environment, committed to placing the needs of all students at the heart of what we do. The curriculum at Conyers is rich and vibrant and provides the framework that enables students to achieve the potential and develops the skills that prepare them for a successful adult life.
Students thrive and make strong progress at Conyers. Attainment is high placing us among the top rank of state schools and we succeed in encouraging students to achieve in many ways apart from the purely academic. We are very proud of our programme of extra-curricular activities. The range of experiences offered means there is something for everyone; sport, music, Duke of Edinburgh, the school show, student leadership, debating clubs, trips and visits, the list is endless. Within these fields, levels of participation are high, standards of excellence are achieved and all of this is made possible by the staff who give willingly of their time and the students who demonstrate real enthusiasm.
Our students are proud to attend Conyers and this is shown by their excellent conduct, manners and punctuality. Expectations are high across the school and this ensures an extremely positive climate for learning. At Conyers we provide outstanding care, support and guidance for all our students and our school is made up of smaller “families” – year teams and tutor groups. Excellent outcomes for students are achieved because the relationships throughout the school are based upon mutual respect and provide encouragement and challenge. This creates an environment in which students thrive because they feel safe and happy.
Our school is a wonderful place to work, characterised by excellent relationships between students, staff and parents. Many of our staff team live in the admission zone; others travel from elsewhere in the Tees Valley, Darlington, Durham or the beautiful villages of the North Yorkshire Moors and Dales. The cities of York and Newcastle are within easy reach.
The school is very well equipped with teaching organised into specialist subject areas. All teachers, teaching assistants and year managers are provided with iPads to enhance the learning experience for students and to ensure systems and processes run smoothly. The ‘iPad for Learning’ scheme means that all students have a tablet enabling them to access the widest range of resources and ensuring teaching and learning is vibrant, purposeful and engaging. This provision enabled us to deliver a virtual school learning experience during the Covid-19 pandemic that achieved national recognition.
As a school, we believe in the development of our employees, as they are our most valuable resource. We aim to recruit, train and retain the very best teachers to provide the very best experience for every student. We therefore have a comprehensive CPD programme and numerous opportunities for professional development with a particular emphasis on the development of leadership skills. We are also very fortunate to have two training rooms and SWIVL video technology to enable our teachers to develop their craft.
Arranging a visit to Conyers School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email snicholson@conyers.org.uk.
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