Head of Business Studies
King Charles I School, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1XA4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
15 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Business studies
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS or UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2a - £3391
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Head of Business Studies as part of our school.
The role will be accountable for: planning and teaching lessons to the classes they are assigned to teach within the context of the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work.
Our successful candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:
- Honors Degree
- DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status
The post is full-time and permanent from 1 September 2025. This role reports to a member of the senior leadership team.
This post is a part of our Recommend a Friend Scheme and therefore if one of our existing staff shared this vacancy with you, both of you could earn £500 on successful appointment (scheme rules do apply).
What the school offers its staff
We recognise that successful people place value on the range of benefits associated with their careers. As your future employer we place value on these too, that is why we are proud to offer:
§ Access to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme
§ Automatic pay progression for those on our main, upper and support staff pay ranges
§ 7 training days calendared with a view to alleviate pressure at key times in the year, with a training day in December dedicated to marking mock exams
§ Access to a range of paid special leave provisions to help with life’s emergencies, unpredictable events and significant occasions.
§ Access to a bank of pre-planned teaching resources. You need to intellectually prepare for lessons rather than plan from scratch.
§ Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
§ Recommend a Friend Scheme available for some of our hard to fill roles
§ Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers for DSE users and flu vaccinations
§ Employee Assistance Programme
§ Access to shopping and lifestyle discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
The Four Stones MAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our requirements under Keeping Children Safe in Education we will undertake pre-employment checks on all shortlisted candidates. This role has the opportunity for regular contact with our children and young people and therefore this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About King Charles I School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1105 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King Charles I School website
- Email address
- recruitment@the4stones.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01562 512880
King Charles I School is an excellent secondary school set within extensive grounds. At King Charles I we work tirelessly to provide an inspiring learning environment for every student which helps them achieve to their full potential. We are one of the highest performing schools in Worcestershire, with a focus on academic achievement and with outcomes that are consistently well above the local authority average.
We are part of The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust who are a family of like-minded schools based in the West Midlands. We have come a long way in a short time and are now home to three schools, over 3,500 students, a Teaching School Hub and a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teaching Training) all with differing contexts and serving different communities.
At The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust, we understand that happy, well-motivated and well-trained employees make the most effective teaching and support staff. We know that the education sector can be a demanding and pressurised environment and we always strive to remove barriers and find ways to make life that little bit easier, where possible.
Arranging a visit to King Charles I School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@the4stones.co.uk.
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