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Head of Business Studies

Middleton Technology School, Manchester, M24 2GT

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 April 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  6 February 2026

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
• Full-time equivalent salary: £52,026 to £57,418
• Pay scale: LPS 1 to LPS5

What skills and experience we're looking for

We believe that Middleton Technology School is a great place to work. This post offers you the opportunity to work in/with:

• A School with a strong will and determination to continue to improve

A School that has high expectations of all who work here

• A School that places teaching and learning at the heart of school improvement
• A School that is driven by strong values, invests in its staff and students and has a high regard for their welfare
• A supportive and cooperative teaching staff who are committed to their roles
• A School that works effectively with all stakeholders
• A caring School where you can make a real difference to the lives of young people

You will be part of an excellent team and will be given extensive support to develop to your full potential both in this role and beyond.

What the school offers its staff

We offer excellent staff benefits which include:

• Family friendly policies with enhanced pay and access to Westfield Health private healthcare and Westfield Rewards which give you savings across hundreds of leading retailers
• You will also have access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Want to get fit or keep fit?You will be able to use our cycle to work scheme.
• We even offer the ability to save money and take out low interest loans through payroll with our partnership with the Credit Union.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Middleton Technology School is one 4 secondary schools serving the town of Middleton within the Borough of Rochdale to the north of the Manchester boundary. The school is a highly successful mixed 11 - 16 secondary school with an excellent reputation locally.

We are part of Great Academies Education Trust and are excited to be joining Dixons Academies Trust from 1 March 2026, at which point our academy will be renamed Dixons Ashton Academy. As this role will join after this date, the successful candidate will be issued with Dixons terms and conditions. For full benefits and more information about joining Dixons, please visitWhy Dixons? - Dixons Academies Careers. Please note, some benefits, such as 9 day fortnight will be phased in during the course of the academic year.

Commitment to safeguarding

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Business Studies.pdf - 995 KB (opens in new tab)

About Middleton Technology School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1333 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Middleton Technology School website
• Email address: mtscgreenwood@middtech.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/middleton-technology-school-manchester

Our school continues to be GOOD as regraded by Ofsted in 2024. Our motto is straightforward: “In pursuit of excellence”. We strive every day to meet this challenge of excellence, and encourage all of our students to do the same, even though we know that this may test their resilience at times.

Arranging a visit to Middleton Technology School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mtscgreenwood@middtech.com.

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