Head of Business Studies

Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form, London, N16 9EX

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  6 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,317.00 - £52,300.00 Annually (Actual) TLR 2B £5,913

Head of Business Studies job summary

The School

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the opening of a new provision within a successful and popular 11-19 inner-city comprehensive school. The school is especially committed to creative teaching and learning. We aim that every colleague has excellent professional development which leads to every student having an outstanding education. Stoke Newington School is dedicated to being anti-racist, and inclusive, by striving hard to challenge through our curriculum.

In collaboration with Hackney Education, the school is establishing a 32‑place Additional Resource Provision (ARP) for students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs as their primary area of need. The ARP, located opposite the main school site at SNS Hub, allows students to follow a bespoke mainstream education while receiving specialist support.

The Post

You will be leading the Business Studies department and teaching the subject at KS4 and KS5. You will be supported throughout by a well-established leadership team, each of whom are highly ambitious for all students and staff member’s success.

The successful candidate will:

Be well qualified in Business Studies and have an excellent knowledge and track record of GCSE Business specification and the Pearson BTEC National Diploma in Business

Have a passion for teaching across the age range 14-19

Want the very best for and from every student and every member of staff

Be ambitious for their future career.

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.

Visas cannot 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.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1647 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stoke-newington-school-and-sixth-form

Welcome to Stoke Newington School – a vibrant, diverse and inclusive school delivering excellence for all. We are at the heart of our local community in North Hackney and strive to provide an inspirational learning journey for every student. We believe that all our young people have the potential to achieve in school and succeed in life. We ensure that students flourish at our school regardless of their starting point or individual circumstance. We have a culture rooted in high expectations for all, which cultivates a love of learning and ambition for success, together with a strong sense of belonging and civic duty.

Our teachers and support staff are creative, skilled and committed professionals, who work tirelessly to improve the outcomes for all our students. We have a strong focus on creativity in our classrooms. We believe everyone has creative capacities and know that creativity is the skill of the future. Our students past and present are strong evidence of our success. We are proud of their academic progress, sporting achievements, musical performances, drama productions and many have successfully achieved places at Russell Group universities, leading Art schools and high quality apprenticeships. Our year on year improvement at GCSE and A level reflects our strong commitment to continually evolve and deliver on our pledge to provide a great education for all.

We recognise that every young person is different and deserving of success. We have high expectations of behaviour to allow everyone to thrive and succeed. We place a strong emphasis on primary-secondary transition and recognise this moment can be both exciting and daunting for students and their parents. We pride ourselves on our compassionate pastoral care and environment of kindness. Many of our students choose to stay with us at Sixth Form, one of the largest in Hackney.

I hope our website has given you an insight into our school and encourage you to apply.

I look forward to welcoming you.

Zehra Jaffer
Headteacher

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