Head of Business & Vocational Studies
The Thomas Lord Audley School, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8NJThis job expired on 17 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
17 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 April 2024
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
- M1 - UPR3
Additional allowances
TLR2b - £5,354
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to recruit an enthusiastic and excellent teacher of Business Studies to lead our growing subject. The successful candidate will also play a part in the monitoring and strategic overview of the other vocational subjects in liaison with the Lead Teachers for these subjects.
We currently teach Cambridge National Business Studies; we are seeking somebody who has experience of teaching this or an equivalent qualification for Business Studies in the last three years. The strongest applicants would identify that they have the ability to teach at least one other subject through their application.
More details can be found in the Head of Vocational Subjects job description and person specification (please see enclosed)
The successful candidate will be remunerated by a TLR 2B payment (equivalent to £5,354 per year). Applicants must be able to demonstrate ‘outstanding practice’ in their own teaching.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Should you be successful during the shortlisting process interviews will be held face to face at the school.
This post is 100% FTE.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for The Sigma Trust, The Thomas Lord Audley School?
We can offer you:
- A Competitive Salary
- Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
- “PPA+” - this is an on-going trial where full-time teachers are able to complete their PPA at home for one afternoon per fortnight rather than remain in school
Employee benefits include:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
- Free membership to Perkbox
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.
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 The Thomas Lord Audley School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 876 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Thomas Lord Audley School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01255 750913
Arranging a visit to The Thomas Lord Audley School
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