Lead Practitioner for Business & Enterprise
Waingels, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
25 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- LPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Overview
- Are you a highly skilled, creative and ambitious teacher of Business Studies or Economics?
- Are you able to teach Business studies to students in Key Stage 3 and 4 and A-Level for the right candidate?
- Are you seeking to move to a new school which will support your development and growth as a teacher?
- Do you have a passion for teaching and a commitment to providing students an exceptional experience?
- Can you create enriching activities that will support our exceptional careers and enterprise programme for all year groups?
- Do you want to join a team of dedicated, talented teachers in a well-resourced department where schemes of work and lesson resources are ready to use to help you deliver an exciting, challenging curriculum, in one of our most successful and popular departments?
- Do you believe in an inclusive environment where all learners can be successful?
- Would you like to work in a school where “Leaders, including governors, value the work of staff and where new teachers speak highly of the support they are given”? (Ofsted June 2023)
- Are you looking to work in a thriving and well-regarded school where staff well-being is central to all of our decision making?
If the answer to any of these questions is “yes” then we would like to hear from you.
Waingels, a popular 11-18 school where students achieved above national average in all measures and was identified as “continuing to be good” in a recent OFSTED inspection, is seeking to appoint a Lead Practitioner for Business & Enterprise to further enhance our provision. The role includes responsibility for leading and supporting with our well established, whole school careers and enterprise programme which is a significant part in us being considered as a leading school for personal development (Challenge Partners, 2023). The curriculum is well sequenced, “It builds pupils’ knowledge and develops skills for future learning and employment” and “…identified exactly what teachers need to teach and when to teach it” (OFSTED 2023)
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced teacher, seeking a new challenge or experience of leading on whole school initiative and events. We would consider full or part- time teachers.
The successful candidate will teach Business Studies to 4 classes, with the possibility of A-Level teaching for the right candidate. The ability to teach Economics to KS4 or A-Level would be an advantage but is not essential.
We would also consider a candidate wishing to have a defined TLR for Careers and Enterprise instead of being a Lead Practitioner.
What the school offers its staff
Working with us offers you the opportunity to:
- Join a “kind and caring school” where pupils “enjoy being part of the inclusive community” (OFSTED 2023) that aims to be an “exceptional school at the heart of our community”.
- Be part of a forward thinking department with well-resourced schemes of work and where teachers are encouraged to be innovative and try out a range of teaching styles.
- Engage in excellent, personalised, professional development opportunities
- Join a school where early finishes for parent consultation evenings and free tea and coffee every day are just some of the ways we ensure staff well-being is central to our decision making
- Work in a school that has been designated a “Leading” school for Personal Development by Challenge Partners.
- Work in a school where the values of Respect, Kindness, Pride and Responsibility underpin all we do.
If you feel your value and ethos align with ours, this is an exciting opportunity for you to pursue and advance your career.
Our staff and students are proud of our school and we would be happy to welcome you if you would like to come and have a closer look. Please feel free to contact us for an informal conversation about this exciting role. Please telephone the school on 0118 969 0336 or email the HR Administrator, Mollie Williams, on HRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.
Download an application pack from our websitehttps://www.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk/7282/staff-vacancies
We will review applications as they are submitted, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
The school is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students.
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Waingels
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Waingels website
- Email address
- HRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 969 0336
Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. Our successes and achievements can be attributed to our commitment to establish and grow a Better Never Stops culture, providing a safe, inclusive and rich learning environment where students feel safe and valued, founded on respectful relationships for all. Our ethos and culture are values based. We set high standards and expect all our students and staff to be respectful, kind, resilient and proud of our school, our achievements and our community.
Arranging a visit to Waingels
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.
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