19 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    8 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    17 April 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Accounting

Working pattern

Part time: Term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650 - £49,083

What skills and experience we're looking for

Aston University Engineering Academy and Aston University Sixth Form is a specialist University Technical College established in 2012. We are a heavily oversubscribed 13-19-Year-old school, with 250 Year 9-Year 11 students and 500 sixth-form students, we have become a highly valued and recognised lead centre for Business, Health and Engineering in the Midlands in line with our sponsor Aston University. (About Aston University Engineering Academy)

We are delighted to be recognised as a centre of excellence for T Levels, this can be seen in our new dedicated £25 Million building at 2 Lister Street. As part of this growth, we see a strategic expansion in our Business, Accounting and Finance department from our current KS3, GCSE, A Level and BTEC offer, which includes:

September 2024 - Level 3 T-Level Finance - Investment and Wealth Management and T Level Accounting.

September 2025 - Marketing, Accounting and Economics.

Our unique sponsorship by Aston University includes the close location and opportunity to collaborate with the world-renowned Aston Business School. This not only benefits students but staff, including access to Aston's business training and post-graduate studies including PGDip Business and MBAs.

AUEA is a highly diverse institution with learners and staff from all communities and backgrounds from across the West Midlands. We strongly welcome applicants from within our local communities with a passion for increasing our young people's social mobility and future opportunities.

There couldn't be a more exciting time to join our team.

We are seeking a professional who is:

  • An enthusiastic and committed teacher, lecturer or industry specialist*
  • A person who will have the highest expectations of student learning.
  • An excellent practitioner with a drive for self-improvement and development.
  • Innovative and creative with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Passionate about Accountancy

What the school offers its staff

As a valued member of AUEA we will offer:

  • A family-feel environment centred around the health and well being of staff and students.
  • An outstanding positive working environment with excellent student conduct, and behaviour driven by our focus on high industry standards and culture of respect.
  • A designated staff Benefits, training and Health Care package including a family day off per year.
  • Personalised CPD and career development programme including National Leadership programmes and Aston Business School Programmes
  • Opportunity for experience and development as part of our Armed Forces and Combined Cadet Force partnerships.
  • *Opportunity through our dedicated teacher training programmes to gain professional teaching qualifications.

Commitment to safeguarding

AUEA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Additional documents

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About Aston University Engineering Academy

School type
Free School, ages 13 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
775 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01213801541

Aston University Engineering Academy (AUEA) is one of the first university-sponsored technical colleges (UTC) in the country and with our sixth form, Aston University Sixth Form, it combines the very best education for academic and technical skills focused on industry needs summarised by our strap line “Knowledge for Life & Skills for the Future” and Ofsted 2022 "Students in this school enjoy a strong practical, technical and academic education."

For more about our most recent Ofsted where we were judged as Good with Outstanding Personal Development visit - Ofsted report.

Since opening in September 2012, AUEA has grown under consistent strong leadership into a vibrant learning community, oversubscribed by students from across Birmingham taught by 100% subject expert teachers.

Aston University Engineering Academy (Years 9, 10 and 11) and Aston University Sixth Form (Years 12, 13 and 14) are both housed in our £16.2 million state of the art building located in the heart of the city of Birmingham, next to the Aston University and Innovation Birmingham campuses, with a new multi-million pound extension due to start within the next few months. It is located close to the motorway links and within easy walking of three city centre train stations.

Originally designed for 600 students, AUEA now has 720 students on roll and has now been approved to expand to 800 students. We have a close-knit family of around 40 teachers, and 40 support staff, including administration staff, dedicated HLTA’s/TAs, college leaders (pastoral) and technicians to name a few. AUEA is a proud recipient of the Armed Forces Covenant, Gold Employer Recognition Scheme and has Royal Navy Affiliation.

Commitment to your development
Our staff ethos is built upon collaboration and development with AUEA being awarded the prestigious silver mark for outstanding quality and culture of professional development by the Teacher Development Trust (TDT) evidencing our commitment to staff CPD including weekly early closure for CPD and training, commitment to courses and additional professional qualifications. This is supported by additional learning opportunities via our sponsor Aston University, SSAT and NPQ programmes.

Every Monday afternoon students finish earlier to allow dedicated staff CPD as well as external courses and training. We are proud to have a proven record of accelerating careers, with many of our staff securing leadership, middle leader and wider responsibilities earlier than those in the majority of other schools. Consequently, AUEA provides an outstanding platform from which to start and progress your career whether ITT, ECT admin or senior positions supported by a comprehensive induction programme.

As a valued member of AUEA staff health & wellbeing is important therefore we offer staff benefits, training and health care packages.

For example:

Workload considerations are the heart of all we do.
Excellent professional development opportunities including potential options for higher study through our sponsor Aston University.
Specialist pedagogical training and inputs from leading industry partners.
Health care package including wellbeing, access to a GP and others.
Staff benefits through the Aston University Staff Benefits Scheme.
Term time family day, leave of absence and TOIL options including flexible working and working from home.
Reduced staff membership cost to Aston University’s Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre.
Access to Aston University’s nursery scheme.
Childcare voucher scheme.
Free audiology, eye tests and health clinics via Aston University.
Hospitality and hotel accommodation discounts.
Sports coaching, outdoor education qualifications, and military training as part of our Armed Forces Partnerships including Combined Cadet Force (CCF).
Opportunities for international travel as part of our Austrian Technical School (HTL) European partnerships, scientific expeditions and charity work.
A close knit, friendly and supportive working environment.
Excellent IT facilities, Virtual Learning Environment and physical learning resources.
An opportunity to take part in enrichment activities such as the CCF (RAF/RN), Police Cadets, Royal College of Nursing Cadets, DofE, specialist projects and competitions.
Partnership work with local and national education establishments and local industry.

Arranging a visit to Aston University Engineering Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email amanda.naan@auea.co.uk.

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