Subject Leader – Business (with responsibility for Ambition)
Plume School, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6AB15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
31 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Business studies
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - U3 (£31,650.00 - £49,084.00)
Additional allowances
TLR2B (£5,646)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Ideal Candidate Will Be:
- A dynamic and innovative Business teacher with outstanding communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate a strong commitment to raising standards and supporting student progress.
- Experienced in teaching across the full ability range at Key Stages 4 and 5.
- Passionate about promoting career opportunities and events at Plume
Essential Qualifications and Personal Qualities:
The successful candidate will:
- Hold a degree in a relevant subject and have achieved Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) prior to starting the role.
- Be hardworking, enthusiastic, and committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences.
- Have the ability to plan, deliver, and assess effectively, deploying a range of strategies to support learning and personal development.
Key Responsibilities:
As Subject Leader for Business, you will:
- Take full responsibility for the management and analysis of progress and attainment data for all Business courses.
- Monitor student progress, planning and implementing interventions where necessary to ensure all students meet or exceed expected levels of achievement.
- Develop and maintain effective schemes of work for all Business courses.
- Ensure teachers are aware of students' prior learning, achievements, and potential to achieve, using accurate data to inform teaching.
- Implement school curriculum policies for assessment, setting, target setting, recording, and reporting within all Business courses.
- Ensure progression and continuity across Key Stages and between Business courses.
As the Ambition Lead, you will:
Coordinate a range of CEIAG/Ambition based events, with the target of raising aspiration at Plume, instilling our core value ‘Ambition’ in all KS3&4 students.
What the school offers its staff
- A supportive and successful faculty within a large Academy.
- Opportunities for professional development and leadership growth.
- Cycle-to-work Scheme
- 24/7 Free Employee Assistance Programme
- CPD opportunities and Internal Promotion
- Up to 25% Gym Membership
- Free staff car park
Remuneration
Annual salary for a qualified teacher will be in accordance with the Plume Academy Teacher Pay Scale, which from appointment for a full-time post currently involves a salary of up to £49,084 plus TLR2B (£5,646), however, the current salary of the applicant will be taken into consideration in respect of the salary offered. Salaries are reviewed by national negotiation with effect from 1st September each year. Progression through the Teachers’ Pay Scale is subject to an annual performance review process.
Further details about the role
Are you an enthusiastic and ambitious Business teacher ready to take on the leadership of Business within our highly successful Business and Computing Faculty?
We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead and drive excellence in Business education in our large and thriving Academy. The Subject Leader of Business will oversee the resources, curriculum, and environment for all Business courses within the faculty, ensuring a high-quality learning experience for students aged 11-19, including A Level.
The appointed candidate will coordinate a range of CEIAG/Ambition based events, with the target of raising aspiration at Plume, instilling our core value ‘Ambition’ in all KS3&4 students.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Board of Trustees is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointment are therefore subject to satisfactory DBS and Immigration Checks, together with the receipt of References and Health Clearances.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Plume School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1736 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Plume School website
- Email address
- hr@plume.essex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01621854681
The Plume School converted to become an academy school in January 2012.
The last full inspection took place in November 2023 and the school was judged to be good across all areas. Ofsted acknowledged the high quality of teaching and excellent relationships in the Academy. Please see the academy website for more information.
The academy is a larger-than-average secondary school with a sixth form.
The vast majority of pupils are White British.
The proportions of pupils who speak English as an additional language or who are from ethnic minorities are both well below the national average.
The proportion of students eligible for the pupil premium is broadly average, as is the proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities, although for those with an education, health and care plan the proportion is slightly above the national average.
The school meets the government’s current floor standards for pupils’ achievement in English and mathematics at the end of key stage 4.
Plume Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are therefore subject to satisfactory DBS and Immigration Checks, together with the receipt of references.
Visits to the Academy are welcome.
Arranging a visit to Plume School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@plume.essex.sch.uk.
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