Subject Leader for Business Studies
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AEThis job expired on 11 March 2024
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
11 March 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 February 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: 32.5
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2a value £3,214 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required for September 2024. The Governors of this high achieving, oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy seek to appoint a dynamic, committed and inspirational subject leader for Business Studies. The successful candidate will be a passionate individual with strong leadership skills.
This appointment provides the opportunity to teach well-motivated, hard-working pupils. The subject sits within the Humanities Faculty. You will join a forward-thinking and high-achieving department and be committed to delivering genuinely imaginative, engaging and varied lessons. This is an opportunity to take the subject in a new and exciting direction.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a commitment to outstanding results and have the ability to lead, inspire and motivate others. This is an opportunity for a candidate who is looking to take the next step in their career within this core curriculum area.
Applicants should be versatile and enthusiastic and have an appetite to inspire young people and be driven to ensure progress for students of all abilities is a priority. Business is taught as part of the curriculum as an option for students at KS5 and is a popular choice with our students. The successful candidate will promote excellent teaching, learning and professional development and ensure outcomes are maximised.
The curriculum at St Mary’s extends beyond the academic and vocational curriculum. It provides students with opportunities to develop and discover their interests and skills. To fulfil this, applications should be willing to positively contribute to the school’s extra-curricular programme and provide enrichment opportunities within the subject.
What the school offers its staff
Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
On-site parking and access to canteen.
Teacher Pension Scheme.
A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 12 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection and the June 2019 Section 48 inspection both judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed; please contact Jo-Anne Hughes, PA to the Senior Leadership Team on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.
Further details and a Catholic Education Service Teacher application form are availablein the General Information & Forms section or the school website www.stmarysmenston.org in the vacancies section. Please email your completed application to recruitment@bwcat.org addressed to the Headteacher by the closing date.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
In line with KCSiE 2023, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.
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About St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1195 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@bwcat.org
- Phone number
- 01943 883000
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of the high school and 9 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school. We became a Teaching School in October 2015 and a National Support School in September 2017.
Arranging a visit to St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bwcat.org.
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