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Subject Tutor Business

The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8JX

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Job start date
26 August 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 March 2025

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Spine point 1 to PSP3 (£32,178 - £49,725 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a passionate Business Tutor to join the high achieving Business department. The ideal candidate will be able to deliver inspiring lessons, bring knowledge and experience to the curriculum, and have a desire to teach beyond the specification, believing every student can succeed. Furthermore, they will have an appreciation that the commitment to delivering outstanding educational outcomes goes beyond the classroom.

All staff within the Trust need to have a commitment to professional development, an enthusiasm for teamwork and a passion for improvement.

While a teaching qualification is desirable, we will consider applications from non- qualified graduates. Graduates looking to start a career in teaching at the Sixth Form College will be allocated a reduced timetable with comprehensive support and mentoring. Future opportunities to obtain a teaching qualification will be considered.

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Business Department

Business is a large and successful department made up of 24 lively, enthusiastic and dedicated teachers, led by supportive curriculum managers. Collaboration is at the heart of the area, and teaching materials are shared centrally. The department is well resourced with an extensive bank of presentations, activities, packs, etc. Business staff share an office with Accounting teachers.

“We all nurture each other's development, sharing good practice, expertise and resources.” (business teacher)

“Amazingly supportive teachers.” (Business student)

Key department information:

Cohort size

A Level Business: 698

Vocational Business: 404

Number of Staff

Management structure

There is a senior curriculum manager for A level business, and one for vocational business. They are supported by curriculum managers.

Exam board specification

AQA (A level business).

BTEC (vocational business).

Department facilities

All BTEC classrooms have computers in them, and there are Chromebooks available to students in other specialist business classrooms. Each teacher is provided with a PC in the office and a portable personal device.

Day to Day Expectations of a Teacher

A full time teacher will have 22.5 hours per week contact with students, split over 5 Teaching groups (15 periods) with 5 additional periods for preparation and marking.

On a Tuesday staff departmental meetings / all staff CPD takes place after college, finishing at 5.20pm.

Throughout the year there are a number of whole college events (open evenings, parent evenings, Interview Day, enrolment) at which attendance is required.

Common resources are shared within departments and there are regular opportunities for professional development, delivering extracurricular student clubs and wellbeing / social activities.

What the school offers its staff

Learning and Teaching Expectations of a Teacher

Develop skilled and effective teachers toimplement our pedagogic priorities and deliver outstanding education and outcomesfor all of our learners
Improve progression opportunitiesfor all our learners, raising aspirations and smoothing transition cliff edges
Embed a culture of collaborative working and sharing good practice across all Trust academies
Develop an innovative, inspirational workforce with outstanding opportunities for career progression

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How we support you:

As a new member of staff you will receive plenty of support from your colleagues both from the department and from the wider college community. This will include:

a mentor to help you through the first year (in particular);
support from your curriculum manager(s) and director of faculty; and
an extensive programme for all new staff to help induct you into College life as well as to develop your approach to teaching.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.