Teacher of Business and Economics
Swanshurst School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TW3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Business studies, Economics
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS-UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you: • Committed to inspiring and motivating students?
- A team player and strong communicator?
- Enthusiastic and optimistic in wanting the very best for each student?
- Dedicated to your own professional development and growth?
We are seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher of Business and Economics who can contribute to GCSE and Post 16 courses in a forward-looking, dynamic environment. This well-resourced department regularly achieves outstanding outcomes and is looking to expand.
We would expect you to teach GCSE Business, and ideally GCSE Economics. The ability to teach A level in these subjects would also be an advantage.
What the school offers its staff
Swanshurst is an ‘Outstanding School’ for girls with over 1900 students on roll aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career.
‘Swanshurst School has been a great environment for my first term as an ECT. The support I have received from my department and the mentoring team has been amazing and is ongoing. I couldn’t wish for a better place to spend the first of hopefully many years of teaching.’ (ECT)
Ofsted (2017) found pupils at Swanshurst to be “happy, well cared for and that they secure excellent academic and personal outcomes” they described the girls as “polite, respectful and courteous”. Needless to say, we are incredibly proud of them and of all our staff who contribute to the “purposeful learning culture within the school that characterises the work of staff and pupils”
Further details about the role
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
For further details and an application form please contact us at recruitment@swanshurst.org. Applicants requesting an online application form must also submit a signed copy of their application either at the point of being called for interview or as soon as possible after the closing date. Please submit all completed applications to recruitment@swanshurst.org.
Swanshurst School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@swanshurst.org
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Swanshurst School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1866 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Swanshurst School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@swanshurst.org
- Phone number
- 0121 464 2400
Swanshurst is an ‘Outstanding School’ for girls with over 1900 students on roll, aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their careers, including the full range of leadership NPQs.
Ofsted (2017) found pupils at Swanshurst to be “happy, well cared for and that they secure excellent academic and personal outcomes” they described the girls as “polite, respectful and courteous”. Needles to say, we are incredibly proud of them and of all our staff who contribute to the “purposeful learning culture within the school that characterises the work of staff and pupils”
Arranging a visit to Swanshurst School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@swanshurst.org.
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