Teacher of Business and Personal Finance
St John's Catholic Comprehensive, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JWThis job expired on 11 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
April 2025 or sooner if available
Closing date
11 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Business studies
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main/Upper Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Business and Personal Finance
Required for April 2025 or sooner of available
Salary – Main/Upper Pay Scale
St John’s is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dedicated full-time Teacher of Business and Personal Finance. The successful candidate will join one of the school’s most effective and respected departments, working and collaborating with an exceptionally committed and talented team of practitioners.
The school offers a wide range of KS4 and KS5 Business and Personal Finance based courses for students to select from; these include BTEC L1/2 Enterprise, BTEC L3 Business and LIBF L3 Diploma in Financial Studies. In addition, the school is currently in the process of expanding its curriculum offer to include A Level Business. A large number of our students choose to undertake one or more of these qualifications during their KS4 and/or KS5 studies and the learning experiences these students have and the resulting outcomes they achieve are exceptional.
This is an excellent and exciting
time to join our school and to be part of
an enthusiastic, forward-thinking and supportive team. Applications are
invited from passionate Business / Personal Finance
specialists for this opportunity to teach in our thriving Catholic community.
We are looking for a dedicated and talented member of staff who can demonstrate
equal passion for the subject and working with young students.
What the school offers its staff
St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils, including c.300 pupils in our Sixth Form. We have a very strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. The school’s 2023 Progress 8 score of +0.33 was the sixth consecutive examination year that the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure and a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated pupils and staff we have at the school.
We are also projected to receive a positive Progress 8 score for 2024 (Progress 8 outcomes will be released by the government later this month). The Business & Finance department’s results are consistently excellent and have been a major contributing factor to the exceptional whole school outcomes achieved in recent years.
Commitment to safeguarding
St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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About St John's Catholic Comprehensive
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1319 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01474 563757
St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including c.300 in our Sixth Form. We have a very strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. The school’s 2023 Progress 8 score of +0.33 was the sixth consecutive examination year that the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure and a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school. This is an excellent and exciting time to join our school and to be part of an enthusiastic, forward-thinking and supportive team.
Arranging a visit to St John's Catholic Comprehensive
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk.
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