Teacher of Business
Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DBThis job expired on 20 May 2021
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
20 May 2021 at 10am
Date listed
30 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Subject
- Business studies
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Mainscale / Upperscale
Teacher of Business job summary
Teacher of Business
Starting Date: September 2021 (MPS/UPS)
The successful candidate will be able to teach Business in Key stage 4 and 5, and would be joining a recently appointed headteacher on an inspiring new journey for the school. The school is open to employing either an experienced colleague or someone new entering the profession.
We are looking for a committed Business teacher who has a passion for their subject and a clear understanding of how to raise standards. Business as a subject is very popular at both KS4 and KS5 and contributes well to examination performance. Within key stage three, the Business & Enterprise scheme is embedded into the school’s calendar and enriches the curriculum experience of all. PE also remains an extremely popular subject taught at all key stages.
The successful candidate may also need to teach PE or Geography at KS3. Both departments possess a breadth of experience and will be very supportive. PE staff show considerable commitment to a range of extra-curricular opportunities. Borden students compete at district and county level in a wide range of sports: football, rugby, cricket, hockey, handball, athletics etc. The department has successfully run an inclusive as well as a competitive extra-curricular programme and there would be a huge amount of support available for the successful candidate. The Geography department is highly successful and the subject is very popular amongst our students.
You will have a clear personal ethos and an up to date pedagogical understanding about the best approaches to teaching boys. You will equally be committed to the Borden values of kindness, creativity, courageousness, respect and resilience, underpinned by our ethos to ‘strive forward together’. Consequently, you will possess the enthusiasm, drive and determination to achieve the best for all students that you are responsible for and to play a key role in developing our modern community grammar school.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to student safety, so applicants with substantial access to children must disclose their criminal background. You must complete a self-disclosure form at shortlisting. Please note it is illegal to apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. This role is exempt from Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, meaning we do not automatically discriminate against those with prior offences. However, any job offer remains strictly dependent upon a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Additional documents
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About Borden Grammar School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 938 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- lbateman@bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01795424192
Founded in 1878, Borden Grammar School is a highly successful, vibrant and forward thinking grammar school for boys located in the heart of Sittingbourne. The school has a coeducational 6th form and is also part of a thriving post-16 partnership with two other local schools (both selective and non selective).
The school regularly achieves outstanding outcomes giving genuine opportunities to young people, many from more deprived neighbourhoods. This academic development takes place in the context of a culture where we are focused on developing young people to change the world for the better. The school ethos and house system is built around our values of kindness, creativity, resilience, courageousness and respect with effort at its root i.e. “striving forward together”. This means you would be working in a caring and progressive community focused on supporting both students and staff to reach their potential.
As a member of staff, you have the intellectual freedom to truly focus on teaching your subject at depth, since “Pupils show self-discipline and dedication to learning” and “The behaviour of pupils in lessons is impressive” (Ofsted 2026).
You will be able to inspire students to ‘think hard’ whilst simultaneously building positive working relationships since “Inclusion is at the heart of this school.” (Ofsted 2026)
Our staff community is vibrant, reflective and thoughtful; working together to improve with professionalism and good humour. Indeed “Staff love working at this school.” (Ofsted 2026) We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and you will experience,
- Counselling, mental wellbeing support service and therapy dogs
- Cycle to work scheme and free and adequate parking for all staff
- Free flu jabs and eye tests
- Wellbeing charter signatories with an active wellbeing committee
- No more than one directed meeting a week and early finishes before events
- More than minimum PPA time provided to all teaching staff
- Staff social Activities
- Flexible working and bespoke CPD
- A two week October half term
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