Teacher of Economics
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Economics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
Subject to experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
WHSB seeks a dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Economics. The School welcomes applications from both experienced teachers and graduates looking to train as a teacher.
The post would suit an experienced teacher as it includes the opportunity to take on additional paid Teaching and Learning Responsibilities in the Economics Department, or Pastoral responsibilities for a Year group, for a suitably experienced candidate.
The post would also be suitable for a Graduate with a Degree in Economics, or similar, who is interested in pursuing a teaching qualification. Currently, the School trains teachers through the University of Buckingham's Teacher Apprenticeship route which enables them to obtain a PGCE.
The post would also be suitable for an Early Career Teacher (ECT) in either their first or second year of the Early Career Framework. ECTs at WHSB follow the ECF training through the National Institute of Teaching. ECTs also benefit from a reduced timetable and a dedicated mentor.
What the school offers its staff
The Economics Department at Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) has been a high performing Department for many years. We have consistently achieved outstanding results in Public Examinations. The Department has grown considerably over recent years. There are presently 170 students studying Economics in Years 12 and 13, with a further ten groups (250 pupils) studying the subject in Years 10 and 11.
The Economics Department also plays an important role in the extra-curricular life of the School. The Department offers a variety of additional clubs and competitions which pupils can participate in across Key Stages 4 and 5, aimed at assisting those in need of support or extending the more able. These include The Westcliff Economics Society, The Westcliff Economist, Young Enterprise, Extended Project Qualification and Sixth Form Mentoring.
Results at Advanced Level are outstanding and those who choose to continue their Economics studies at University generally do so at established Universities, including the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
In Summer 2024, 90.6% of candidates at Advanced Level were awarded A*-B grades, with 20.3% achieving A* and 62.5% A*-A. At GCSE, in the Summer of 2024, 63% of candidates were awarded 7-9.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1281 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- vacancies@whsb.essex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01702475443
Westcliff High School for Boys is an Outstanding Academy Grammar School located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
At WHSB we continue to hold dear our values and traditions whilst fostering academic excellence and a dynamism which allow us to provide a twenty-first century world class education.
Our record of outstanding success is reflected in our outstanding A Level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards in all aspects of our provision for pupils.
We currently have around 870 boys on roll in Years 7 to 11, and 330 students in our mixed Sixth Form.
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