11 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 January 2026

  • Closing date

    10 October 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    29 September 2025

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subjects

Business studies, Economics

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic and diligent teacher of Economics/Business Studies to join our team. Economics and Business Studies are popular and successful subjects at A Level with many students progressing to study Economics and related subjects at university. The ideal candidate will be a passionate subject specialist keen to develop their pedagogy further in our creative school setting. The post would suit an ECT looking to begin their career in a rich and supportive environment or a more experienced teacher looking to develop their skills in a new setting. A willingness to deliver Business Studies at GCSE in addition to teaching A level is an advantage.

School 21 is an all-through school serving students from reception to year 13. We are an innovative school with a mission to empower young people to meet the demands of life in the 21st century. Here we believe that the purpose of education is to develop the whole child: head (academics), heart (character and well-being) and hand (generating ideas, problem solving, creating extraordinary authentic outcomes). As a member of the School 21 community you will be trained in and develop a range of pedagogies that speak to this holistic view of education including oracy-rich learning, project based learning and coaching. advanced literacy techniques and using technology effectively in the classroom. Our oracy curriculum teacher toolkit and our collaboration with Cambridge University has resulted in a school filled with purposeful talk and thinking.

The successful candidate will be:

  • An excellent teacher and subject specialist

  • An organised and committed individual

  • Keen to develop their teaching still further

For more information please see the candidate information pack, or visit www.school21.org.uk or e-mail Sakshi Saxena at careers@school21.org.uk.


What the school offers its staff

WE OFFER:

  • Exceptional CPD

  • The chance to network with outstanding practitioners and learn from the best

  • Collaborative working across the 4 to 18 school

  • A strong feedback culture so that teachers can develop in areas of their practice that are important to them

  • School 21 is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About School 21

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 18
Education phase
Through
School size
1098 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
School 21 website
Email address
careers@school21.org.uk
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Arranging a visit to School 21

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@school21.org.uk.

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