Teacher of Business Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5

Aldersley High School; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a passionate Teacher of Business to inspire students at Key Stage 4 and 5. This role offers the chance to join a thriving department focused on student success and well-being. The school values collaboration and innovation, providing a supportive environment for both staff and students. With a commitment to educational excellence and a strong community ethos, this is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional to make a meaningful impact. Join a team that prioritizes personal development and fosters a love for learning in a vibrant school setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching Business at Key Stage 4 and 5.
• Ability to develop engaging lesson plans.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Business lessons to students.
• Collaborate with the Curriculum Team to enhance learning.

Skills

Business Education

Curriculum Development

Classroom Management

Student Engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education

PGCE or equivalent

Job description

At Aldersley High School in Wolverhampton, we are determined to leave no stone unturned in our quest for educational excellence, and we are very clear how to get there.

We exist to strengthen our community – by ambitiously educating young people who excel academically and make a positive difference in our world.

We teach challenging lessons, impart powerful knowledge and provide excellent support, so that we achieve the best outcomes and make success inevitable.

Aldersley High School is a diverse, highly successful 11-18 comprehensive school set in the north-east of Wolverhampton, near to the commuter link of Junction 2 of the M54. We serve a vibrant and ambitious community that is used to having a strong school at its heart, and we would love for you to be part of it.

Aldersley was the founding school of the Amethyst Trust, which has expanded significantly over the past few years to now encompass five schools in a growing and thriving Trust partnership. We benefit from fantastic relationships with our sister schools, meaning that there is great opportunity for networking, professional development and ultimately professional success at Aldersley and beyond in our Trust.We are a Trust that believes in a ‘talent-first’ approach, ensuring that we grow potential and see leadership opportunities as a logical step for those who make a real impact.

As a staff, we always act with our core values clearly in mind. Before anything else, anyone who works at Aldersley CARES. Our CARES values are:

We are Committed - Whatever the challenge, we get stuck in and we work hard. Our students deserve nothing less.

We are Ambitious - We always aim for our students to be the best. We are ambitious for what they will achieve.

We are Reliable - We are consistent, day after day after day. We always know what to expect from each other.

We are Experts - We seek self-improvement at all times. We work hard to have expert knowledge in all that we do.

We put Students First - We make all decisions in the best interests of students. We put their success before anything else.

We believe that our students are best-served by having a staff body who are supported to have meaningful work-life balance and their family lives protected, so they can give everything to our students during the school day. We fiercely protect our directed time budget, limit communications outside of the working day, and do not ask our teachers to mark books regularly, focusing instead on assessment that really works. We work together on shared planning so that our energies can be spent on excellent delivery in the classroom, where students behave well and want to learn.

As the founding school of the Amethyst Trust, we benefit from our links with two partner secondary schools and two specialist schools, giving fantastic career development opportunities at every turn.The Amethyst Trust is at the forefront of educational thinking, with innovative teaching with a knowledge-rich edge, progressive ideas on feedback and staff wellbeing, and excellent provision for SEND students through our well-equipped Resource Base. We benefit from fantastic grounds and facilities, including excellent and regularly-updated ICT, and the Trust is in a strong position to make sure that our staff and students want for nothing.

We know we have succeeded when our students achieve academic outcomes that are amongst the best locally and nationally. We are determined that our community will be proud of our school and will know that it is excellent. Our students will have developed qualities that will ensure that they succeed in the wider world, and you will have played your part in making it happen.

You can see more of our school and what we are all about in our trailer here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxwsLTqMMX0

If a school with a clear sense of mission, a moral purpose and an ambitious and caring school community is where you see yourself, please get in touch or come to visit us.This can be done by contacting Claire Hammond [e-mail] we will be back in touch with you as soon as we can.We would love to receive your application to join our team.

We're in search of a Teacher of Business Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 who meets the following criteria:

Join a growing business department where students thrive, and staff well-being is a priority. Having grown to be the most popular subject option at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 it is an exciting time to join a team that is developing all the time. We work collaboratively across the department to plan engaging and well-rounded lessons for our students, where knowledge and application to the wider business world and economy is key to their success. We would welcome new ideas and perspectives from a practitioner that places our students and their progress at the heart of what they do

We have a fantastic Curriculum Team Leader who is passionate about the subject and its place within the school. We are looking to support her with additional capacity, and are open to discussions with candidates who have held responsibilities or would like to hold responsibilities for a Key Stage or an area of the curriculum. This can be discussed at interview, with the possibility of allowances or a TLR point for the right candidate.

Start Date: September 2025

Closing Date: Friday 16th May 2025 9am

Interview Day: W/C 19th May 2025

Contract: Full Time / Permanent

Location: Aldersley High School

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice, and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all employees to share our commitment to the safeguarding of our pupils.

2023 OFSTED Report here:https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50224585