Head of Business, Enterprise and Computer Science

The Stockwood Park Academy; Luton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Head of Faculty allowance

Job summary

The Stockwood Park Academy in England is seeking a Head of Faculty for Business, Enterprise and Computer Science to lead and develop the BEC curriculum and staff. You will drive ambitious outcomes for pupils and work with leaders, staff and families to foster a culture of excellence.

With responsibility for KS4/KS5 and Economics teaching, you will model high-quality teaching, develop mastery programmes, and ensure safeguarding and inclusive practice across the faculty.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status is required.
• Master’s Degree desirable.
• Experience teaching or leading Business and IT in KS4 and KS5.
• Ability to teach Economics to A-Level.
• Experience leading and ability to manage staff.
• Proven track record of improvement.
• Ability to promote the educational success and outstanding outcomes of all our pupils through strong leadership.
• Excellent communication skills and enthuse staff and implement ideas.
• Experience of a large multicultural school.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the Business, Enterprise and IT curriculum, providing specific expertise and guidance and lead on the delivery of mastery programmes and the curriculum.
• Be accountable for the learning and achievement of all pupils studying Business and IT.
• To liaise with subject colleagues at The Stockwood Park Academy to support strategic development, share good practice and plan collaborative activities.
• To ensure that The Stockwood Park Academy is represented positively locally, regionally and nationally within any educational context.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status

Excellent communication skills

Experience leading and managing staff

Ability to teach Economics to A-Level

Education

Master’s Degree desirable

Job description

Head of Faculty - Business, Enterprise and Computer Science

At The Stockwood Park Academy we are seeking a Faculty Lead, responsible for Business, Enterprise and Computer Science (BEC). Make no mistake - this is a genuinely exciting opportunity for the right candidate. The key responsibility is to lead and manage staff to construct and deliver an ambitious curriculum that supports all pupils to achieve exceptional outcomes.

Our Academy vision is “Striving for excellence and contributing to society”, this is underpinned by our core values of Excellence, Responsibility and Respect. We are a values driven organisation, with our pupils at the centre of our decision‑making. The culture of our school is warm and welcoming. Leaders work closely with staff, pupils and families to build a strong school culture. We are proud of the meaningful work our school does to support our community as well as how we celebrate difference and diversity. We are relentless in our approach to school improvement, unapologetically ambitious for our staff and pupils, and, have high aspirations to be a Top 1% organisation.

As part of the Advantage Schools trust, we are a unique family of schools, sharing our practice and beliefs to enable young people to achieve the very highest standards. At Advantage Schools, we provide exceptional opportunities for all to be knowledgeable with experiences that broaden horizons. We ensure our children, pupils and adults cultivate a strong self-belief so that they can flourish and develop into successful, well-rounded, self-respecting people. Our commitment to this vision can be demonstrated by our values Integrity, Ambition, Excellence.

At the heart of everyone’s responsibility, is Quality First Teaching. We are ambitious for our pupils and we understand that this is underpinned by the high-quality lessons that are delivered, day in, day out. We make no exceptions and no deals in our approach to Teaching, because we know that it is right for our context. Staff and pupils of TSPA are aligned to our Playbook approach and are reaping the benefits. Any new applicants will receive an enhanced on-boarding & induction process to support staff in implementing our core teaching routines. Our CPD programme is tailored and bespoke to the needs of staff and pupils; it is focused on Playbook implementation, Evidence informed research and support for implementation in the classroom. We grow our own.

Complementing our classrooms is high presence from Senior, Middle Leaders and Pastoral staff. The school is calm and orderly and well-managed by a wide range of staff. Lessons are purposeful and rarely disrupted. Teachers are able to teach, pupils are able to learn. High-quality pastoral support helps pupils to regulate, learn from their mistakes, and become you citizens. Clear classroom routines, expectations, and centralised processes, including detentions, are in place to support staff and maximise every minute on learning.

At TSPA we are passionate about supporting the Personal and Cultural Development of pupils. We want our pupils to leave TSPA with exceptional outcomes, but we also want pupils to leave as well-rounded individuals that have real life experiences within the wider and extra-cultural programmes. We are proud of the work that our staff and pupils take part in to support all aspects of our community.

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Key Duties

• Play lead the development of the Business, Enterprise and IT curriculum, providing specific expertise and guidance and lead on the delivery of mastery programmes and the curriculum.
• Be accountable for the learning and achievement of all pupils studying Business and IT.
• To liaise with subject colleagues at The Stockwood Park Academy to support strategic development, share good practice and plan collaborative activities.
• To ensure that The Stockwood Park Academy is represented positively locally, regionally and nationally within any educational context.

The successful candidate will have

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Master’s Degree desirable
• Experience of teaching or leading Business and IT in KS4 and KS5.
• Ability to teach Economics to A-Level
• Experience leading and ability to manage staff
• Proven track record of improvement
• Ability to promote the educational success and outstanding outcomes of all our pupils through strong leadership
• Excellent communication skills and enthuse staff and implement ideas
• Experience of a large multicultural school
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Job Specifics

Start Date: 1st January 2027

Salary: AST 1-12 £33,026 - £51,526 dependent on experience, plus Head of Faculty allowance £5,873

Job role: Permanent, Full time

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding and welfare of children is paramount and all our staff share this view. Applicants must be willing to undertake safeguarding and child protection checks including with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.