KS 5 Business Studies And Economics Teacher

Tradewind Recruitment; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a KS 5 Business Studies and Economics teacher for a prominent school in Lewisham. This permanent, full-time position begins in January 2026. The ideal candidate will be a qualified teacher with strong teaching, management, and interpersonal skills. Join a thriving school community dedicated to student success and a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Business Studies and Economics teacher.
• Excellent management and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to maintain the school's ethos in student learning.

Responsibilities

• Teach allocated subjects, classes, and groups.
• Ensure high quality teaching and learning in all classes.
• Participate in curriculum development and writing schemes of work.
• Maintain high standards of work and behavior.
• Act as a Form Tutor with specified duties.
• Support the Senior Leadership Team's effective operation.

Skills

Excellent teaching skills

Management skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

Job description

Position Overview

Tradewind Recruitment are delighted to be working with a Lewisham based school in their recruitment of a KS 5 Business and Economics teacher for January 2026. The successful candidate will be a fully qualified Business Studies and Economics teacher with QTS or an equivalent overseas qualification, that possesses excellent teaching, management, and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to ensure that each school's ethos remains at the core of student learning.

Job Title

KS 5 Business Studies and Economics Teacher

Location

London borough of Lewisham

Pay Scale

Inner London Teacher Pay Scale: MPS/UPS (a TLR may be available for a suitably qualified and experienced candidate)

Contract

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Start Date

January 2026

School Overview

Tradewind Recruitment are excited to recruiting for a talented Teacher of KS 5 Business Studies and Economics to join a thriving and ambitious girl's school within the London borough of Lewisham. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate Business Studies and Economics teacher to work in a school that has been rated as Outstanding by OFSTED in the last three inspections. The school also boasts a Sixth Form that is co-educational and offers primarily level 3 courses. Please note, this is purely a KS 5 timetable.

This is a proud school community which supports students in developing them into twenty-first century global citizens. The school believe that academic progress is incredibly important; however, it is also important that students are safe, happy and thrive. The school ensure that students benefit from an excellent pastoral system, a wide extra-curricular offer and lots of wider opportunities including many trips.

Key Functions

• To teach the subjects, classes and groups as allocated by the Head of Business Studies and Economics and the Headship Team
• To ensure that high quality teaching and learning takes place in all allocated classes
• To support and participate in the curriculum development work of the Business Studies and Economics Curriculum Area, including the writing of schemes of work and programmes of study
• To assist the Head of Business Studies and Economics in the maintenance of high standards of work and behaviour within Business and Economics
• To be a Form Tutor and to carry out the specified duties in accordance with the job description of a Form Tutor or Sixth Form Tutor
• To support the Senior Leadership Team in the effective operation of the School

If you are a talented and motivated Business Studies and Economics teacher seeking a new challenge in a forward thinking, highly sought after environment, then please get in touch today to have your CV immediately reviewed