Teacher of Business Studies

Northallerton School & Sixth Form College; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Northallerton School & Sixth Form College is seeking a passionate Teacher of Business Studies to deliver GCSE and A-Level lessons. The successful candidate will teach across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, inspiring students and supporting their academic progress.

You will join a collaborative team within Arete Learning Trust, committing to high teaching standards and contributing to a positive school culture in North Yorkshire.

Qualifications

• Strong subject knowledge and enthusiasm for Business Studies.
• Ability to deliver engaging lessons to GCSE and A-Level students.
• Commitment to high standards of teaching and learning.

Responsibilities

• Teach Business Studies across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.
• Inspire students and support their academic progress.
• Contribute to a positive school culture as part of a team.

Skills

Business knowledge

GCSE & A-Level delivery

Team collaboration

Job description

To promote effective learning, appropriate achievement and educational, social and personal progress of all students for whom the teacher is designated as being responsible, consistent with the aims of the school and the unique needs of each individual.

Job Details

Job Role: Teacher of Business Studies

Position Type: Permanent

Hours: 1.0FTE

Line Manager: Head of Technology

Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Teacher of Business Studies to join our team. The successful candidate will teach Business Studies across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, inspiring students and supporting their academic progress.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has strong subject knowledge and enthusiasm for Business Studies
• Can deliver engaging lessons to GCSE and A-Level students
• Is committed to high standards of teaching and learning
• Works well as part of a team and contributes to a positive school culture

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

Health, happiness and wellbeing

A safe, disciplined and supportive environment

A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach

High standards and expectations

Integrity, kindness and good manners

Respect for individuality and difference

Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.

Are committed to our Trust values.

Show initiative and are responsive to change.

Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.

Are creative in their approach to problem solving.

Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.

Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement (https://www.arete.uk/careers). If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Application Process

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.