Teacher of Business Studies and Economics

Rugby Free Secondary School; Bilton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive educational institution located in Bilton is seeking a passionate teacher to deliver high-quality Economics and Computing lessons. This role involves preparing engaging lessons, assessing student work, and contributing to the school's curriculum development. Ideal candidates must demonstrate effective teaching strategies and a commitment to student growth. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact in an inspiring educational environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for teaching.
• Provide evidence of raising student achievement.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality lessons in Economics and Computing.
• Assess and provide feedback on students' work.
• Contribute to departmental meetings and curriculum development.

Skills

Passion for Business, Economics, and Computing

Strong communication skills

Inclusive teaching strategies

Effective assessment techniques

Education

QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)

Job description

Responsibilities

• To prepare and deliver high-quality Economics and Computing lessons in line with school and departmental schemes of work.
• To mark and assess students' work in both subjects in accordance with school and departmental policies, providing meaningful feedback that supports progress.
• To attend and actively contribute to relevant departmental and whole-school meetings, including those related to Business, Economics, and Computing curriculum development.
• To play an active role in the long-term growth and improvement of the Economics and Computing provision within the department.
• To contribute fully to the allocated Head of Year team, including undertaking form tutor responsibilities where appropriate.
• To play a full part in safeguarding students and supporting their personal development and well‑being, promoting confidence, digital literacy, and economic awareness.

Qualifications

The Successful Candidate Must Have:

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for Business, Economics, and Computing that is clearly reflected in your teaching.
• Consistently deliver high-quality, engaging learning experiences that inspire students across all three subjects.
• Show a strong understanding of effective and inclusive teaching and learning strategies, ensuring all students can access and succeed in the curriculum.
• Provide evidence of successfully raising student achievement across a wide range of abilities through effective assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and the use of targeted strategies to address underachievement.
• Possess strong communication skills when working with students, colleagues, and parents/carers.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development to enhance your practice in Business, Economics, and Computing.

Core Duties as a Teacher of Business / Economics and Computing

• To teach Business Studies, Economics, and Computing across the full age and ability range.
• To develop and maintain high-quality schemes of learning and teaching resources for Business Studies, Economics, and Computing.
• To prepare students for external examinations and assessments in all relevant subjects, as directed by the Director of Learning.
• To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties set out by the Director of Learning.
• To contribute to the design, development, and ongoing review of the Business, Economics, and Computing curriculum.
• To create opportunities that enhance subject‑specific pedagogy across the faculty, including moderation activities, training sessions, and collaborative planning.

Additional Duties

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students.
• Establish a safe and stimulating environment for students, rooted in mutual respect.
• Set goals that stretch and challenge students of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions.
• Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of students.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students: be accountable for students' attainment, progress and outcomes; be aware of students' capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these; guide students to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs; demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how students learn and how this impacts on teaching.
• Encourage students to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge: secure knowledge of the relevant subject(s) and curriculum areas, foster and maintain students' interest in the subject, and address misunderstandings; demonstrate a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promote the value of scholarship; demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher's specialist subject.
• Plan and teach well‑structured lessons: impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time; promote a love of learning and children's intellectual curiosity; set homework and plan other out‑of‑class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding students have acquired; reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching; contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area(s).
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment: know and understand how to assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements; make use of formative and summative assessment to secure students' progress; use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons; give students regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage students to respond to the feedback.

Generic Responsibilities of All Rugby Free Secondary School Staff

• To continue personal development as agreed.
• To engage actively in the performance review process.
• To establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with staff, parents and students.
• To uphold the high standards of the school in all communications.
• To adhere to the schools policies.
• While every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task to be undertaken may not be identified.
• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
• Employees are expected to adhere to Rugby Free Secondary School's agreed Code of Conduct.
• The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
• Individuals have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people they are responsible for or come into contact with, including visitor identification and issuing relevant safeguarding information.
• Ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety.
• To remain confidential at all times.
• To undertake appropriate professional development including adhering to the principle of appraisal.
• To adhere to the ethos of the school.
• To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school.
• To set an example of personal integrity professionalism.

Safeguarding

• To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or, if appropriate, to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders.
• To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy.
• To identify children who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders.
• To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child.
• To protect children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children's health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
• To take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
• Know when and how to differentiate appropriately, using approaches which enable students to be taught effectively.
• Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit students' ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and know how to adapt teaching to support students' education at different stages of development.
• Have a clear understanding of the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs, those of high ability, those with English as an additional language, those with disabilities, and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.

Remuneration and Working Conditions

Salary: £32,916 – £51,048.

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Full Time or Part time.

Reporting to: Director of Learning – Business.

Liaising with: Directors of Learning, Heads of Year, Teaching and Associate Staff, Students and Parent/Carers.

Start date: (to be confirmed with successful candidate).

If you feel that you could bring further impetus to our drive to improve the provision for our students and have the necessary energy, enthusiasm, and sense of humour to take us forward in this exciting curriculum area then please get in touch.

M1 – UPS3.