Head of Business Studies

Head of Business Studies required for growing Secondary School in Barking

Start date: September 2024

Contract type: Permanent

Payscale: Inner London Main payscale 1 to Upper Payscale 3 + TLR 2a

Engage Education is currently working with a school in Barking and Dagenham who are excited to be recruiting for a Head of Vocational Business Studies to join their dynamic team to start in September 2024. This will be a permanent post and a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practitioner who specialises in Vocational Business Studies.

You will work alongside a talented Head of Business Studies to take a lead on their vocational business offering where you will be responsible for reviewing and developing the key 4 and key stage 5 vocational business curriculum.

In return, this growing school can offer you:

• Departmental meetings take place on timetable, every two weeks, rather than after school.
• The Extended Leadership Team programme gives Middle Leaders the opportunity to apply for a two year placement on the Senior Leadership Team. This involves taking responsibility for a whole school area such as Pupil Premium, ECTs, trainees or data, as well as attending SLT meetings every three weeks.
• HODs pods take place every two weeks; this is an opportunity for groups of Heads of Department to meet to develop and share good practice around a key area of the school’s priorities.

Key Information:

• Area: Barking and Dagenham
• Salary Expectations: (IL) M1-UPS3 + TLR2a

You must:

• Hold QTS or QTLS
• Have experience delivering Vocational Business Studies across the full age, gender and ability range, in a secondary school or college
• Have a proven background of developing teaching and learning within a Business department to a high standard

Engage Education is a widely recognised, award winning education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff. We:

• Offer an excellent 'refer a friend’ scheme that pays you a £50 Amazon Voucher for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days
• Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee
• Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance
• Give you access for a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders

Application Process

Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact Engage Education directly.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification.

If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education.

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