Business Education Teacher
Dollar Academy
Dollar, Clackmannanshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- From £25,152 to £40,128
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2019
- Apply by:
- 14 February 2019
Job overview
The successful applicant for this vacancy will join a large department of six other teachers, educating pupils from Junior 2 (P7) up to Form VI (S6). The department aims to provide pupils with the understanding and skills needed for success in the 21st century business world.
The department offers all four SQA Business Education subjects: Accounting, Business Management and Economics at Advanced Higher and Higher level, and Business Management and Economics at National 5 level, as well as Business Administration and IT at Higher level. Courses are delivered in various aspects of business to all pupils in Forms I and II and there is an Enterprise course for Junior 2 pupils. In addition, the Higher Core Skill award in ICT skills is taught to all Form III pupils. Each year large numbers of pupils choose to study one or more of the business subjects and nearly a third of all pupils go on to study them at university each year.
The successful applicant should, ideally, have a working knowledge of all four business education subjects and demonstrate a specialist expertise in at least one. Candidates should have a passion and enthusiasm for their specialist subject and a strong commitment to sharing this enthusiasm with pupils, using the latest methods of teaching.
In addition to running certificate courses, the department actively encourages ‘Enterprise’ and ‘Financial Education’ across the school. As well as supporting pupil involvement in the very popular Young Enterprise Programme, the Student Investor Scheme, the BASE competition and the Shares4schools Investment Competition, other annual events include a ‘Dragons Den’ competition and a Stock Market Challenge for Form II.
The Academy has an extensive co-curricular programme in which all member of staff are expected to participate. There are many boarders on campus and opportunities for members of staff to be involved in this aspect of school life.
Both full-time and part-time applicants will be considered
Further information
The salary for the post will be in accordance with the SNCT main grade scale with the Dollar enhancement of 10% in addition. It should be noted that the Chartered Teachers pay scale does not apply to teachers employed by the Academy.
Candidates should either be registered with the GTC Scotland, or eligible for registration.
Applicants must complete the Academy’s Teaching Staff Application Form, downloadable from the Academy’s website, and provide a covering letter. A CV is optional. These should be emailed to recruitment@dollaracademy.org.uk
The closing date is Thursday 14th February 2019.
All appointments are subject to receipt of a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record or Scheme
Record Update from Disclosure Scotland.
Contact: 01259 742511 or rector@dollaracademy.org.uk
About Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy was founded in 1818 as the UK’s first co-educational day and boarding school and has been at the heart of Scotland’s educational development for 200 years. The school is the Sunday Times Scottish Independent School of the Year 2018.
Dollar has over 1250 pupils aged 5-18, of whom approximately 75 are boarders. The school’s extensive 70 acre campus is set in a landscape of extraordinary natural beauty at the foot of the Ochil Hills in Central Scotland and is within easy reach of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Edinburgh airport is conveniently situated and can be reached in 45 minutes.
Dollar is distinguished by its excellence in pastoral care, co-curricular provision and classroom teaching.
Enjoyment of learning lies at the heart of this school and the aim is for all pupils to gain satisfaction from a real commitment to study and participation in the great range of sporting, art and cultural activities on offer.
Dollar pupils undertake internationally recognised SQA examination courses and, in a typical year, over 65% of exam results are at Grade A. Although firmly grounded in the values of Scottish education, Dollar takes a deliberately international approach and the diverse boarding community is at the heart of school life.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.