Head of Business
Wood Green School
Oxfordshire
- £30,000 - £46,525 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- TLR 2 (2)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2024
- Apply by:
- 9 May 2024
Job overview
Wood Green School wishes to appoint a talented Head of Business to join our successful, forward-looking school. This is a brand new, permanent full-time post from September 2024, which recognises the growth in popularity of Business in our school. Business is thriving at both KS4 (six groups) and KS5 (three groups) and we have made the decision to appoint a dedicated leader of this important subject area. This is an excellent opportunity for a committed, passionate teacher who is ready to lead curriculum development.
Wood Green is an oversubscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year-on-year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and in developing the whole child. We trust our Heads of Department to be the experts in leading curriculum development, teaching and learning in their specialist areas.
The right candidate – Head of Business
You will be a talented teacher with a passion for teaching Business
You will show the ability to inspire students of all ages and abilities, including building on our thriving Young Enterprise programme
You will have high expectations of yourself, other staff and students and be committed to your professional development
You will be committed to playing a full role in leading the development of Business
Are committed to helping all our young people to be exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world
Wood Green can offer:
A Department that achieves high outcomes and has a drive to improve through to A Level
Students who thrive on good relationships with staff and who enjoy Business
Development opportunities for staff, collaborating with teachers within school and as part of the Acer Multi-Academy Trust
A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing – wellbeing is a core value and staff wellbeing is one of our strategic priorities. We care about our staff as teachers and as people.
A school committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can with supportive colleagues and a constant focus on enhancing the curriculum, teaching and learning
A calm, purposeful environment that staff, pupils and visitors enjoy (Ofsted 2019)
Attached documents
About Wood Green School
Wood Green School is a mixed, comprehensive, secondary school with sixth form situated in Witney, Oxfordshire. It is an academy converter operating under The Acer Trust, which was co-founded by four Oxfordshire schools: Wood Green School, Chalgrove Primary School, Icknield Community College and Matthew Arnold School.
Wood Green School provides 1,335 places for students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. It converted to academy status in February 2017.
Headteacher
Rob Shadbolt
Values and vision
Wood Green School subscribes to the Acer Trust values of trust, equity and opportunity, believing these are essential for a successful collaboration and for providing high-quality education for all students through these important years of their lives.
The secondary school also uses the LEARN Well values of learning, effort, aspiration, respect, nurture and wellbeing to capture the most important aspects of an excellent education. High expectations are always placed on students, and they are helped to achieve these in a happy and supportive environment.
Ofsted report
“Leaders at all levels, teachers and governors have effectively brought about improvement across the school. Leaders make very effective use of information on students’ progress to identify where strengths and weaknesses life. Subject leaders make a positive contribution to improvement by closely monitoring the quality of teaching in their departments. Students’ social, spiritual, moral and cultural development is promoted effectively across the school and strongly contributes to the school’s caring ethos.”
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