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Teacher of Business

Teacher of Business

Highsted Grammar School

Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4PT

  • £25,714 - £41,604 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
M/UPR
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2022
Apply by:
31 May 2022

Job overview

Teacher of Business and/or Economics 

Full-time - M/UPR

TLR2b opportunity for a Head of Year role with this post for a suitable candidate

 

Required from September an innovative and creative teacher of Business and/or Economics to develop further the excellence of the department at this outstanding girls’ grammar school. We are looking for a teacher who has a passion for their subject/s, a desire to pass this on to students and an ability to combine this with excellent classroom practice. This a very popular subject in KS4 and Post-16, so the ability to teach to A-level is essential. 

Applications are invited from ambitious colleagues who have a desire to and belief that they can make a substantial impact on our students’ lives. If you have any additional extra-curricular connections, new approaches to teaching, or outstanding resources which can be utilised please add this to your cover letter. We welcome applications from experienced teachers and NQTs. 

Please contact Linda Sayers at the school or visit the website to download further information and an application form: www.highsted.kent.sch.uk 

(Closing date Midnight 31 May 2022)

Highsted Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 


Highsted Grammar School is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

About Highsted Grammar School

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+44 1795 424223

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Highsted Grammar School is a selective 11-16 secondary school for girls in Sittingbourne, Kent. It was known as Sittingbourne Girls’ Grammar School when it moved to its current site in the 1950s. The school converted to academy status in 2011. The sixth form is now co-educational.  

The school has specialist science status, with sponsorship from Microsoft.

Highsted Grammar School is part of the Sittingbourne Partnership, a collaborative approach to sixth form education which enriches and extends the opportunities available to students through operating a joint timetable with Borden Grammar and Fulston Manor schools.

The school’s strong partnerships across business and community offers a growing network of sponsorship and support both within the UK and Europe, creating opportunities including work experience placements, university summer schools and professional support. 

A balanced and broad curriculum recognises that what the school calls “the real female strengths of communication, problem-solving and team-work” can be equally valuable in science, engineering, technology, the arts and business.

Headteacher

Anne Kelly

Values and vision

The school places emphasis on personalisation, proactive mentoring and pastoral care. It aims to liberate young women to embrace the challenges that will prepare them for their future roles and responsibilities as future leaders.

Highsted Grammar School aims is to develop self-starters, focused but flexible, with the resilience and humour to negotiate setbacks. It encourages and supports its students in exploring their potential, nurturing existing talents and interests and discovering new ones.  

Ofsted

"The overall effectiveness of economics and business education, including the development of students’ economic and business understanding and enterprise and financial capability, is outstanding." 

View Highsted Grammar School’s latest Ofsted report

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