Teacher of Business Studies
Wootton Academy Trust
Bedford
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 25 January 2018
Job overview
We are seeking an inspirational, well-qualified and dynamic Business Studies teacher to join our thriving and supportive Business, Economics and Finance department. Applicants must possess graduate subject knowledge, have high expectations, be creative and inspirational, and have demonstrated success at all key stages, particularly at BTEC and A Level.
Business is taught in Key Stages 3, 4 & 5 and is one of the most popular subject choices for students within the trust. At Key Stage 3, students study a skill based qualification which introduces them to Business, Economics and Enterprise. Students are then offered two pathways at KS4, choosing either BTEC First Award in Business or OCR GCSE Business.
In the Sixth Form options available to students broaden further with AQA A-level Business, BTEC National Diploma, EdExcel Economics and LIBF Finance qualifications offered to students. In recent years the department has grown significantly and has achieved some very promising results. The supportive student culture created by the department has developed a positive ethos amongst students and there are a high number of students currently studying our subjects. Many students continue to study Business or Economics at University or progress to Apprenticeship programmes with prestigious employers.
This is an exciting opportunity for an NQT or experienced teacher who is committed to enabling all students to achieve the very best they can and is dedicated to their own professional development.
Closing Date: 9.00am Thursday 25th January 2018
An Application Form and recruitment information can be downloaded from our website www.woottonupper.co.uk or requested by email from hr@wootton.beds.sch.uk.
Please return the completed Application Form either by email to hr@wootton.beds.sch.uk or by post to the HR Department, Wootton Academy Trust, Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Wootton Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Wootton Academy Trust
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Wootton Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust made up of two academies:
Kimberley 16 - 19 STEM College - opened as a 16 - 19 Academy in 2013, specialising in Science and Mathematics. The College has over 650 students, over thirty different Level 3 courses and is the largest sixth form provider in Bedfordshire. It has featured regularly in the Sunday Times list of top performing sixth form colleges; The College is expected to continue growing with an anticipated 750 learners being on roll in September 2024.
Wootton Upper School is a 900-pupil academy with three-year groups [Years 9 -11]; it enjoys a reputation for excellence in the core and in the arts; it offers learners a liberal curriculum with a high degree of individual choice for learners to specialize in Key Stage 4 as well as a very diverse array of trips and visits.
The School and the College are both located in Bedford Borough; Kimberley is in the village of Stewartby, three miles from Wootton. Both are rated good by Ofsted.
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