Teacher of Business Studies
Cokethorpe School
Witney, Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive Teachers' pay scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 06/09/2021
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2021
Job overview
Business Studies Department Information
Our busy and popular department offers GCSE Business, A Level Business, A Level Economics and the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business.
The Department follows the Edexcel specification for the Business subjects and OCR for A Level Economics. A popular choice at both levels, we have three sets of GCSE Business in Fourth Form and Fifth Form and two sets of A Level Business and Economics in Lower and Upper Sixth.
We teach over half the Sixth Form cohort and are delighted that so many opt to progress into related degrees for undergraduate study.
Expectations are high and this is reflected in student achievement. We are proud of our excellent results and the high value added we achieve. We welcome any student to study our subjects, regardless of previous academic achievement.
We are a hardworking and creative team of five who work collaboratively and are committed to providing high quality and enjoyable lessons. We have a wealth of shared resources, interlinking these with current news articles to bring the subject to life.
Role Details
The successful applicant will predominantly teach Business Studies at GCSE and A Level but may also be required to support colleagues with the Extended Diploma.
We are looking to appoint an exceptional Business Studies teacher, able to excite and inspire pupils in their learning. Excellent subject knowledge is essential for this role, as is the ability to relate to students with different abilities and a commitment to sharing with, and instilling in, the pupils a passion for Business.
This post would suit an innovative, energetic and ambitious teacher of Business Studies wishing to contribute to the development of the department.
Studies at GCSE and/or A Level as well as the Level 3 Extended Diploma are consistently high. This represents an exciting challenge, and the right candidate will play an important role in supporting the Head of Department and her team in exploring and evaluating new and innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
Applications are welcome from candidates at all stages in their careers, with a full and recognised induction programme in place which, for NQTs, will lead to QTS. One of the Department’s ongoing objectives is to implement strategies that will ensure that standards for Business
About Cokethorpe School
Cokethorpe is an independent school providing education to boys and girls from the age of four to eighteen. Situated in beautiful parkland just ten miles outside Oxford, the School has a strong reputation for providing a rigorous, broad curriculum underpinned by a firm belief in the principles of a liberal education, and a knowledge that all pupils have the capacity for excellence if encouraged to be ambitious and take responsibility for their learning.
The School is proud of the fact that its admissions process credits pupils who show a wide-range of skills, leading to a dynamic and diverse learning environment. Students leave Cokethorpe to study at a range of different institutions, including Oxbridge, Russell Group and other equally reputable institutions.
Results at GCSE and A Level are very positive, with a strong emphasis on the value that is added to students through excellent teaching and learning. Success at Cokethorpe is bolstered by the Leadership Programme, which runs through the school and encourages pupils to develop particular traits: ambition, courage, integrity judgement, empathy and responsibility. The aim is for pupils to take ownership of their own development.
The School has a strong extra-curricular programme and, whilst excellence in the classroom is paramount, all members of the Common Room are encouraged to see themselves as playing a role in this wider curriculum. It is a busy, purposeful school in which positive relations develop and exciting and varied opportunities arise.
Further details can be found on the vacancies page of the School's website
To apply: Interested and qualified candidates should submit electronically (as separate PDF documents in one email) the documents listed below to recruitment@cokethorpe.org before the closing date: midday Wednesday 19 May 2021. Interviews will take place on Thursday 27 May 2021.
• A covering letter addressed to Mr Damian Ettinger, Headmaster.
• A completed Cokethorpe School academic application form.
• Personal CVs are not required.
Please note that for candidates invited to interview, referees will be contacted prior to the interview date.
About Cokethorpe School
Cokethorpe is an independent, day school for boys and girls aged four to eighteen, set in 150 acres of glorious Oxfordshire parkland, just two miles south of Witney and ten miles to the west of Oxford.
The School is unique in many ways; not only is our setting unsurpassed but we are also one of the only co-educational day schools in Oxfordshire with both Prep and Senior schools on the same site.
At the heart of our School is the belief that our pupils dig deeper, reach higher, and stretch further when they feel the embrace of supportive peers and the oversight of enthusiastic and experienced teachers who know when and how to challenge them. This sense of community is fostered by the close-knit House system where young people develop a deep sense of belonging; it is forged around the close, working relationship of the small classrooms, where teachers engage the intellect, encourage students to grapple with ideas, and teach lifelong respect and humility.
We are a happy, strong and vibrant community, in which individuals are generous of spirit, inspire friendship and support one another. Our teachers, pupils and parents value the School's small class sizes and emphasis on delivering liberal educational principles in an environment that celebrates individual achievements equally, whatever their passions might be.
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