Teacher of Economics and Business Studies

As a Teacher in the Humanities Faculty the post holder has responsibility for the overall effectiveness of your performance in Economics and in the Business team working harmoniously within the departmental team. Every teacher is a role model, setting high expectations and making the best use of resources to secure excellent outcomes in Economics and Business. They will act as an ambassador in promoting and celebrating the work and achievements of pupils within the Humanities faculty. Experience of teaching the International Baccalaureate is desirable and an ability to teach an additional subject, such as Computing or another humanity is desirable.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 6th May. Applications can only be accepted on a fully complete school application form. Early applications may be interviewed sooner. Please see applicant info pack or visit the school's website

Email hr@windermereschool.co.uk

GENERAL

To be passionate about Economics and Business and convey that enthusiasm to the pupils.

To contribute to ensuring that the Humanities faculty is a well-maintained and positive working environment.

To liaise within and where required with other departments over suitable cross-curricular issues.

To attend meetings with parents as required.

To have a teaching contact time of up to 100% of FTE (approx. 44 teaching hours per fortnight).

To attend official school functions as appropriate.

To act as a Tutor.

To share in the responsibility of maintaining discipline and high standards of courtesy and appearance among the pupils, while promoting and safeguarding their welfare, safety and happiness.

To attend INSET and staff meetings, and lead sessions as required.

Full time staff are expected to contribute to boarding weekend and evening duties.

DETAILED ADMINISTRATION

To participate in faculty meetings.

To assist with the creation of the academic enrichment programme so that Economics and Business are represented in a balanced manner.

To contribute to the development of Economics and Business Schemes of Work for all classes.

To contribute to the setting and marking of Economics and Business assessments for internal examinations or termly assessment points.

To assist with the scholarship assessment for both internal and external applicants, where necessary.

To monitor Health and Safety issues in the Economics and Business department, reporting to your Head of Faculty when any problems or concerns arise.

To follow appropriate risk assessments in place for Economics and Business activities, as appropriate.

To help promote the achievements of the Humanities faculty, both within and beyond the School.

To support the annual department audit.

To contribute to the annual report on external Economics and Business examination results for your Head of Faculty.

To seek the permission in advance of the Head of Faculty for any expenditure and to record all expenditure.

To teach up to IB Higher Level Economics and Vocational Level 3 Business.

To contribute to the setting, entries for GCSE, vocational assessment and IB assessment and IB Internal Assessments.

To promote participation in subject activities beyond the school.

STAFF

To maintain high standards of teaching and learning.

To participate in the annual Professional Development Review.

To produce high quality subject reports and to ensure that these reports are personalised, recognising success, focused on targets for improvement and are of a high quality.

PUPILS

To monitor the work and achievements of pupils within Economics and Business, including the tracking of pupil progress via on-going assessment. Within this there should be a clear system to identify AGT, SEND and EAL pupils, with strategies to manage individual pupils in place.

To review the Learning Support register regularly and make sure the needs of the pupils are met within the Economics and Businesss subjects.

To ensure that the Academic scholars are stretched and that appropriate programmes of study for the gifted and talented pupils within Economics and Business are in place and being used.

To operate within the School’s behaviour management policy and to record all instances where behaviour does not meet the desired standard.

To produce predicted grades, entry lists and other administrative items required for pupils entering public examinations.

To provide appropriate support to all pupils who choose to use the department as a research area for their Extended Essay.

To ensure that literacy, numeracy and ICT are addressed through the teaching of Economics and Business.

To increase attainment and pupil engagement in Economics and Business. 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ALL STAFF

The postholder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding Policy Statement at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post the

post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, s/he must report any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Windermere School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The School operates a No Smoking and Vaping policy within its buildings and grounds.