Teacher of Economics
Tonbridge School
Kent
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- Salary:
- The Tonbridge Salary scale is highly competitive (approximately £31,000-£62,000) with new members of staff starting at the point on the salary scale which is appropriate to their experience.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 23 January 2019
Job overview
An outstanding graduate is required for September 2019 to teach Economics in the Sixth Form.
The position will suit either an experienced teacher or those looking for a first post.
A willingness to contribute to the wider co-curricular and pastoral life of the school will be expected.
A highly attractive package is offered, including salary on the school’s own scale and other benefits.
Accommodation can be available.
Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday, 23rd January.
Interviews during week commencing 28th January 2019
See our website for full details and an application form: https://www.tonbridge-school.co.uk/about/employment-opportunities
www.tonbridge-school.co.uk
Email: jenny.bishop@tonbridge-school.org
Telephone: 01732 365555
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Economics Faculty Information
The Social Science Faculty is made up of three departments, Economics, Business, and Politics, all of which are only taught at A level. Economics is the second-biggest Sixth Form subject area in the school, with approximately 70 students opting for it each year. Business is taken up by a smaller body of boys, typically 30 per year, whilst Government & Politics is studied by around a similar number. The Faculty therefore provides a significant majority of Sixth Form boys with at least one course. It is made up of nine members of staff, most of whom teach, or have taught, more than one of the three subjects, and is located in the heart of the school with eight dedicated teaching classrooms, all of which are Wi-Fi enabled and have smart TV screens.
The AQA A level Economics course is studied. The results at the school are strong, with 94% A*/A/B grades in Economics in the past five years of summer exams (77% A*/A grades). Economics classes are shared between two teachers, who split Micro and Macro teaching, and they typically range in size from 9 to 12 boys. One in three boys studying Economics currently go on to read an Economics-related subject at University, and we regularly send boys to Oxford and Cambridge for Economics-related courses.
The Business Department teaches to the AQA A level course. Over the last five years there has been a highly respectable set of results with 86% A*/A/B grades. Three teachers from the nine in the Faculty currently take responsibility for delivering Business lessons, with each set shared between two of the three. It has traditionally experienced a two-set intake but is going through a mini-expansion with Lower Sixth intake doubling since the introduction of the new specification in 2015, and there will be three sets in both Sixth Form years from September 2019. Each set is nearly at the Tonbridge set capacity of 12 boys. It is not unusual for about half the boys who complete the course continuing with a Business-related degree at university.
The Politics Department is focused on the new Edexcel A level course. In the last five years, the average performance has been excellent with 95% A*/A/B grades achieved (74% A*/A grades). A focused team is in place, with two teachers delivering the course. Each set is taught by two of these. Politics related courses at university were the second most popular amongst the 2018 cohort – approximately two thirds of the year went on to study something in this area.
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About Tonbridge School
Tonbridge is one of the leading boys’ boarding and day schools in the UK and is highly respected, both here and internationally, for providing a world-class education. It occupies an extensive site of 150 acres in Kent – just a 40-minute train journey from London Charing Cross. There are some 800 boys in seven Boarding Houses and five Day Houses. One of the key strengths of Tonbridge is that it blends tradition and innovation successfully, with high achieving boys wearing their gifts lightly.
The School is renowned for its excellent teaching and for academic achievement. Each year exam results at GCSE and A-level are outstanding, with boys progressing to leading universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group institutions: the large majority securing their first-choice destination. Tonbridge leavers have also recently gained places (and scholarships) at top US institutions including Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dartmouth, Northeastern and UC Berkeley and, worldwide, at universities in Austria, Australia, Canada, China and Hong Kong.
In the latest Sunday Times ‘Parent Power’ league table, published in December 2022, Tonbridge was the 8th highest ranking independent school in the country, and the top boys boarding school.
Pastoral care is based around an outstanding House system. Strong and positive relationships between boys, staff and parents are central to its success, and the School strives to ensure that each pupil, whether a boarder or a day boy, feels fully at home and well supported. Tonbridge was the first school in the UK to put mindfulness on the curriculum for all Year 10 pupils. There is also a vibrant programme of Co-Curricular breadth and depth, with a wide range of societies covering everything from Beekeeping to Ultimate Frisbee. The School has a strong commitment to widening access and is striving towards doubling the number of boys who receive means-tested fee assistance to be 80 to 100 boys by 2028.
Tonbridge encourages its students to make connections – connections between academic subjects, between different sports and activities, between people, between cultures: with the aim of producing fine minds and good hearts. The School’s ethos is summed up in just two words: ‘Only Connect’.
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