Head of Economics and Business
Walthamstow Hall Senior School
Sevenoaks, Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 29 January 2019
Job overview
This is a part-time position, but could possibly be full-time for a candidate who is also able to offer a second subject, ideally Mathematics.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-qualified graduate to teach Economics and Business in the Sixth Form. In addition, he/she will manage the delivery of Economics and Business, as well as the enrichment programme for the department. The role includes contributing to Economic/Financial Literacy across the School’s PSHEE and Careers programme.
The person appointed will be able to encourage girls to succeed in and enjoy Economics and Business. He/she is likely to have experience in teaching both Economics and Business, although candidates who have taught only Economics may apply if they can demonstrate a commitment to both. Applicants for a full-time post should state which other subject(s), or skills, they can offer.
Both Economics and Business have grown in popularity as Sixth Form subjects with at least one group of each in Year 12 and Year 13 and, most recently, 2 groups of Business.
In recent years approximately half the Sixth Form students have opted Economics or Business and a significant proportion have gone on to university to read these or closely related disciplines.
The School regularly competes in the Young Enterprise Scheme with a substantial number of Year 12 students taking part in forming Young Enterprise Companies even if they do not take either subject. Walthamstow Hall’s companies have a record of considerable success in recent years both at county, regional and national level.
The subjects are based principally in the newly completed Sixth Form Centre in a dedicated room with an Interactive Whiteboard.
This is an ideal opportunity for a dedicated and ambitious professional to lead in key Sixth Form subjects and to build on the success and expansion achieved in recent years.
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About Walthamstow Hall Senior School
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in working at Walthamstow Hall. We educate girls with academic potential to lead confident, challenging and fulfilling lives in the 21st century.
School Ethos
We believe in a true understanding of the root meaning of the word education, from the Latin verb educo: I lead forth, I raise up. Not, ‘I cram full of facts or I make to jump through hoops’. At Walthamstow Hall, pupils will discover that learning is an active process which enables them to get personally involved, not one which just passively happens to them.
We offer pupils an environment based on trust, security and friendship, where they have the confidence to try to be their best. And by confidence we don’t mean brash or arrogant. We mean that, whether innately ebullient, or whether quite shy, Wally girls are characterised by a quiet assurance that comes from knowing who they are and, moreover, that they are valued for who they are, by us and by each other. This, we believe, is the best preparation for whatever life has in store.
School Details
There are approximately 580 pupils in the School 3 - 18, of which 442 are currently at Senior School. The Junior School (2 - 11 years) is on a separate site. The majority of girls from our Junior School join us at 11+, along with pupils from other feeder Schools locally. We also have entry at 13+ and 16+, and retention into Sixth Form is strong.
Employee benefits include:
- Enhanced salary scale based on DfE scales
- Fees concession for daughters. The School has a separate fees concession arrangement with Tonbridge School for sons of staff (13-18 years) and at Prep level with the New Beacon School for sons of teaching staff
- Membership of the relevant School’s Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Refreshments/meals during term time
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Use of the School’s Fitness Room and Swimming Pool (at allocated times)
- Free onsite parking
- Wellbeing package
- Ongoing training and development
For all enquiries, please contact Ms Louise Chamberlain: headmistress@whall.school 01732 451334.
Walthamstow Hall School 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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