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Business Studies Teacher

Business Studies Teacher

Friesland School

Friesland School, NG10 5AF

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Salary:
MPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
24 February 2019

Job overview

Friesland School is a good school that is already on the path to becoming outstanding. Every child really matters at our school and each year we celebrate our best ever results and last year was no exception with some outstanding achievements. We recognise that these outcomes are only possible through the commitment, dedication and skills of our highly valued teachers. 


We are now seeking to recruit a permanent Business Studies Teacher either full time or 0.8fte to join us on our journey towards outstanding from September 2019. We are looking for an inspirational Business Studies teacher who has real passion for their subject and who is committed to improving the outcomes of students’ at all key stages. This opportunity would suit an NQT or experienced teacher looking for a new challenge. 


We are committed to continually improving the quality of learning and teaching and raising standards, therefore a willingness to share your knowledge and experience with others is essential.


Why join Friesland School?


Our school joined The Two Counties Trust in 2018. This Trust has a forward thinking strategy with all the professional benefits that this brings for staff. The school offers exceptional facilities for staff and pupils and you will be provided with high quality CPD throughout your time with us. 


The traditional values of Friesland school, high quality learning and teaching and our strong reputation in the community are central to all that we do. Friesland is a place where young people feel safe and genuinely love coming to our school and our teachers are recognised and valued for the good work that they do. 


We also offer:

• Competitive Pay- many of our pay scales are above national rate.

• An increasing array of employee benefits and a Career-Average pension scheme

• A full staff induction 

• A strong commitment to your professional development 

• Opportunities to share working practices across our partner schools within the Trust, including secondments

• A professionally stimulating and supportive working environment

• An ethos of high expectations for students and staff

• A highly supportive department and working environment

• Excellent career opportunities

If this role could be for you, and you think you would make an excellent Teacher of Business Studies please apply now? 


To initiate an informal discussion about this role please contact us by e-mail at dbennett@friesland.derbyshire.sch.uk 


We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates who meet the minimum job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.




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About Friesland School

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Welcome to Friesland School, a member of The Two Counties Trust

There are many reasons to choose our school, and the Trust, as a great place to start or develop your career. We recognise the importance of happy, rewarded, and motivated employees and as such we have developed our HR and Professional Learning strategies to invest in people.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within the school, externally, and across the Trust, offering extensive professional learning for all employees.

We have removed appraisal and appraisal related progression, recognising the limitations and changed the focus from proving to improving through professional growth which is focused on individual ambitions, enabling everyone to get a little bit better all the time.

We are committed to your welfare as an employee and alongside our own wellbeing and workload management arrangements we have signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. If you need additional support on a range of matters, an Employee Assistance Programme is available to you from day one of employment.

We offer highly competitive pay, including some points above national rate, an array of employee benefits including extensive high street retail discounts, gym membership and discounted healthcare.

There are an array of centralised systems which are designed to save you time and avoid duplication of effort, these are based on the work of experts across the Trust, meaning that your time can be focused where you need it to be.

We hope you will join us in a great environment where you can work with a team of dedicated and like-minded professionals.

Welcome from the Headteacher

Friesland School is a values-centred organisation, we strive to live up to our values of Ambition, Teamwork, Honesty and Respect in everything that we do. Our school is a vibrant and energetic educational environment, where we prioritise the academic, personal and cultural education of all our students.

We are a large school of over 1,300 students, including 200 in our growing and successful 6th form, with a curriculum that mixes a substantial academic core with a long standing and genuine commitment to the Arts, Physical Education and Technology.

Friesland has a strong track record of high-quality teaching; with experienced, committed teachers delivering challenging and innovative lessons.  Our teachers are expert subject specialists and work in partnership with colleagues at Friesland and across The Two Counties Trust to provide our students with a knowledge rich curriculum and an inspirational educational experience.

Employees at Friesland are well trained and seek continual improvement through our bespoke professional learning programme. We are genuinely reflective practitioners, with the continual growth and wellbeing of our people being a key consideration in all decision making and improvement planning.

At Friesland we have high expectations of ourselves and those around us, as we strive to do the best for our students and our community. Our ambition is always to employ the highest quality people who identify with our ethos and outlook. The best way to experience our school is to visit, so if you would like to see more of our school please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Craig Patterson

The Two Counties Trust

With secondary schools across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, we are an ambitious Trust with a strong reputation. We have nine secondary schools, over 11,000 students and 1,500 employees.

We exist to provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, making a positive contribution to the world we share. Collectively we serve our communities by educating and preparing our students for the next steps in their lives.

Leaders across the Trust are fully committed to striving for excellence in all that we do. We understand that families trust us each day with their most prized possession i.e their child, and we all are here to serve the students in our care.

Our values are:

Ambition:   We maximise our potential through striving for excellence.

Teamwork: We give 100% effort, displaying kindness and humility for the benefit of all.

Honesty:    We are respectfully open about our successes and areas for growth.

To find out more about us, please go to The Two Counties Trust website.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Trust in the near future.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, receipt of references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates to identify incidents or issues that may have happened, and which are publicly available online, which we may need to explore with shortlisted candidates.

A copy of the school's child protection policy can be found here: www.friesland.ttct.co.uk/our-school/policies.

The Trust's policy on the employment of ex-offenders can be located at: www.ttct.co.uk/our-trust/policies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and as such we are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

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