Curriculum Leader of Business Studies & Economics
Horsforth School
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- TLR2a
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2017
Job overview
Here at Horsforth School, we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for our students and colleagues alike. Right now we are looking for an inspiring teacher who can bring Business Studies & Economics to life – and help us create a nurturing environment within which everyone can reach their full potential.
We require an energetic and enthusiastic Teacher of Business Studies & Economics to lead the department. The position offers an excellent opportunity for an established teacher to join our highly successful school with an opportunity to teach to A level standard and who will receive great opportunities for further professional development. If you are passionate about your subject and want to really make a difference in the lives of young people then Horsforth School could be the school for you.
The department’s success is reflected throughout this ambitious and consistently oversubscribed 11-19 school, which enjoys strong community and international links. Our commitment to excellence in education is recognised nationally. Ofsted describe us as a ‘good school with outstanding features’.
For our 1400 students, Horsforth School provides an engaging environment of discovery and growth. For our colleagues too, this setting offers some great benefits. Located in north-west Leeds, the school is just five miles from the city centre with its thriving retail, leisure and cultural facilities, yet on the edge of open countryside. York, Harrogate and the Dales are within easy reach.
If you’d like to find out more, please call 0113 226 5454. Or for full details and to apply, please visit www.horsforthschool.org or email recruitment@horsforthschool.org
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 6th February 2017.
Start date: September 2017
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and we expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
About Horsforth School
At Horsforth School we believe in ‘opportunity and achievement for all’, are committed to the highest outcomes for students and to develop the best opportunities for staff.
For our 1500 students, Horsforth School provides an engaging environment of discovery and growth. For our colleagues too, this setting offers some great benefits. Located in north-west Leeds, the school is just five miles from the city centre with its thriving retail, leisure and cultural facilities, yet on the edge of open countryside. York, Harrogate and the Dales are within easy reach.
GCSE and A Level results are consistently well above the national averages and in both 2022 and 2023 the school had the best A Level results in the whole of Leeds. Horsforth School was also named one of the top schools in Yorkshire in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide in 2022.
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