Head of Business and Economics
St George's School
Ascot, Berkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- A competitive salary will be offered to the successful candidate, depending on experience. In addition to the basic salary, the Head of Business and Economics will be paid a generous management allowance.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 21 September 2017
Job overview
St George’s is seeking to appoint a full-time Head of Business and Economics for January 2018. The role is principally to bring inspirational teaching to Business and Economics in the A Level curriculum, and to be responsible and accountable for the leadership and management of the Business and Economics and Department.
The Business and Economics Department aims to engage and inspire pupils and encourage them to enjoy and understand the foundations of Business and Economics, and their application in the modern day. In many cases pupils decide to continue their study of related subjects at university. We also aim to equip the girls with a wide range of transferable skills. We use a variety of teaching methods to deliver the course including traditional methods and activities associated with assessment for learning and self-assessment. There is a dedicated Business and Economics classroom which is well stocked with A Level resources. The main library has an excellent selection of books for wider reading.
The Head of Business and Economics has responsibility for (and autonomy in) delivering the entire A Level Economics course and currently co teaches the A Level Business course with one other colleague.
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About St George's School
St George’s is a girls’ independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 years. We are located approximately 25 miles west of central London on a beautiful, leafy 30 acre site, within walking distance of Ascot High Street. We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community and visitors often comment on the perceptible supportive and cheerful atmosphere.
Most girls join St George's in Year 7; there are around 35 girls in each of the first two years and we keep class sizes deliberately small so that each girl is individually known. An additional class is added at Year 9 with girls joining from 13+ prep schools and girls may also join in the Sixth Form, and occasionally in Year 8 and Year 10.
We believe that a happy and successful school is one where all pupils have the opportunities to develop their strengths. The richness of opportunities within and outside the classroom are fundamental elements of the St George's experience. This allows the girls to foster the confidence, independence and academic curiosity that lead to success.
Our academic results are impressive, with the 'value-added' in public examinations a real strength. We understand how girls learn effectively and we regularly add at least one grade higher at GCSE and A Level than baseline testing would suggest. As the girls progress through the school, bespoke advice on subject options, universities and careers as part of a thorough academic tracking process, gives each girl and her parents a sense of where her strengths lie and where she should be heading.
We also offer an extensive range of opportunities, clubs and activities with a significant focus on the arts, music and sport. The girls work hard and play hard, they value each other's abilities and there is a positive an supportive pastoral and boarding ethos.
St George's is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally , a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcomed. We strive for the very best for our girls and by developing their love of learning, their academic potential and their individual talents, we are able to nurture them to become happy, responsible, well balanced and resilient young women in the twenty-first century.
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