Head of Business Studies and Careers Education

If you are a teacher and leader who is inspirational and enthusiastic, committed to delivering the highest standards of teaching and learning and with the ability to set up a Business Studies department with drive, passion and ambition then we are keen for you to apply for the post of Head of Business Studies and Careers Education at Westfield Academy.  This post comes with a generous teaching allowance to ensure that the successful candidate has the time to develop this new area.

The successful applicant will also be responsible for ensuring that Careers Education is delivered as part of Westfield’s Personal Development Curriculum, through both tutor time activities and taught Personal Development lessons at Key Stage 4.

We are an 11-16 co-educational school, in Somerset, serving the town of Yeovil and the surrounding villages.  Westfield is an oversubscribed and successful school with a good reputation.  Student numbers are increasing and are set to continue to grow significantly over the next few years.

‘This school continues to be good’. (Ofsted, May 2018)

We can offer you:

• A committed and supportive leadership team, teaching and support staff
• A range of career development opportunities including induction and mentoring
• A stable and caring school community with well behaved, motivated and delightful students
• A school that is financially stable and well-managed
• A pleasant, green site with outstanding facilities
• An opportunity to live and work in a fantastic part of the country.
• A chromebook for each member of the teaching staff

We are looking for people with:

• A passion for learning and teaching and an ambition to develop their own practice
• The ability to inspire students to attain the highest possible outcomes

Westfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, including the barred list, as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2020).

For further details please follow the links below and visit our website, www.westfieldacademy.co.uk or contact the Headteacher’s PA, Mrs Lisa Jeffreys, tel: 01935 446851, email: lisa.jeffreys@westfieldacademy.co.uk.

The deadline for applications is Friday 12 March 2021 at 11:00am

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 15 March 2021

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 5:00pm on Friday 12 March 2021