Subject Leader Business Studies & Economics

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, inspirational and enthusiastic person to lead our Business & Economics departments from January 2021. We expect you to be passionate about ensuring the best possible education for every one of our students and have a track record of raising attainment.

The successful candidate should be:

An outstanding classroom teacher and have high expectations of all learners.

Able to demonstrate a positive and creative approach.

Able to demonstrate the ability to raise our already high standards by creating a successful vision for future progress.

An excellent role model for students and staff.

Self motivated and ambitious.

Committed to pupil achievement and be able to deliver engaging and inspirational lessons in Business Studies.

Able to deliver a range of lessons including GCSE, A Level and BTEC lessons confidently.

Have an awareness of the demands & specifications of A Level Economics.

Our Commitment to staff includes:

We offer subject specific CPD through the department and the Prince's Trust Institute, with the opportunity to complete a residential CPD course.

All staff have access to a bespoke CPD programme which has learning and teaching at its centre.

All departments have protected meeting time.

We have extensive opportunities to local and global charities, support trips such as World Challenge and DofE. We have a dedicated Wellbeing Team in the school and subscribe to the Employee Assistance Programme.

Tring School has a unique and supportive community and this is the bedrock of our vision and values.

Tring School is popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England all-ability school, 1500 on roll, over 300 Post-16. Academic achievement is above average and improving year on year. We are an ambitious school providing a seamless learning journey for all our students from 3-19. You will be joining a forward thinking and innovative school and to demonstrate this we are about to rebuild 80% of the school which will be one of the largest developments in the country. .In our most recent Staff Opinion Survey 97% of staff agreed that they have the skills and training to do their job well.  We are a ‘Google Reference School’ school and all staff are issued with a chrome book/laptop.

External judgements such as our Ofsted Inspection from November 2017 and our SIAMS inspection May 2019  stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features. ’Leaders are passionately and proactively developing the school within, and for, the community", "Hard-working and dedicated staff ensure that students are individually supported to make good, and often very good progress from their starting points" This post provides an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our fantastic community here at Tring School. 

Please be advised that we will be interviewing ASAP, as and when we receive successful applications. We therefore urge you to send through your applications as soon as you can. Please contact Mrs M Hutchinson at hr@tringschool.org

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Please be advised that all appointments are subject to the successful clearance of paragraph 134 of Keeping Children safe in education 2019.