Teacher in Charge of Economics
The Willink
West Berkshire
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR + TLR2
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2024
Job overview
Recruitment incentive available to the right candidate
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, motivated and inspirational teacher with a real passion for teaching Economics at A Level to join our supportive and high achieving Digital & Commerce Faculty. The Faculty comprises Business, Computing, Economics, Film and Media. We are looking for a specialist Economics teacher who can teach other discipline(s).
The successful candidate will:
- be able to form positive and trusting relationships with students based on consistency, firm boundaries and making learning exciting and challenging
- have a professional attitude that is open to innovative ways of working
- be committed to working in partnership with the Economics team and a range of other staff
- be flexible and adaptable when faced with challenges
- support the Head of Department in leading the team to secure outstanding progress and outcomes for students.
As the lead school for the Möbius Maths Hub and regional centre for Teaching School Hub Berkshire, Willink can offer the successful candidate unrivalled professional development and subject leadership opportunities.
The Willink, 11-18 comprehensive school, is a successful and oversubscribed school with a strong international ethos, listed in the top ten non-selective schools in Berkshire in 2019. The school has 1250 students on roll including 234 in the Sixth Form, and is situated in a pleasant semi-rural setting south west of Reading.
For further information please visit the school website or contact Mrs Kim Paonessa, HR, HR@willink.w-berks.sch.uk, Tel 0118 983 2030. For an informal conversation contact Head of Digital & Commerce Faculty, Laura Close lclose@willink.w-berks.sch.uk
Closing date: 9am, Monday 13 May 2024 and applications will be reviewed on receipt.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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About The Willink
The Willink is a mixed 11-18 community school with almost 1200 students on roll. We are the state school of choice for the local area and draw students from a wider region including Hampshire, Reading and Wokingham. Our curriculum is broad and balanced, but with a strong international flavour reflecting the school’s heritage as a Language College. Outcomes are strong; most recent examination results put the school in the top ten non-selective schools in Berkshire. We have experience and expertise in Initial Teacher Training and professional development and are a strategic partner to the Teaching School Hub Berkshire. The Willink is also the lead school for the Mobius Maths Hub – a national centre for excellence in the teaching and leadership of mathematics education, that covers much of Berkshire and Wiltshire. We are, in the round, a friendly, busy, vibrant school with high expectations and aspirations for all members of our learning community.
Our success is based on an approach which combines the highest expectations with sensitivity to learners’ individual needs, concentrates on developing and maintaining the very best standards of learning and teaching, and takes every opportunity to recognise and reward achievement. We desire all our students to “ Engage, Respect and Achieve” . We are very proud of the confident, skilled and ambitious students who leave us. These qualities are the result of the opportunities that derive from our broad curriculum and innovative approach.
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