Teacher of Business & Economics
The Skinners' School
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- April 2024
- Apply by:
- 29 March 2024
Job overview
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic teacher, with the ability to teach bright pupils through GCSE and A level, to join a successful department.
Numbers studying GCSE and A level are very high and growing. This academic year we have close to 200 students studying GCSE Economics or Business. At A level we have 90 students studying Economics or Business. A large percentage of students go on to read Economics or Business related degrees at Russell Group universities, including Oxbridge.
GCSE Economics follows the AQA course with an emphasis on “How markets work” in year in Year 10 and “How the economy works” in Year 11. In September 2019 we introduced GCSE Business to our curriculum, following the AQA 9-1 specification.
In Key Stage 5 Economics, we follow the AQA syllabus which is made up of two main modules: “markets and market failure” and “the national and international economy”. At A level the syllabus is divided into Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, with one member of staff teaching the first module and the second member of staff teaching the second.
We introduced Business A level in September 2015 and are following the Edexcel course, something that has proven to be popular. In Year 12, students are introduced to business and build knowledge on core business concepts and theories. In Year 13, students develop a breadth and depth to this knowledge and will be required to take a more strategic view of business opportunities and issues. The successful applicant will be an outstanding teacher with excellent subject knowledge supported by a good honours degree in Economics or a related subject. The ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and students is essential.
This is a fixed term contract and we are open to negotiation as to when the contract ends, though ideally it would run to the end of the Summer Term. Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. We welcome early applications, with interviews taking place shortly afterwards.
•Application forms must be completed in full and applicants should directly address the skills and experience outlined in the person specification
•Further information about the school and an application form can be found on our website here.
We look forward to hearing from you
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About The Skinners' School
The Skinners’ School is an all-boys grammar school with academy status in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The pupil roll is around 1120, with more than 350 students in the sixth form.
The Skinners’ School was founded in 1887 by the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of 108 livery companies in the City of London, in response to a demand for education in the Tunbridge Wells area. Over the years the school site has been developed. Byng Hall, acquired in 2003, led to the development of the school’s music and drama offering, with the Thomson Theatre opening in October 2008. A new £2.5m sports complex opened on the main site in September 2012 and the Mitchell Building in 2020, home to the English department, Library and Sixth Form Centre
Headmaster
Edward Wesson
Values and vision
The school’s ethos and activities are inclusive and diverse, aiming to help develop character, leadership, compassion, collaboration and interests for life. Teachers aim to foster a love of learning and curiosity about the world, building the capacity and self-confidence in students to strive with ambition to reach their full potential.
Ofsted report
“Students have excellent attitudes to learning and are very proud of their school. The school is very inclusive and is focused on encouraging both academic excellence and the personal and social development of all students. The relatively small size of the school means that students are well known to staff and there is a very strong emphasis on meeting their individual needs.”
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