Teacher of Business

At Q3 Academy Great Barr, our passion is helping young people to flourish and become confident, capable adults ready for the world ahead. This passion creates a genuine warmth that supports every member of our Q3 community and helps to keep the academic and well-being of every child sharply in focus and drives our ambition for continual improvement.

Our GCSE headline results continue to be among the best in Sandwell, and this success is underpinned by a relentless focus on raising standards, developing the whole child and improving the quality of teaching and learning. Following our recent Ofsted inspection in September 2022, you would be joining a ‘Good’, ‘calm and orderly’ Academy which ‘serves its community well’ in which ‘teachers have strong subject knowledge’ and are ‘ambitious for all pupils’. We are looking for someone to join and complement our staff team and support us on our journey to being Outstanding. 

Applications are welcome and equally encouraged from both newly qualified and more experienced colleagues returning to teaching.

An ability to teach Economics is desirable

The Role

We are seeking a self-motivated, creative and inspiring teacher who has passion for Business. Your passion for Business is demonstrated in your daily work and you are willing to contribute to wider curriculum opportunity for students to further engage and support them in the subject. This passion enables you to inspire and motivate students to learn.

The successful candidate will be joining one of our most popular A-Level subject areas providing opportunity for A-Level teaching in Business. You would be joining a well-established and cohesive team of colleagues, with good links across other educational establishments with excellent opportunities for development.

The Academy is looking for someone who has:

·        Excellent subject knowledge in Business;

·        A real passionate for Business, and is able to plan and deliver innovative and inspirational lessons that engage pupils and ensure good progress

·        Inspiring and creative ideas to make Business accessible to a range of abilities;

·        Able to make positive relationships with staff, students and parents alike

Your key responsibilities will include:

·        Teaching Business across Key Stages 3-5;

·        Delivering, planning, and preparing lessons in accordance with the planned curriculum;

·        Contributing to curriculum design within Business;

·        Working as part of an exceptional team that ensures creative and innovative learning and teaching occurs in every lesson;

·        Being a Personal Tutor.

We are part of The Mercian Trust, a group of 9 schools committed to providing the best education and life chances for the children and young people of Sandwell and Walsall.

We are looking for an exceptional teacher who shares our commitment to excellence and our mission to improve opportunities and outcomes for young people.

Q3 Academy Great Barr offers excellent CPD and career opportunities for staff at every stage of their career. 

For more information about our Academy, visit www.q3academy.org.uk 

Application process: 

Please click ‘Apply Now’ and once fully completed, please submit your application.

CVs alone are not accepted unless you have a disability that makes it difficult to complete an application form.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement of this role.

Please note that you may be contacted via e-mail throughout the recruitment process, so please check your e-mails regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 28 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Online Search An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

Please can all applications be submitted by Wednesday 14th June 2023 at 12 noon