Teacher of Business Studies or Business Studies/PE (Maternity Cover)

About the opportunity:

We are seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of Business Studies or Business Studies/PE to join our outstanding and dynamic Humanities & Social Sciences and PE teams. The successful candidate will be able to teach Business and PE at both GCSE and preferably A level standard, bringing creativity and passion to their teaching.

Within the Humanities and Social Sciences faculty, the focus is to be active, engaging and creative in lessons. We encourage students to recognise the value of learning and be confident to take risks, under the encouragement and support from the teacher in class. We are looking for a qualified teacher (QTS) who is a committed professional with excellent communication skills and IT literate, with the ability to adapt to a variety of situations. You will be supported by a dedicated and passionate departments and will have many different tools at your disposal to provide the best experiences. Experience in delivery of a wide range of PE activities including swimming will be an advantage and it is expected that the appointee will contribute to our extensive range of extra- curricular activities.

If you are passionate and enthusiastic about seeing all students achieve, and enjoy developing these characteristics within students, we encourage you to apply.

The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is committed to ‘Inspiring learners for their future’. We are an ambitious 11-18 school with 1600 students, 200 of which are Sixth Form. The school lies just south of the M4 between junctions 15 & 16, and within easy travelling distance of Bath, Bristol and Reading.

Our ideal candidate will be:

A dynamic, inspirational and enthusiastic classroom practitioner with high expectations in your own classroom.

Fully committed to learning, high quality teaching and raising standards of all students.

Passionate about your subject; able to inspire and motivate students and staff.

Committed to ensuring all students reach their potential.

Able to recognise opportunities and face challenges, whilst maintaining your sense of humour and care for young people.

Capable of promoting partnerships and collaborative working.

A role model for our students and staff.

We can offer you:

An attractive working environment with excellent facilities and supportive families;

A committed, hardworking and supportive team;

100% focus on improving outcomes for the children in our school;

A group of children with a passion for learning.

More information about the school can be found on our website www.ridgewayschool.com/

Benefits:

We know that your role requires you to put a lot of time and effort into it and because of this we believe you should be rewarded. As a White Horse Federation employee you will have access to benefits listed below.

Some benefits are accessible by all staff irrespective of their contract type (T). Some are only eligible to permanent (P) employees following a successful probation period as noted:

Car Purchase scheme (P)

Perkz discounts (P&T)

Cashback healthcare plan (P)

Discounted gym membership scheme (P&T)

Hire purchase Cycle to Work scheme (P)

Childcare vouchers (P&T)

Free and confidential advice, information and counselling service (P&T)

Excellent Pension scheme (P&T)

Why Work With Us:

The White Horse Federation

The WHF is a Multi-Academy Trust which supports Primary, Secondary and Special schools in the south of England. At its heart is a belief that we want to develop the type of schools that we would be proud to send our own children to. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence blended with a shared moral purpose and shared values but also with an awful lot of fun and happiness in our schools. We genuinely believe in partnership working with our schools, the pupils and their parents and the wider community each serves to create the best possible outcomes for our children.

We also believe that our colleagues are among the finest in the country and we are proud to empower them through support, training and career opportunities. With such outstanding staff we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of background, culture, heritage or ability.

The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  If successful for this position you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before appointment is confirmed.  References will be sought on shortlisted candidates before interview.