Head of BTEC Enterprise and Teacher of Business Studies
King's Bruton
Somerset
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Pension, Free Meals, Possible Accommodation,
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2024
Job overview
Head of BTEC Enterprise and Teacher of Business Studies
Full Time Position from January 2025
King’s Bruton is an HMC co-educational boarding and day school of 360 pupils aged 13-18.
We require an experienced and enthusiastic Head of BTEC Enterprise and teacher of A level Business Studies to join a highly successful and popular department. Business Studies, Economics and BTEC Enterprise and Entrepreneurship are offered by the department and benefit from excellent student uptake and regularly produce strong results.
The successful candidate will have a passion for teaching BTEC Enterprise and Business Studies and will share responsibility for enriching and enthusing the pupils in the school. We are looking for creative ideas, the ability to innovate, and a determination to raise student achievement.
Applications are encouraged from suitable candidates with experience of teaching Business Studies/ BTEC Enterprise. Given the current staffing of the department, we are able to be flexible in terms of courses that may be taught by the successful applicant in future years. The position is suitable for both experienced and newly qualified teachers.
Further details may be obtained from King’s website: : https://www.kingsbruton.com/about-us/vacancies Letters of application, completed application forms with curriculum vitae, should be sent to recruitment@kingsbruton.com
Early applications are encouraged, and we will review applications as they arrive.
Closing date: 12 noon Friday 20th September 2024
Interviews will be held at the end of the week beginning 23rd September 2024.
King’s Bruton is an independent co-educational boarding school committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Attached documents
About King's Bruton
King’s Bruton is a mixed independent school with sixth form in the Somerset town of Bruton. Students attend the school from the ages of 13 to 18, with the option to board throughout their school careers. There are approximately 370 students on roll. The Somerset school operates in partnership with Hazlegrove Preparatory School, in nearby Sparkford.
King’s Bruton was founded as a boys' school in 1519, admitting girls in the late 1960s before becoming fully co-educational in 1997.
Headmaster
Ian Wilmshurst
Values and vision
King’s Bruton is a smaller independent school and, as such, its values and vision revolve around the tight-knit community of students that it has cultivated. The Somerset school promotes a sense of loyalty, determination and encourages pupils to go above and beyond both in and out of the classroom.
Emphasis is placed on inclusivity and promoting diversity within the school. King’s Bruton aims to foster a culture of acceptance and respect in all aspects of school life.
ISI report
“Relationships between staff and between pupils themselves are appropriate, and in their questionnaire responses the vast majority of boarders agree that they get on well together and feel safe in their boarding house. Staff are dedicated to the welfare of all pupils and provide a suitable structure for them to develop and thrive. Pastoral policies and procedures are effective and good behaviour is promoted.”
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