Head of Business

The North East’s leading independent girls’ day school has an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified, enthusiastic and motivated Head of Business. 

We want our teaching staff to have high expectations of children and young people, including a commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full educational potential. Establishing fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with all students is part of the ethos within our thriving school. 

The successful candidate should have a secure knowledge, understanding and experience of both GCSE and A-Level Business, with the ability to contribute to business and enterprise co-curricular activities. The ability to teach A-Level Economics would be an advantage but is not essential. 

About the Business Department 

The Business Department is made up of a friendly team of specialised teachers, who are passionate about motivating and inspiring high aspirations in all our students. We are committed to providing a curriculum that is highly engaging and inspires a love of Business, helping to equip all of our students with skills and knowledge for their futures beyond school. A-Level Business has had a successful track record within school and this year we introduced GCSE Business to our curriculum offer. With a high uptake from students, we deliver the course across three classes in Year 10.

We have exceptional, state-of-the-art teaching facilities and a passion and commitment to developing STEM-related opportunities for all our students both internally and through our higher education partners and industry links. We offer a wide range of activities and opportunities to further support the curriculum, including clubs and competitions and through our membership of the wider Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) family of schools, an unrivalled host of further opportunities for our students and our staff.

Teaching and learning is at the heart of what we do and through the GDST training opportunities, you can develop your professional skills to reach your career aspirations.

About the School

NHSG is the leading academic independent girls’ day school in the North East of England. Our students are ambitious, bright, enthusiastic and eager to learn, and we offer a warm and supportive community. We occupy a number of sites in suburban, leafy, Jesmond and Sandyford, close to Newcastle city centre with excellent transport links. As part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, we offer a variety of benefits, including:

• Competitive rate of pay and conditions.
• Membership of the GDST Flexible Pension Plan.
• Access to the extensive GDST central training and development programme.
• Training grants for obtaining further qualifications.
• Discounted fees for children at GDST schools.
• Free lunches and refreshments provided during term time.
• Free parking available for school staff.
• Access to retail discounts via the Pluxee App.
• Access to free financial advice via the HR My Money App.
• Interest free loans for travel season tickets and personal computer equipment.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• A great working environment, atmosphere and location.

The application process will be completed by our online portal. Please click the apply button.

Closing date: Monday 14th October 2024 at noon.  

You must be available for interview on Friday 18th October 2024.

The NHSG and GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

NHSG and GDST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, online searches and the DBS. Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.