Head of Economics OR Teacher of Economics (Maternity Cover)New

About this Role

Head of Economics OR Teacher of Economics - Full Time OR Part Time

(MPS/UPS) + TLR 3 £3,000 (for Head of Department role, if taken)

Starting either April 2025 or September 2025 - MATERNITY LEAVE COVER

We are looking to appoint a Teacher of Economics who can both convey a real passion for the subject and contribute fully to the school’s wider aims and vision. I very much hope that this booklet, in conjunction with our website, will help you to understand both the specific advertised role and the school more widely. 

At AGS we know and understand that our staff are key to our success. As Principal, I promise every member of staff appointed to AGS every support I can offer. If  you would like to talk through the post prior to application, then please don’t hesitate to contact me at r.thorpe@alcestergs.com. Tours of the school can also be arranged - we would be delighted to show you around. 

Members of the department teach across the Y12  - Y13 age range. For full up-to-date details about the curriculum content, please visit the school website http://www.alcestergs.co.uk and follow the “Subjects” link to Economics.

At A level we deliver Edexcel Economics. This subject is typically taught by two or three members of the department so that the students receive a varied input into their education on a weekly basis.

Sixty students usually start our  A Level Economics courses each September. We have a strong record of success with a significant number of our students going on to study our subject at university or securing places on prestigious school leavers’ and apprenticeship programmes, for example at KPMG, PWC and Mondelez International.

It is expected that the successful applicant will be able to fulfil the following criteria:

Qualifications/Ability and Experience :

• A good honours degree in a related subject 
• QTS strongly desirable
• Ability to teach Economics to A level 
• If interested in the Head of Department role, sufficient experience to lead others in the curriculum area
• Ability to teach Economics to A Level 

Relationships: 

• A commitment to students as individuals
• A sensitive attitude to students of all abilities and ages and the ability to differentiate teaching to meet the needs of the most able and those with Special Educational needs
• An ability to create a stimulating and challenging learning environment for students
• A recognition of the importance of partnership with parents
• A supportive and co-operative approach to colleagues

Personal Characteristics

• A commitment to the AGS ethos
• A commitment to safeguarding children’s well being and to working within professional boundaries
• A willingness to continue learning and developing as a teacher
• A reflective approach to their own practice and to the overall performance of the department
• Hard working and adaptable
• Happy to work independently or in collaboration
• Able to carry initiatives through to their conclusion
• Friendly and approachable
• Emotionally and self-aware
• Well organised and able to meet deadlines
• Demonstrate a passion for the subject and an ability to enthuse students of all ages
• A commitment to playing a part in the wider life of the school

Head of Department Responsibilities (All Heads of Department):

• develop, lead and implement policies and practices throughout the school that reflect the school’s ethos and commitment to high achievement through effective teaching and learning.

• produce, maintain and regularly review the departmental curriculum maps, self-evaluation forms and development plans, including analysis of examination results & achievement data.

• use performance data to evaluate students’ progress and, with appropriate colleagues, set targets or intervention/ improvement for groups of children.

• use performance data to identify areas of strength/weakness in teaching and take steps to spread good practice/address weaknesses identified with relevant colleagues.

• motivate and enthuse colleagues and encourage a shared understanding of the contribution the subject can make to all aspects of students’ lives and to the wider school vision.

•  carry out the performance management of the team, oversee any delegated responsibility for this and support the professional development of members of the team.

• hold regular, minuted departmental meetings with a focus on improving teaching & learning

support the team in managing student behaviour and setting high standards.

• monitor the quality of provision within the curriculum area, including sampling students' work, under-taking lesson observations etc. and take appropriate steps to ensure a high standard of provision is in place.

• ensure schemes of work and appropriate assessments are in place. This will require awareness of current trends in curriculum development, teaching techniques and the evolving demands of external examinations.

• actively contribute to whole school priorities, curriculum planning and the formulation of the school development plan.

• monitor the departmental budget and bid for curriculum development innovations.

• take charge of Health & Safety issues within the Department.

• liaise with the schools examinations officer to ensure the accurate entry of students for external examinations.

• liaise with partner schools to ensure pupils’ progress between phases is smooth & uninterrupted.

• oversee the effective running of an exciting extra and super-curricular programme.

Safeguarding

Alcester Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Equal Opportunities 

Alcester Grammar School is committed to developing a culture of inclusion in our school for the benefit of all staff, pupils and governors. We believe that all staff should thrive irrespective of race, religious beliefs, disability, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We recognise and respect values and difference and we work to remove any barriers which inhibit the development of people, including recruitment and retention.