Subject Lead for Business

Could you be a highly effective and passionate Subject Lead for Business? Join our Computing Faculty at The Hart School.

Job Title: Subject Lead for Business

Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire

Salary: £30,000 to £46,525 (MPS1 – UPS3), plus TLR 2A

Start Date: Easter 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-Time

About Our School:

The pupils at The Hart School make our community special. In our school, you will find warm and positive young people with open minds who are ready to make the best of opportunities that come their way. They were instrumental in developing our school ethos and live by the values we talk about every day. They put learning at the heart, are kind, challenge themselves and persevere.

About the Computing Faculty:

As part of the Computing Faculty remit, Business is offered at KS4 and KS5. The faculty provides an excellent environment for its students to thrive and aims to enable students to develop as commercially minded and enterprising individuals. The Subject Lead for Business would be a key part of the faculty, overseeing the curriculum and promoting the subject to the wider school team.

About You:

As a Subject Lead for Business at The Hart School you will be passionate about the importance of Business and its relevance to the real-world, bringing learning to life. Our ideal candidate would:

·       Be able to promote and develop the subject across the school.

·       Be able to demonstrate high quality teaching.

·       Set high expectations and be a positive role model – consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which we expect from both students and colleagues.

Requirements:

To apply for the Teacher of Business opportunity you must have:

·       Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree in a relevant field

·       Experience in teaching Business at KS4 and KS5

·       The ability to lead a subject, including staff development

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:

CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.

We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

Next Steps:

Application Closing Date: Sunday 1 December*

Interview Date: tbc

* Closing date for applications: We will interview candidates as and when applications are received and reserve the right to close this job advert early if we adequately fill the position. It is advised that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.

We warmly welcome visits to our school or if you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with the Line Manager of this position, please contact our HR Manager at claire.bradley@hartschool.org.uk who would be happy to assist in arranging this.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.