Teacher of Economics and Business

Tes is supporting the appointment of a Teacher of Economics and Business to join a Senior School based in Windsor and Maidenhead.

Would you like to join a popular, oversubscribed school with excellent state of the art facilities? 

The Senior School are looking for a well-qualified, committed, and talented teacher to inspire their students. They run numerous Business and Economics courses across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Each are very popular with their students keen to study a subject pertinent to their current and future world. The successful applicant will be joining an ambitious department keen to provide a range of opportunities for their students, as well as with a track record of high achievement.

The Senior School is a highly successful and inclusive mixed comprehensive school serving the children of Maidenhead. At the school, 1500 students of all abilities develop the skills and qualities to enable them to excel in the future. They are an ambitious, high-achieving and fully inclusive school in which their students are challenged and supported to achieve excellence. They are well placed for access, with good transport links to and from London and surrounding counties. Their school is very well resourced and equipped with many new facilities benefiting students and staff. These include a state-of-the-art theatre, gym, fitness suite and a new three-storey teaching block incorporating science laboratories and classrooms. We are also rolling out their Laptops for Learning initiative to ensure all students are equipped with a laptop. 

They want their students to enjoy the time they spend with them by providing an education which is broad, stimulating and rewarding. They encourage all their staff to offer enrichment opportunities with over 50 clubs and societies being offered each term. They are proud of this range of extra-curricular opportunities including Duke of Edinburgh, ski and theatre trips, visits overseas to enhance language skills and historical knowledge and many others.

They offer a friendly and harmonious campus atmosphere, with a Senior Leadership Team who genuinely want to see you succeed and develop. Career opportunities allow you to grow professionally within the school. This is the lead school for Teach Maidenhead, a teacher training partnership which offers School Direct teacher training giving staff the opportunity to develop their mentoring skills. ECTs are allocated a mentor, a reduced timetable and the opportunity to attend training sessions run by specialists from within the school.

They are keen to ensure that they support the physical and mental wellbeing of their staff. Discounted membership is available for the use of a fully equipped and well-maintained gym on-site. Staff are provided with a laptop, and many have their own classrooms. They offer access to an employee advice service (Care First) which provides information, helpful resources, and a counselling service. They encourage community spirit and staff involvement through various social events, recent ones being their Christmas Party, “tea on the terrace” in the summer term, an orienteering event, murder mystery and cooking competitions, sports after school and a fantasy football league. Student and staff nominations, as well as Long Service Awards, recognise colleagues’ contributions to their school. They have free parking on site, and they also ensure that freshly brewed coffee is ready for you during break-time with edible treats to help you through the week! 

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

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Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: ME2030793 in the email subject line. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs sent to us via email so please use the stated application route.