Establishment: Uxbridge High School
Location: The Greenway, Uxbridge UB8 2PR
Salary: £36,413 - £53,994 pa including the Outer London Allowance
Department: Business Studies and Economics
Job Type: Full Time
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Closing Date: 06/01/2025 12:00
Interview Date: -
Start Date: 21/04/2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: AYR - All year round
Hours per Week: 32.50
Weeks per Year: 52.000
Pay Grade: MPS/UPS Outer London
The Role
Uxbridge High School is a happy and ambitious school which enriches individuals academically, socially, and emotionally. We have much to celebrate including a committed and focused student body and staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive governors, and a thriving sixth form.
As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain, we value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point. We are seeking a Teacher of Business Studies and Economics to work in our dedicated and committed Business Studies team of three to teach Business Studies and Economics across the age and ability range up to and including Sixth Form. This role is suitable for either an experienced practitioner or a newly qualified teacher. The successful candidate will:
1. Lead by example, through outstanding practice and professionalism;
2. Demonstrate their ethos of putting our students at the heart of our curriculum;
3. Be driven to make a difference, to overcome barriers, to be relentless in enabling all students to make exceptional progress;
4. Be committed to their own personal development and collaborative, consultative working.
Please take the time to view our website (wws.uhs.org.uk) before making an application. This gives a fantastic insight into the life of the school. We welcome applications from exceptional people who can make an integral contribution to Uxbridge High School.
Other Benefits
* Early finish on Fridays (our students are dismissed at 1.00 pm)
* Five annual INSET days with TOIL days for twilight INSET, which gives staff longer Christmas and Easter holidays.
* July start for Early Careers Teachers, paid induction for new starters, and paid duties.
* Long service awards.
* Meals before parents' evenings and late school events.
* Recruitment bonus for referring new colleagues.
* Staff events: Christmas lunch and end of year event, sport Fridays.
* We have excellent spacious facilities and excellent IT equipment.
* We offer private health care.
* We support work-life balance and have family-friendly policies.
Qualifications
* First Degree - Essential
* Qualified Teacher Status/PGCE or working towards - Essential
* Evidence of continuing and recent professional development - Essential
* Further Degree - Desirable
Skills
* Ability to teach all ability groups, meeting the needs of all students including those with SEN - Essential
* Successful teaching experience at either school(s) or on main teaching practice - Essential
* To have an updated knowledge of the delivery and assessment of the national curriculum - Essential
* Ability to be an imaginative and effective teacher and to relate well to children - Essential
* Ability to maintain high levels of student engagement - Essential
* Ability to manipulate data and to access and maintain electronic records and reports - Essential
Experience
* Track record of good or outstanding teaching - Essential
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
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Uxbridge High School
The Greenway
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2PR
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