Are you All About Aldersley? We hope very much that you are!
To be all about Aldersley means to be all about high expectations, all about ambition and all about wanting to make a difference in a local community that needs you. There is doing a job and there is making a difference - we are looking very much for the latter, and we want you to get in touch if that means you.
Aldersley High School is a diverse, high successful 11-18 comprehensive school set in the north-east of Wolverhampton, near to the commuter link of Junction 2 of the M54. We serve a vibrant and ambitious community that is used to having a strong school at its heart, and we would love for you to be part of it.
Aldersley was the founding school of the Amethyst Trust, which has expanded significantly over the past few years to now encompass five schools in a growing and thriving Trust partnership. We benefit from fantastic relationships with our sister schools, meaning that there is great opportunity for networking, professional development and ultimately professional success at Aldersley and beyond in our Trust.
Aldersley has been judged as 'Good' in its most recent inspections in both 2018 and 2023 and has maintained a strong Progress 8 score and above average attainment throughout this period. We have students who want to do well, and our ambition is very clear: we will never settle for anything less than the best for our students in their achievement, their behaviour and their wider personal development.
The Amethyst Trust is at the forefront of educational thinking, with innovative teaching with a knowledge-rich edge, progressive ideas on feedback and staff wellbeing, and excellent provision for SEND students through our well-equipped Resource Base. We benefit from fantastic grounds and facilities, including excellent and regularly-updated ICT, and the Trust is in a strong position to make sure that our staff and students want for nothing.
If you think you that you might be All About Aldersley, please get in touch to arrange a call, email or visit to our school. This can be done by contacting Claire Hammond at chammond@aatrust.co.uk and we will be back in touch with you as soon as we can.
We're in search of a Teacher of Business for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 who meets the following criteria:
Join a growing business department where students thrive, and staff well-being is a priority. Having grown to be the most popular subject option at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 it is an exciting time to join a team that is developing all the time. We work collaboratively across the department to plan engaging and well-rounded lessons for our students, where knowledge and application to the wider business world and economy is key to their success. We would welcome new ideas and perspectives from a practitioner that places our students and their progress at the heart of what they do
We have a fantastic Curriculum Team Leader who is passionate about the subject and its place within the school. We are looking to support her with additional capacity, and are open to discussions with candidates who have held responsibilities or would like to hold responsibilities for a Key Stage or an area of the curriculum. This can be discussed at interview, with the possibility of allowances or a TLR point for the right candidate.
Start Date: September 2025 or sooner
Closing Date: Friday 21st March 2025 9am
Interview Day: W/C 24th March 2025
Contract: Full Time / Permanent
Location: Aldersley High School
The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice, and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all employees to share our commitment to the safeguarding of our pupils.
2023 OFSTED Report here: