What skills and experience we're looking for
Ashlawn School has an exciting opportunity for a Teacher of Economics to join our successful STEM department. You will join a supportive, forward thinking and passionate team who are committed to delivering STEM subjects in an engaging way, that will develop computational thinking, creativity and imagination. You will be an excellent teacher who has the ability to inspire, motivate, challenge and support their students to ensure that they make progress.
It is very important to us at Ashlawn School that all of our teachers feel valued, listened to and mentored well so that they have opportunities to develop.
The successful candidate will:
• Be a motivated individual with excellent subject knowledge in Economics.
• Have knowledge of current trends in teaching the subjects.
• Be committed to supporting students to succeed.
• Be able to contribute to the successful team.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for Ashlawn?
• A large, oversubscribed bi-lateral school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed
• You’ll be working within a community of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other
• A staff wellbeing team implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences, and many other staff benefits
• Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community
• To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.