Head of Economics OR Teacher of Economics - Full Time OR Part Time
(MPS/UPS) + TLR 3 £3,000 (for Head of Department role, if taken)
Starting either April 2025 or September 2025 - MATERNITY LEAVE COVER
We are looking to appoint a Teacher of Economics who can both convey a real passion for the subject and contribute fully to the school’s wider aims and vision. I very much hope that this booklet, in conjunction with our website, will help you to understand both the specific advertised role and the school more widely.
At AGS we know and understand that our staff are key to our success. As Principal, I promise every member of staff appointed to AGS every support I can offer. If you would like to talk through the post prior to application, then please don’t hesitate to contact me at r.thorpe@alcestergs.com. Tours of the school can also be arranged - we would be delighted to show you around.
Members of the department teach across the Y12 - Y13 age range. For full up-to-date details about the curriculum content, please visit the school website and follow the “Subjects” link to Economics.
At A level we deliver Edexcel Economics. This subject is typically taught by two or three members of the department so that the students receive a varied input into their education on a weekly basis.
Sixty students usually start our A Level Economics courses each September. We have a strong record of success with a significant number of our students going on to study our subject at university or securing places on prestigious school leavers’ and apprenticeship programmes, for example at KPMG, PWC and Mondelez International.
It is expected that the successful applicant will be able to fulfil the following criteria:
Qualifications/Ability and Experience :
A good honours degree in a related subject
QTS strongly desirable
Ability to teach Economics to A level
If interested in the Head of Department role, sufficient experience to lead others in the curriculum area
Ability to teach Economics to A Level
Relationships:
A commitment to students as individuals
A sensitive attitude to students of all abilities and ages and the ability to differentiate teaching to meet the needs of the most able and those with Special Educational needs
An ability to create a stimulating and challenging learning environment for students
A recognition of the importance of partnership with parents
A supportive and co-operative approach to colleagues
Personal Characteristics
A commitment to the AGS ethos
A commitment to safeguarding children’s well being and to working within professional boundaries
A willingness to continue learning and developing as a teacher
A reflective approach to their own practice and to the overall performance of the department
Hard working and adaptable
Happy to work independently or in collaboration
Able to carry initiatives through to their conclusion
Friendly and approachable
Emotionally and self-aware
Well organised and able to meet deadlines
Demonstrate a passion for the subject and an ability to enthuse students of all ages
A commitment to playing a part in the wider life of the school
Safeguarding
Alcester Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Equal Opportunities
Alcester Grammar School is committed to developing a culture of inclusion in our school for the benefit of all staff, pupils and governors. We believe that all staff should thrive irrespective of race, religious beliefs, disability, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We recognise and respect values and difference and we work to remove any barriers which inhibit the development of people, including recruitment and retention.