Headteacher: Mr F Moane
School Roll: 768 with 221 in Sixth Form
Position: Teacher of Business and Economics
Contract: Full time MPS / UPS + Fringe
Type: Permanent, required April / September 2025
Applications from ECTs welcome
We are seeking a dynamic and innovative subject specialist to teach Business and Economics. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and be passionate about teaching these very popular and important subjects.
You would be joining a large, experienced and supportive faculty team where we teach a wide range of courses including OCR GCSE Business, OCR GCSE Economics, AQA A Level Business, AQA A Level Economics, AQA A Level Law, BTEC Business Level 3, BTEC Enterprise Level 2 and the Level 3 Diploma in Financial Studies. The Faculty has a strong track record of achieving consistently good results across all of the courses and qualifications that we offer.
Verulam places great emphasis on extra-curricular activity and engagement and benefits from outstanding attendance and exemplary behaviour.
Verulam School is a high achieving boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form, which forms part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium. Our core values of Excellence, Character, Respect permeate all that we do. We are located in St Albans, a beautiful and vibrant Cathedral city with a lively cultural life and a huge variety of restaurants, bars, pubs and shops. Recently named in the Sunday Times as the best place in the southeast to live, St Albans is surrounded by beautiful countryside but is still only 20 minutes from London by train and with easy access to motorways and airports.
The school has good GCSE and A Level results and achieved an above average Progress 8 score of +0.36 in 2023 for the whole school. It was judged to be a Good school in all categories by Ofsted in May 2024.
Verulam School is a member of the Ambition Education Trust (AET), consisting of ten schools in Hertfordshire. As a member of AET, we maximize opportunities for rewarding careers and personal and professional development throughout our wider organization. We work together within the Trust to share best practices, deliver joint training, promote the highest expectations, and raise achievement for all students.
Verulam School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and the creation of an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment selections are made according to suitability for the post, irrespective of background or protected characteristic. Verulam School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you wish to have a tour of the school or ask any questions, please contact Roberta Williams, HR Officer on HR@verulam.aetrust.uk or 01727 766100.
To apply, please submit a completed application form from the portal My New Term via a link on the school website: https://verulamschool.co.uk/job-vacancies/
Closing date: Midday on Wednesday 26th February 2025
Interviews: TBC
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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