Head of Business and Enterprise

Head of Business and Enterprise

TMS/UPS plus TLR 2B £5353 pa

Full time, permanent from the 1 September 2024

This post provides an excellent opportunity for a talented and ambitious Business Teacher seeking to develop their career into leadership.

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and inspirational teacher to lead the Business department within the school.

GCSE Business Studies is a very popular and oversubscribed subject choice at KS4 and we offer the BTEC level 3 Extended Certificate at KS5. The ability to teach Business Studies at KS4 and KS5 is essential.

We are looking for someone to build on the success already established and bring creative ideas around business and enterprise. The successful candidate will continue to deliver improved outcomes for our young people, whilst enthusing them through the subject content. The position is suitable for both experienced Heads of Department and teachers that are looking for their first middle leadership role/ Head of Department position.

St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our community.

Our mission:

We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence

We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.

We are committed to continuous professional learning and offer both internal and external leadership training including the NPQML and NPQSL programmes, leading profiling and shadowing opportunities. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop leadership potential and career progression for all staff. In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.

St Katherine’s School is part of the Cathedral Schools Trust. Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status.

If you would like to find out more about the school please visit the school website

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight Sunday 21 April 2024

Interviews will take place week commencing w/c 29 April 2024