CORE PURPOSE We require an ambitious, intellectually rigorous Business Teacher to deliver high-quality business studies, economics, and enterprise instruction across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. The role involves facilitating a challenging, case-study-driven academic curriculum that deepens analytical reasoning, financial literacy, and strategic thinking, preparing pupils thoroughly for terminal public examinations and future commercial pathways. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver highly structured, evidence-based business lessons that challenge pupils across all technical and academic abilities. Real-World Case Study Analysis: Teach complex corporate strategies, marketing mix theories, and financial accounting methods by decoding real-world market scenarios and contemporary economic trends. Academic Progress Monitoring: Implement rigorous formative and summative assessment routines, utilising pupil tracking data to design sharp, targeted interventions that bridge learning gaps. Examination Preparation: Guide exam cohorts systematically through the technical demands of GCSE Business, BTEC Enterprise, and A-Level Business Studies specifications, maximising outcomes for all learners. Pastoral Care Integration: Undertake full form tutor responsibilities, managing daily registration, monitoring pupil attendance, and delivering the school's structured personal development units. ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE Comprehensive Academy Framework: Operating within a forward-thinking academy structure, our school combines strong local community integration with a robust, data-led approach to student progress, providing collaborative department planning and targeted professional development pathways. Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent, whole-school behaviour routines that maintain an orderly, professional, and productive atmosphere, ensuring classrooms remain calm, predictable, and exceptionally well-optimised for academic study. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in Business Studies, Economics, Finance, or a closely related commercial discipline. Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress outcomes in terminal GCSE, BTEC, and A-Level examinations through explicit, highly engaging pedagogy. Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour and pastoral policies with absolute consistency, establishing a warm, professional, and high-expectation classroom culture. REGIONAL CONTEXT Silicon Valley of the UK & Commercial Core: Based in Reading, the school operates within a thriving, high-tech economic powerhouse located in the heart of the Thames Valley, famous for its concentration of global technology corporations, major financial services, and rapid urban redevelopment. Connectivity: The area offers premier South East transport infrastructure, providing seamless commuting via the M4 motorway corridor and key regional trunk roads (A33, A4), alongside exceptional rail networks running smoothly through Reading station—offering lightning-fast Great Western Railway services and direct Elizabeth Line links straight into central London, Paddington, and Heathrow. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.