CORE PURPOSE

We require an enterprising, highly driven Business Studies Teacher to deliver outstanding business, finance, and enterprise instruction across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Operating within a highly successful faith academy secondary school, the successful candidate will facilitate a dynamic, contemporary curriculum designed to foster deep corporate understanding, strategic financial analysis, and sharp entrepreneurial thinking, preparing all pupils thoroughly for terminal GCSE Business, vocational BTEC Enterprise technical awards, and linear A-Level Business public examinations.

THE SCHOOL

Our academy operates as an inclusive, values-driven secondary school dedicated to high academic standards, pastoral excellence, and cultivating strong ethical principles for the modern professional world. Guided by our distinct faith ethos and community character framework, the campus features modern, IT-integrated business suites, interactive seminar rooms, and a highly collaborative humanities and enterprise faculty. Our behaviour management framework is built upon mutual respect, clear moral accountability, and structured daily routines, maintaining a calm, highly purposeful learning environment where pupils are encouraged to debate corporate ethics, analyse real-world market trends, and develop professional leadership skills.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Contemporary & Case-Led Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-quality business lessons across all attainment pathways, utilizing current multinational and local case studies to demystify complex corporate structures, balance sheets, and marketing frameworks.

• Vocational & Academic Qualification Management: Oversee the end-to-end delivery of both terminal exam content and internal coursework portfolios, managing the strict internal verification and moderation schedules required for BTEC Enterprise or Cambridge National technical folders.

• Analytical Data Tracking: Guide examination cohorts systematically through the demands of multi-part GCSE and A-Level case study papers, teaching pupils how to structure high-scoring extended prose responses using precise business terminology and financial data manipulation.

• Closing Progress Gaps: Identify and target learning barriers within mixed-ability cohorts, deploying structured scaffolding, business model templates, and targeted financial literacy interventions to accelerate the progress of all pupils, including those with SEND.

• Values-Driven Pastoral Care: Fulfil full form tutor responsibilities within our established pastoral structure, leading morning reflections, managing daily registration, delivering character curriculum units, and maintaining proactive, supportive communication with families.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a recognised equivalent teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in Business Studies, Economics, Finance, Management, or a closely related commercial discipline.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics in terminal public examinations across both academic GCSE/A-Level and technical vocational enterprise pathways through structured, explicit pedagogy.

• Ethical & Aspirational Mindset: An unwavering commitment to comprehensive education within a faith framework, demonstrating the clarity, adaptability, and professional energy required to inspire young people toward ambitious corporate and entrepreneurial careers.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• The Silicon Valley of the UK & Thames Valley Commercial Core: Based in the thriving corporate hub of Reading, Berkshire, the school capitalizes on an elite regional identity built entirely upon technology, global commerce, and digital innovation. As the headquarters for numerous multinational tech giants, financial institutions, and pharmaceutical enterprises along the M4 corridor, the local landscape provides rich, real-world links for supply chain logistics, multinational corporate strategy, digital marketing, and venture capital modules, connecting classroom business theory directly to pioneering global enterprises and high-tier technical careers.

• Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from exceptional Berkshire transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the M4 motorway, the A33, and the A4 corridors. Public transit networks operate flawlessly across the metropolitan area, utilizing comprehensive local bus networks and the Reading travel network, alongside Reading railway station—a major national rail junction providing high-speed Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, and Elizabeth Line services that link the school directly to London Paddington, Oxford, Swindon, and Newbury.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.