Head of Business and Economics

Job: Head of Business and Economics

School: Secondary Academy, Lewisham, Southeast London

Start date: January 2025 or sooner

Salary: MPS/UPS £38,766 - £60,092 per annum (inner London) + TLR

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Aston Education is working with an Ofsted Good 11-18 secondary school in Lewisham, Southeast London (inner London), looking for a permanent Head of Business and Economics.

As Head of Business and Economics, you would take on the leadership of a large and multi-layered department. You would be expected to lead your team to establish creative, responsive, and effective approaches to learning and teaching. You will be dedicated to utilising the ideas and skills of those in your team so that the Business and Economics department progresses, and its students thrive.

You have excellent knowledge of Business and Economics GCSE Edexcel, A level Edexcel, OCR Enterprise and Marketing level 2 and BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business Pearson. You’ll act as a lead internal verifier for BTEC.

We are looking for an exceptional Business and Economics practitioner with QTS/QTLS who can use their experience, extensive subject knowledge, and vision to get the best from their team and deliver high quality outcomes for our students.

This is a great opportunity for a current or aspiring Head of Business and Economics to join this vibrant and oversubscribed school.

The school is part of a respected medium size multi academy trust, and their reputation is built on a tradition of high standards and academic excellence. They support every single student and staff member in reaching their full potential.

The School and the MAT offer:

• An extensive support network
• Teachers’ pension
• Excellent professional development programme
• Attractive benefits package

Closing date: As soon as possible

Applications: Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat about this Head of Business and Economics job and for an application pack, tarja.aila@astoneducation.co.uk or call her on 07399 399 753. An application form is required.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.