Business Teacher

Job Title: Teacher of Business Studies

Location: Pimlico, London

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: £38,000 - £44,000

Start Date: Immediate Start

MLK Education Search are pleased to be supporting this Digital, Specialist College in securing their next Teacher of Business to drive their curriculum and support the Computer Science department on its aspirational journey.

They currently have 500 students and apprentices on roll but with plans now well underway to grow to 850+ learners by December 2025 across their two fantastic new City Centre hub campuses in London and Manchester.

Do you dream of shaping the minds of tomorrow's computer scientists and digital innovators?

With my client, the leading computing institution in the country, you can make that dream a reality.

As a Business Studies Teacher you will:

• Be a Team Lead and support, through mentoring and intervention, the personal development and academic progress of the students in your Team in line with their mission and commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Teach Computer Science to students, maintaining outstanding standards of teaching, learning and assessment
• Provide academic and pastoral support for students in their lessons, as well as support outside lessons to ensure that every student makes an effective progress
• Provide written feedback on students’ progress to the college, to parents/carers and to students themselves where appropriate
• Ensure you put in place relevant industry support into your classroom teaching, e.g., through guest speakers, industry visits
• Provide written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students
• Prepare high quality learning resources that reflect the College's Approach to Collaborative Professionalism
• Be a Team Lead (Form Tutor) and support, through mentoring and intervention, the personal development and academic progress of the students in your Team in line with Social Mission and commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Teach Business Studies A level, maintain outstanding standards of teaching, learning and assessment, developing high quality content and delivering excellent lessons
• Support the CS team in the planning and deliver the Business Computing units of the curriculum
• Embody the beliefs and values of the College; to put real world industry involvement at the heart of our curriculum by incorporating relevant industry support into your classroom teaching, e.g., through guest speakers, industry visits, subject competitions and that you take an active part in their industry projects
• Develop an inventive approach to teaching, learning and assessment in A levels so that all students are challenged effectively and enabled not simply to achieve high outcomes but also to gain an excellent understanding of the subject which propels them into successful progression routes
• Provide academic and pastoral support for students in their lessons, as well as support outside lessons (e.g. after college or during part of lunch) to ensure that every student makes continuous and effective progress
• Contribute to student progress by giving constructive feedback both in lesson and on homework submitted that systematically check’s learners’ understanding, identifies misconceptions accurately and provides clear, direct strategies for improvement
• Participate in the learning community of our teachers, by regularly observing colleagues and welcoming observations in return and by contributing enthusiastically to discussions around teaching and learning

In return, they will offer:

• A strong salary and benefits package including Teacher Pension Scheme
• Additional holidays
• Cutting edge technology and resources
• Weekly CPD to be at the forefront for yourself and your learners
• Employee Assistance Programme

Experience and Qualifications:

• Degree level qualification in a relevant subject (Essential)
• Qualified Teacher/Lecturer (Essential)
• Delivery of A-level Business Studies with strong subject knowledge and record of impact on students outcomes and progress (Essential)
• Delivery of Computer Science/Computing/ IT at Level 2 or 3 (Desirable)
• Pastoral experience with post 16 students, for example as a tutor (Desirable)
• Knowledge of industry, ideally the tech sector, and ideas of how to invigorate the curriculum by harnessing industry’s challenges and ways of working (Desirable)

If you are ready to join a forward-thinking institution committed to fostering the next generation of computing leaders, we encourage you to APPLY NOW!

Or alternatively, please contact me for further information:

t: 0203 633 3223

e: Abdi.Colad@MLK-Search.co.uk