Teacher of Economics

Shorefields; Chigwell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Job Ref No. ECC5405-478

Position Type: Teacher

Pay Range: TBC

Position Start Date: 01/09/2025

Contract Type: Full-time

Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 22/04/2025 Midnight

Date of Interviews: tbc

Department Overview

The Business and Economics Department plays a vital role in delivering Key Stage 3, 4, and 5 courses, with approximately 600 students enrolled in Business-related subjects. We are a dynamic department that values both variety and continuity in our curriculum, ensuring accessibility for students of all ability levels. We are looking for a dedicated staff member who can contribute across Business and Economics up to A Level through the Edexcel examination board. For GCSE, we provide two popular courses: Economics and Business Studies, both of which are offered through AQA, and inspire students to progress from KS4 courses to our Sixth Form programmes.

The post is suitable for an experienced practitioner or an ECT teacher.

Benefits

• Newly built sports hall with fully fitted gym available for staff use.
• Swimming pool available for staff use.
• Banked cover scheme allowing staff to build time to take some term time days off.
• The Headteacher is passionate about staff workload and wellbeing and holds regular wellbeing meetings with staff.
• Minimal marking expectations.
• Additional CPD day to allow staff to mark mock internal examinations.
• All our teachers are provided with laptops and staff are welcome to work where and when they wish outside of school hours.
• We offer a significant number of paid development opportunities within departments and also across the school.

At West Hatch, we believe in building strong relationships with students and going the extra mile to support students' successes both in and outside of school.

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in the commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.

Further details about this post and an Application Form are available by visiting our School website at www.westhatch.net.

If you require additional information, please contact [e-mail].

Early applications are encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them; and applicants may be contacted before the closing date.

Information about the School

West Hatch is a thriving, heavily oversubscribed innovative school. Proud of its success with significantly above average results and recently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, we are always striving for improvement. We are keen to appoint individuals with a positive outlook and a proactive attitude – colleagues who enrich the lives of the learners and staff with whom they work.

We place great store on teacher development at all levels and offer a whole range of opportunities for colleagues to develop their leadership potential within and beyond West Hatch.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.