Head of Business & Economics

Job Ref No. ECC0-355S

Position Type: Head of Department/Faculty

Pay Range: MPS / UPS + TLR2C (£8,279)

Position Start Date: Immediate

Contract Type: Full-time

Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 22/04/2025 Midday

Date of Interviews: TBC

A Truly Exceptional Career Opportunity at The Beaulieu Park School

Are you looking for a school where you can really teach? A place where students are eager to learn, behaviour is exceptional, and kindness is at the heart of everything we do?

The Beaulieu Park School is not just a high-performing school; it's a warm, caring community, where staff and students support one another to be their very best. Opened in 2018 as Essex's first 'all-through' state school, we are housed in a wonderful £34 million facility and have been Outstanding in every category since our first Ofsted inspection. Our first set of GCSE results this year placed us among the top-performing non-selective schools in the county.

With a strong ethos of respect, kindness, and high expectations, our students are polite, hard-working, and a joy to teach. This means our teachers can focus on what really matters - engaging, inspiring lessons in a calm and purposeful environment.

We are now looking for a Head of Business & Economics to join our thriving, supportive, and high-achieving department. Whether you are an ECT looking for the perfect place to begin your career or a more experienced teacher seeking a school where you will feel valued and supported, you will find Beaulieu to be a place where you can flourish.

We are oversubscribed every year and welcomed our first Year 12 cohort in September 2024. This is a fantastic time to join us as we continue to grow and shape the future of our exceptional school.

If you're ready to be part of something special, we would love to hear from you.

What we can offer you:

1. The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
2. A commitment to a personalised programme of CPD
3. Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
4. Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
5. Flexible and family-friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire
6. Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
7. Access to the Teachers Pension Scheme
8. Cycle to Work Scheme
9. Tech Scheme
10. 24/7 GP

Contact us:

For more information about the school, or to have an informal discussion, please contact the school by phoning 01245 943400.

Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

Safeguarding Commitment

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people. We promote equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued. We expect all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

Equal Opportunities Employer

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

Application Process

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form; CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references.

Information about the School

The Beaulieu Park School is Essex’s first ‘All Through’ school and the primary phase opened for reception students in September 2018 with the secondary phase opening in September 2019. The Beaulieu Park School will welcome its first cohort of 60 reception aged children in two classes. In September 2019, 180 Year 7 students will be admitted. Year on year the school will grow, providing 420 places for local children between four and eleven years old by 2024 and 900 places for local children between 11 and 16 years old by 2023.

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