TEACHER OF BUSINESS EDUCATION

ESMS: Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 50,000

Job description

Teacher of Business Education

Job Reference: schooltalent/TP/17689/1743

Number Of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, Term Time

Salary: Remuneration will be dependant on qualifications and experience.

Working Hours: Full time

Location: Edinburgh

Closing Date: 14/04/2025

Department: Business and Economics

Region / Division: ESMS

Job Role: Operational/Professional Services

The Role:

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Teacher of Business Education to join the Stewart’s Melville College on a permanent basis from 14 August 2025 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is full time, term time, and remuneration will be on the ESMS Teaching Staff Salary Scale A (£34,508 - £49,977 per annum). The role is based at Queensferry Road.

The Teacher of Business Education will deliver Business Management up to SQA Higher Level with National 5 Economics.

The successful candidate will have experience teaching Business Education, with a strong commitment to bringing out the best in students. They will be GTCS registered, possess excellent communication and time-management skills, and handle situations calmly and professionally. A passion for fairness, respect, and resilience, along with a desire to help students succeed, are key attributes for this role.

Eligibility: ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits: Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, and membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Values: We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: In order to apply for the position, applicants must visit https://jobsearch.esms.org.uk/ to submit their application form.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the ESMS Recruitment Team at [e-mail].

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 14 April 2025. We anticipate interviews will be held week commencing 21 April 2025.

About ESMS: Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.

Our Vision: is to empower learners within our community through innovative approaches and transformative experiences, cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Through a dynamic education and a culture of determination, we inspire students to dream big, set ambitious goals, and surpass their own expectations, ensuring every child has the opportunity to excel and achieve a fulfilling, successful life, whatever path they choose.

Our Mission: is to develop resilient, accomplished, and values-driven students equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to lead full, happy lives and shape a better world.

Aims:

• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children.
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally, socially, and academically.
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents.
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results.
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them.
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime.
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices.
• Our five values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.

Attached Documents:

• Job Description - Teacher of Business Education.pdf