Teacher of Economics and Business Studies

We are seeking an ambitious, highly dedicated, enthusiastic and energetic Teacher of Economics and Business Studies with a real passion for learning and teaching to join our successful Business and Economics Faculty. The chosen candidate will also be expected to teach a small number of Business lessons at KS4 and/or KS5.

Whilst we already have very high levels of academic success, with excellent exam outcomes in Key Stages 4 and 5, we remain restless for further improvement. Our overriding ambition is to be an exceptional school characterised by high expectations, inclusion and anti-racism.

We are an unapologetically values-driven organisation. We want every young person at our school to live happy, safe and economically secure lives. We expect every one of our students to be a change-maker with an uncompromising commitment to social justice. Everybody who works at George Green’s School believes in our mission to teach our students to be the best possible people they can be.

We are a UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold Award winner, which means that the rights of the child are at the heart of everything we do. We are a traditional school with a traditional approach to the curriculum and behaviour. Most importantly, we are a happy school where children from a wide mixture of backgrounds thrive and flourish on a daily basis. We are delighted that Ofsted recognised these things when they visited us in May 2022.

Aside from an opportunity to transform lives, a career at George Green’s School has many benefits. These include:

• A first-class CPL programme, including dedicated weekly CPL sessions and the opportunity to take part in NPQ programmes at a senior level
• Early paid start from July for ECTs
• Large A Level cohort
• Staff wellbeing programme, including in-house counselling
• Excellent amenities on site, including a gym, secure cycle storage and free parking
• A strong, supportive teaching culture
• Embedded strategies for improving the work/life balance for staff, including our marking policy
• Exciting development and teaching opportunities with our partners in the City of London and Canary Wharf

Our prized, historic location on the River Thames provides endless prospects for our members of staff:

• A diverse and vibrant borough 15 minutes from the centre of London
• Excellent public transport links, including DLR, tube, and bus
• Closely located to a hub of entertainment: Westfield Stratford, the Royal Navy College, the O2 Arena, Greenwich and lush, green parks
• A diverse range of lively restaurants and pubs dotted throughout the area

If you believe that you are the exceptional candidate we are seeking for our exceptional school, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday, 4th December 2024.

Interviews: w/c 9th December 2024.

George Green’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, external agencies and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.

• George Green's School
• 100 Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs
• London
• E14 3DW
• United Kingdom

+44 20 7987 6032

George Greens’ School was founded 184 years ago by George Green, a local businessman and philanthropist. The site on which the school now stands – and a number of other properties in the area - are owned by the charitable trust, established by George Green. The trust uses the income that derives from its properties to support enrichment opportunities for students attending the school.

At the time the school moved to its current site in 1976, it was very much smaller than it is today and much of the current building did not exist. Over the years, however, with the numbers of prospective Year 7 parents putting George Green’s as their first preference regularly outstripping the numbers of places available, the school took the decision to embark on a building programme - which not only increased its overall capacity but also maximised disabled access.

A number of years ago now, George Green’s also welcomed into the school a number of students with complex and additional needs, from a local special school, which was closing – ensuring, through judicious use of the additional funding made available at the time, that these students were and remain fully integrated into the daily life of the school.

The school is very ambitious for its students. The school is part of the ‘Teach East London Teaching Schools Alliance’ (Morpeth and Bonner Group) as well as ‘The Isle of Dogs Collaborative’ comprising GGS and all the primary schools on the Isle of Dogs. This enables us to be actively involved in education debate and development on a wider scale.

At the core of the school is the ‘Rights Respecting’ status. Pastoral care is excellent at George Green’s School. Students receive high levels of care, guidance and support from both the school and outside organisations resulting in strong personal development.

In addition, the school has also, over more recent years, enjoyed very good financial and other support from the many businesses operating out of nearby Canary Wharf – and from the many community organisations with which it has partnered. Local companies, such as Barclays, provide us with reading partners, mentors and allow us to take students to their HQ to see work environments. We work closely with many partners, such as ‘Think Forward’, who awarded us Best School/Firm Partnership, commending us for ‘some of the best examples of business engagement within the programme’.