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Teacher of Business and Economics

Weald of Kent Grammar School

Full-time
Tonbridge, South EastCompetitive salarySee job descriptionPublic SectorPosted 30 March 2026
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Application deadline: 22 April 2026

About this role

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Status

Degree or equivalent

Experience

Outstanding classroom teacher and tutor

Sustained performance securing very good student outcomes

The ability to teach Business to KS4


Skills & Knowledge

Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing

Able to consistently demonstrate effective planning for practical lessons to help support the delivery of outstanding lessons

Confident in own ability to be effective and to take on challenges

Ability to relate well to students, colleagues, parents and Trustees

Effective behaviour management

Able to support students in maintaining high standards

Efficient and effective administrative, organisational and personal management skills

Personal Attributes

Ability to inspire, challenge and motivate

Have a positive approach with a desire to succeed

Energy, enthusiasm and perseverance

Reliability and integrity

Good interpersonal skills

Professional appearance and manner

Positive commitment to individual personal development

Capacity to work hard, under pressure, to meet deadlines and manage time effectively

A good record of attendance

Adaptable and amenable with respect to working practices

Ability to work independently and in a team, take a collaborative approach

Ability to build supportive working relationships with colleagues

Commitment to supporting the full life of the school

Suitable to work with children

To undertake other activities identified from time to time commensurate with the level of the post as determined by your Line Manager or SLT link

To be committed to your own development through the effective use of the School’s CPD processes

To understand your own responsibilities, be committed to and comply with School policies and procedures relating to child protection, health & safety, welfare, security, diversity & equality, confidentiality and data protection, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person

To work collaboratively with the wider organisation and act in the interests of the School at all times

To support the delivery of the School’s strategy as it relates to this post

Equal Opportunities

A commitment to inclusive education

What you need

  • Qualified Teacher Status
  • Degree or equivalent
  • Experience
  • Outstanding classroom teacher and tutor
  • Sustained performance securing very good
  • student outcomes
  • The ability to teach Business to KS4
  • Skills & Knowledge
  • Able to communicate effectively, orally and
  • in writing
  • Able to consistently demonstrate effective
  • planning for practical lessons to help support the delivery of outstanding
  • Confident in own ability to be effective
  • to take on challenges
  • Ability to relate well to students,
  • colleagues, parents and Trustees
  • Effective behaviour management
  • Able to support students in maintaining
  • high standards
  • Efficient and effective administrative,
  • organisational and personal management skills
  • Personal Attributes
  • Ability to inspire, challenge and
  • motivate
  • Have a positive approach with a
  • desire to succeed
  • Energy, enthusiasm and perseverance
  • Reliability and integrity
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Professional appearance and manner
  • Positive commitment to individual
  • personal development
  • Capacity to work hard, under
  • pressure, to meet deadlines and manage time effectively
  • A good record of attendance
  • Adaptable and amenable with respect
  • to working practices
  • Ability to work independently and in
  • a team, take a collaborative approach
  • Ability to build supportive working
  • relationships with colleagues
  • Commitment to supporting the full
  • life of the school
  • Suitable to work with children
  • To undertake other activities identified
  • from time to time commensurate with the level of the post as determined by
  • your Line Manager or SLT link
  • To be committed to your own development
  • through the effective use of the School’s CPD processes
  • To understand your own responsibilities, be
  • committed to and comply with School policies and procedures relating to child
  • protection, health & safety, welfare, security, diversity & equality,
  • confidentiality and data protection, reporting any concerns to the
  • appropriate person
  • To work collaboratively with the wider
  • organisation and act in the interests of the School at all times
  • To support the delivery of the School’s
  • strategy as it relates to this post
  • Equal Opportunities
  • A commitment to inclusive education

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