Furze Platt Senior School - Teacher of Economics with Business in Windsor

• Would you like to join a popular, oversubscribed school with excellent state of the art facilities?
• We are looking for a well-qualified, committed, and talented strong Economics & Business Studies teacher to inspire our students .
• We run numerous Business and Economics courses across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.
• Each are very popular with our students keen to study a subject pertinent to their current and future world.
• The successful applicant will be joining an ambitious department keen to provide a range of opportunities for our students, as well as with a track record of high achievement.
• We are looking for someone to work 2 days per week. (0.4FTE).
• Furze Platt is a highly successful and inclusive mixed comprehensive school serving the children of Maidenhead.
• At Furze Platt, 1500 students of all abilities develop the skills and qualities to enable them to excel in the future.
• We are an ambitious, high-achieving and fully inclusive school in which our students are challenged and supported to achieve excellence.
• We are well placed for access, with good transport links to and from London and surrounding counties.
• Our school is very well resourced and equipped with many new facilities benefiting students and staff.
• These include a state-of-the-art theatre, gym, fitness suite and a new three-storey teaching block incorporating science laboratories and classrooms.
• We are also rolling out our Laptops for Learning initiative to ensure all students are equipped with a laptop.
• We want our students to enjoy the time they spend with us by providing an education which is broad, stimulating and rewarding.
• We encourage all our staff to offer enrichment opportunities with over 50 clubs and societies being offered each term.
• We are proud of this range of extra-curricular opportunities including Duke of Edinburgh, ski and theatre trips, visits overseas to enhance language skills and historical knowledge and many others.
• We offer a friendly and harmonious campus atmosphere, with a Senior Leadership Team who genuinely want to see you succeed and develop.
• Career opportunities allow you to grow professionally within Furze Platt.
• Furze Platt is the lead school for Teach Maidenhead, a teacher training partnership which offers School Direct teacher training giving staff the opportunity to develop their mentoring skills.
• ECTs are allocated a mentor, a reduced timetable and the opportunity to attend training sessions run by specialists from within the school.
• We are keen to ensure that we support the physical and mental wellbeing of our staff.
• Discounted membership is available for the use of a fully equipped and well-maintained gym on-site.
• Staff are provided with a laptop, and many have their own classrooms.
• We offer access to an employee advice service (Education Support) which provides information, helpful resources, and a counselling service.
• We encourage community spirit and staff involvement through various social events, recent ones being our Christmas Party, House competitions, sports after school and a Furze Platt fantasy football league.
• Student and staff nominations, as well as Long Service Awards, recognise colleagues' contributions to our school.
• We have free parking on site, and we also ensure that freshly brewed coffee is ready for you during break-time with edible treats to help you through the week!

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