Teacher of Business in Smethwick

Teacher of Business in Smethwick

Smethwick Full-Time On-site
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Holly Lodge High School College of Science is recruiting a Teacher of Business to teach the subject at secondary level and to run a form group. The work centres on planning and delivering lessons that build knowledge and check understanding, alongside pastoral care and personal development for form tutees. A knowledge-rich curriculum and a warm-strict approach to behaviour shape the role. The post starts in January 2027 and visa sponsorship is not available, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

  • Teach business to secondary students, planning lessons that include explanation, checking for understanding, student practice and discussion
  • Act as a form tutor, providing pastoral care and personal development
  • Use information from lessons, classwork and formal assessment to inform teaching and future planning

Qualifications

  • Good honours degree in a relevant secondary subject

Registration & licences

  • UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

Experience

  • Evidence of dealing effectively with day-to-day classroom issues
  • Knowledge of and experience in safeguarding and child protection, including the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) role

Skills & knowledge

  • Commitment to ambitious education for all students, whatever their background
  • Readiness to provide pastoral care and personal development as a form tutor
  • Passion for the subject and for teaching
  • Belief in ongoing learning, feedback and continuous improvement
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with students, colleagues and stakeholders
  • Ability to motivate and inspire students

Checks & eligibility

  • Enhanced DBS check
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

Other

  • Willingness to contribute to staff culture through professionalism, openness and warmth

Nice to have

  • Extensive subject knowledge
  • Excellent classroom practice and planning
  • Use of lesson, classwork and assessment information to inform teaching
  • High standards of behaviour with a warm-strict approach
  • Experience of teaching in more than one school
  • Knowledge and use of SIMS or other data management systems to monitor behaviour, attitudes and well-being
  • Outstanding ICT skills

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Contact Details:

The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team