Head of Business Studies

Head of Business Studies - Beechwood School

MPS/UPS (Fringe) + TLR 2c (Required for September 2026 or January 2027)

We require an inspiring teacher with the highest of expectations to lead this popular and oversubscribed curriculum area. This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Business Studies Department, and applications are sought from a colleague with a passion for their subject area and the ability to channel this passion into innovative and stimulating teaching.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:

• the ability to secure high standards of achievement;
• the ability to give clear direction to teaching and learning across the Business Studies curriculum area;
• excellent teaching skills;
• high level organisational and ICT skills;
• a track record of success at KS4 and KS5;
• effective communication skills, with the capacity to lead and work collaboratively as part of a team;
• the potential to become an outstanding middle leader.

We offer a knowledge-rich curriculum that is sequenced to support all students to retain and use knowledge. We support all our teachers to become quickly established through our instructional coaching programme for new staff. Our classrooms are disruption free, with staff on walk during lessons to ensure that there are no disruptions in lessons and the corridors. We are relentlessly focused on improving the quality of teaching and the expertise for all of our teachers. We have dedicated time in the school calendar for co-planning and subject specific CPD in subject teams, this has resulted in reduced workload as our teachers do not plan lessons individually. We take workload reduction seriously. Our students work hard after school to complement the brilliant teaching that takes place in lessons. We use online platforms to support spaced retrieval at home and teach our students about effective learning strategies. Our GCSE results have confirmed to show improvements, so we are confident our approach is effective.

We will consider applications from current experienced practitioners looking to enhance their leadership and those colleagues wishing to develop further.

Beechwood School is committed to flexible working and we welcome applications from colleagues who may wish to be considered in a part-time/job share capacity. We are, of course, committed to safeguarding the welfare of our students and staff and will conduct all necessary DBS checks as part of our recruitment process. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date for an exceptional candidate.

For further details and an application pack please contact Jyoti Kumar, Trust HR Officer on 01753 520473 or via email to j.kumar@beechwood.slough.sch.uk. Informal discussions and visits to the school are welcome. As part of our due diligence checks, the school will carry out an online search for short listed candidates.

Deadline for applications: Monday 22 June 2026