Business Teacher - Ysgol Friars

Salary: GBP 33,731.00 - 51,942.00 per year

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Job Advertisement

BUSINESS TEACHER

PERMANENT

The Governors are keen to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic person who is ready to be part of an energetic and hardworking team

Working hours: 32.5 hours per week

Salary is paid in accordance with the Teachers' Pay Scale (£33,731 - £51,942) according to experience and qualification.

Anyone interested or requiring further information is invited to get in touch to discuss informally with the Headteacher. Telephone: 01248 364905

Applications for this post can be submitted online on Gwynedd Council's website or an application pack is available from the Project Lead, Ms Bethan Roberts, Ysgol Friars, Lon y Bryn, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2LN. Telephone: 01248 364905; e-mail: pennaeth@friars.ysgoliongwynedd.cymru If the application is to be returned by post, it should be returned to the above address by the closing date.

The Council will require a copy of the disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with confirmation of registration with the Education Workforce Council from the successful candidate before they can take up this post.

CLOSING DATE: 12:00P.M, THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2026.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Council will require a Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate for the successful applicant before they can start at the school.

Person Specification

Personal Specification

Qualifications and training:
-Qualified teacher status
-Successful teaching experience
-Evidence of professional development relevant to this role

Skills and Knowledge:
-Good knowledge of legislation and guidance on curriculumrequirements
-Outstanding classroom practice, constantly showing a positive andresilient approach to pupils and staff
-Excellent communication and organisational skills
-Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
-A good understanding of how children learn
-Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils' needs
-Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
-Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
-Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
-Good IT skills
-Effective communication and interpersonal skills
-Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
-Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders

Personal Qualities:
-High expectations for all pupils and belief in bringing out the best inall
-Commitment to upholding and promoting the ethos and values ofthe school
-Commitment to always act with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness to safeguard the assets, financial integrity and reputation of the school
-Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
-Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
-Commitment to equality

Notes:
This job description may be amended at any time in consultation with the postholder.
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Job Description

Purpose:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced teacher to lead on our vocational
curriculum. Ysgol Friars is changing and we want to ensure that our learning offer
continues to meet the interests of all our pupils. As part of the vocational learning
role, you will be expected to lead on and teach curriculum areas including Business
Studies, Travel and Tourism and Welsh Baccalaureate. We are looking for a staff
member who will be confident to lead and assist others as they teach vocational
subjects.
We are aiming to expand our vocational options for pupils at Key Stage 4 and 5 and
the successful post holder will need to be flexible to responding to the interests of
young people attending Ysgol Friars.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions document
• Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers' Standards
• Take specific responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day management and organisation of their responsibility area of Vocational
Learning
• Ensure that schemes of learning for all responsible areas are high quality and meet the specifications of WJEC Qualifications for Wales at GCSE and A level
• Assist in the smooth running of the school at all times
• To support staff teaching vocational courses across the school
• To develop the vocational options at Ysgol Friars with high aspirations for outcomes
• The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Duties and responsibilities
Teaching
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school's plans, curriculum and schemes of work
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
• Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests
• To be an excellent practitioner and lead effective practice in areas of responsibility including business studies, travel and tourism and other
vocational courses

Teaching and learning responsibility
• Use professional skills and judgements to provide strategic and practical leadership as a vocational leader
• Lead, manage and develop your own leadership area, and provide guidance for other teachers, including training, support and advice to improve school practices
• Improve standards within your own leadership area across the school, with demonstrable changes for pupils outside of their own classroom or group of pupils
• Provide strategic subject and leadership, showing up-to-date knowledge of developments within the area
• Develop curriculum as required, highlighting areas where teaching can be developed and attainment improved, and evaluating and planning
improvements based on data and wider quality assurance activities
Whole-school organisation, strategy and development
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school's policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school's
values and vision
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
• Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co ordinated outcomes
• Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach
• Participate and lead on quality assurance activities within your faculty

Health, safety and discipline
• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils
• Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

Professional development
• Take part in the school's appraisal procedures
• Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching
• Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of others
• Participate fully in professional development within your subjects sharing ways to improve subject teaching with others
• Lead other teachers in maintaining subject knowledge and latest pedagogical developments

Communication
• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers in line with the school calendar
Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues

Personal and professional conduct
• Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
• Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities
• Ensure that safeguarding and child protections is a priority at all times

Management of staff and resources
• Deploy resources delegated to them
The teacher will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

Please note, this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the
work to be undertaken, commensurate with the grade. It is not a comprehensive list
of all tasks that the postholder will carry out.