Job Description
Reports to: Head of Faculty - Business & Computing
Start date: September 2026
Contract: Permanent
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver high quality lessons that engage and challenge pupils of all abilities
- Deliver an ambitious Business curriculum that prepares pupils for GCSE and/or BTEC qualifications
- Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning within the Business department
- Create a positive learning environment where pupils are motivated, engaged and supported to achieve their potential
Knowledge & Experience:
- Ability to deliver consistently outstanding lessons in this subject to pupils of all ages and abilities
- Thorough knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum in the subject
- Knowledge & experience of Safeguarding & Child Protection issues
- Excellent interpersonal and listening skills, well developed planning & organising skills including time management
- A clear passion for your subject and the ability to enthuse and inspire others
Qualification Criteria:
- Qualified to at least degree level in the subject being taught
- Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Right to work in the U.K.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link .
