Head of Business Studies

Head of Business Studies (EN- Indeed) Waltham Forest, England

Salary: GBP 42,234 - GBP 62,496 per annum + TLR options

Head of Business Studies - Waltham Forest

Q - Are you a qualified Business Studies Teacher searching for your first Head of Department role?

Q – Or perhaps you’re an experienced Head of Department, searching for a fresh venture where you can make a tangible impact and change to the department?

A ‘Good’ graded Secondary School in Waltham Forest are searching for a Head of Business Studies to join their team in September. This large, mixed secondary school for 11-18 yr olds has popular uptake at GCSE, BTEC & A Level Business Studies, boasting a team of four Business Studies Teachers, as well as Economics specialists including a Lead Practitioner.

The school is looking for a strong Business Studies Teacher to come in and lead as Head of Business Studies, working in tandem with an excellent Lead Practitioner of Economics. As Head of Business Studies you will benefit from a reduced teaching timetable as well as a degree of flexibility over the courses and age range you teach.

Highlights of this school & Head of Business Studies role

• Opportunity to just teach Business Studies
• Extensive pastoral support team & Brilliant behaviour policy
• Close-knit team with a great social aspect
• Strong focus on the development of oracy across the curriculum
• State of the art, modern facilities
• Excellent work life balance & wellbeing policy
• Recent Ofsted so no pressure anytime soon
• Solid, established SLT, primarily home‑grown within the school

Role Details – Head of Business Studies

• Head of Business Studies
• Full time, Permanent, September 2026 start
• £42,000 - £62,496 + TLR2B (6,000) dependant on experience and responsibility
• Leading and teaching Business Studies KS4 & KS5.

Person Specification – Head of Business Studies

• Experienced Business Studies Teacher
• UK QTS or experience teaching a comparable curriculum
• Confident, personable and ambitious
• Available from September 2026

School Details – Head of Business Studies

• Ofsted ‘Good’ – Recently inspected
• Excellent internal promotion opportunities for middle & senior leadership
• Extended pastoral team who support with academic achievement, behavioural needs and more.
• Inner London Payscale

Apply to this Head of Business Studies position today and if shortlisted you will be contacted within 24hrs to discuss the school and next steps.

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