Economics Teacher – Highly Successful School in Ipswich

• Full-time Economics Teacher required at a well-regarded Ipswich secondary school

• Opportunity to teach across KS4 and KS5 within a small specialist department

• Join a school with an excellent record of sixth-form progression and results

• Strong support for staff wishing to develop leadership or examining experience

Our client a highly successful school in Ipswich is seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Economics Teacher to join their Social Sciences faculty at an exciting stage in the departments growth. The successful candidate will primarily teach Economics at KS5 with the potential to contribute to Business or related subjects at KS4 depending on experience and interest. The department is compact but high-performing characterised by close working relationships between staff and a genuine culture of intellectual curiosity that extends beyond the classroom into wider reading groups and enrichment activities for sixth-form students. The department is led by a Head of Faculty who is known for being supportive approachable and committed to developing subject specialists at every stage of their career whether that means supporting an ECT through their early years or helping an experienced teacher move into an examining or leadership role. This is a fantastic opportunity for an Economics Teacher to make a genuine impact within a school that places a strong emphasis on sixth-form outcomes university progression and preparing students for competitive higher education applications including Oxbridge and Russell Group destinations. Applications are welcomed from experienced Economics Teachers looking for a new challenge ECTs eager to specialise in sixth-form teaching and overseas-trained teachers with a formal teaching qualification and QTS. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a CV as soon as possible as the school anticipates strong interest in this role.

School information

• Popular and over-subscribed school with a strong sixth-form reputation

• Motivated university-bound students across KS4 and KS5

• Excellent transport links across Ipswich and the wider Suffolk area

• A genuinely collegiate staffroom culture with strong cross-departmental collaboration

This Ipswich school has an established reputation for academic excellence with particularly strong outcomes at A-Level and a well-regarded sixth form that consistently sends students on to competitive universities. The schools most recent Ofsted report recognised the strength of teaching and learning as well as the supportive and collaborative culture fostered by senior leadership which staff describe as approachable communicative and genuinely interested in staff feedback. Staff frequently comment on the strong sense of community within the school along with a genuine focus on staff wellbeing professional growth and a sensible approach to workload that avoids unnecessary duplication of effort. The schools central Ipswich location makes it easily accessible by both road and rail and its strong local reputation means staff often describe it as a school people choose to stay at for the long term.

Experience and Qualifications

• Economics Teacher with the ability to teach confidently at KS4 and KS5

• A formal teaching qualification with QTS (i.e. PGCE)

• Right to work within the UK

• Strong subject knowledge and enthusiasm for supporting sixth-form progression

Application
To be considered for this Economics Teacher position in Ipswich please forward your CV as soon as possible.