• Production and delivery of high quality and creative schemes of work for KS4 (GCSE) course in Business Studies• Effective assessment in all areas, ensuring that all stake holders, particularly students, are able to gauge progress accurately and set challenging and appropriate targets.• Detailed and thorough marking and feedback to students.• Provision of opportunities for business and enterprise skills to be delivered to and acquired by young adults• Behaviour for learning in the subject in line with school policy and practice.• Creation of an effective conducive and stimulating learning environment• Delivery and coordinator of the Young Enterprise Company programme• Provision of opportunities for Assessment of Learning • Effective communication with to parents to support young adults progression and performance• Results in public examinations and other assessments.• Supporting students with their onward learning choices, including FE.• To ensure the maintenance and development of excellent subject knowledge & pedagogy • To lead and manage students’ grouping in a way which allows high levels of achievement and attainment.• To ensure comprehensive knowledge of individual students’ needs (Pupil Premium, SEN, G&T etc.), leading to effective planning.• To contribute to effective curriculum team meetings, and to make appropriate contributions to all other relevant meetings across the school.• To manage interventions where student progress is below expectation.• To develop partnerships with local businesses to facilitate the learning of students• Support and encourage the professional development of other teachers within the department• Provide training and profession development workshops and sessionsIn addition, as a ICT/Computing teacher• Provision and delivery of resources to support learning within the ICT/Computing department• Support professional development of colleagues, for example software specific skills and knowledge

Over the 17 years, I was promoted from main scale teacher to Head of Business Studies in 2004 through to Head of Technology. During that time I was also Head of House for 6 months.