Acting Head of Business (Maternity Cover)

Commencing: As soon as possible/September 2025

Salary Scale: MPS/UPS TLR 2C

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and ambitious Head of Business (Maternity Cover) at Barking Abbey School. We are keen to find the right candidate for our wonderful department, an individual with a passion for teaching and learning, excellent subject knowledge and pedagogy, and the determination to provide students with an enriched business curriculum. The ideal candidate will be a role model to our young people, with the ability to build positive, professional relationships, and with the desire to inspire a love for business.

The Business department is well established and very successful with excellent Key Stage 4 and 5 results. We have the highest uptake of GCSE option choices at in our Sixth Form. The department has a supportive and collaborative culture, which is motivating for students and staff alike.

Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment.

The school is located less than 10 minutes walk from Upney tube and 15 minutes from Barking mainline station.

Barking Abbey celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history please apply.

In return we offer:

• A supportive and encouraging staff team

• The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school

• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management

• A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems

“Pupils learn and achieve very well... Pupils across both sites are happy and safe at Barking Abbey School… Pupils are motivated to work hard and enjoy positive working relationships with staff... Students new to the Sixth Form commented on how welcoming, inclusive and diverse the community is… Leaders prioritise aspiration and ambition.” (Ofsted, December 2022)

Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:

https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/

Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.