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* Subject Lead - Business and EconomicsNEW# Subject Lead - Business and EconomicsEmployerLocation: Bishop’s Stortford, HertfordshireContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: MPS1 - UPS3 + TLR 2aPosted: 10th December 2025Start Date: 1st September 2026Expires: 11th January 2026 11:59 PMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: 1st September 2026Job ID: 1523609Suitable for: ECT (NQT) GraduatesJob Reference: 434Start Date: 1st September 2026* Contract Type :Permanent* Suitable for: ECT (NQT) Graduates* Job ID: 1523609* Share :We are seeking an ambitious Subject Lead for Business and Economics to join our growing school, which was graded Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in May 2025. This is an exciting time to join Avanti Grange as we prepare to expand our curriculum offer at Key Stage 4 and to open our sixth form, Avanti6, in September 2027.As Subject Lead, you will champion a high-quality, forward-thinking curriculum that equips learners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need for further study, employment, and life. You will bring ambition, creativity, and clarity of vision, leading a department and ensuring Business and Economics remains a high-achieving area of the school.In this role, you will provide strategic leadership for Business and Economics, shaping both the KS4 programme and the development of the KS5 pathways as we move towards the launch of Avanti6. You will model outstanding practice, support the development of colleagues, and ensure a well-planned and coherent curriculum that secures excellent outcomes for all students.This position offers a rare opportunity to establish and lead a growing department within a supportive, forward-looking school community at a pivotal moment in its development.School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.Interviews will take place on 22nd January 2026.Avanti Grange is Bishop’s Stortford’s newest secondary school, already recognised as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted (2025). Our state-of-the-art campus serves families across Bishop’s Stortford and neighbouring villages, and is home to a vibrant, ambitious and supportive community. The school is heavily oversubscribed, reflecting its strong reputation locally and the demand to be part of our journey.We are a co-educational community school, part of the Avanti Schools Trust, with a clear vision to inspire spiritually compassionate changemakers. Our staff are motivated by a shared purpose: to deliver exceptional teaching, foster character formation, and nurture wellbeing. As one colleague put it: “Working at Avanti Grange feels like being part of a family with a shared, values-driven mission.”We are equally committed to the growth of our staff as to the success of our students. In 2024, we were awarded the Teacher Development Trust Gold Award for the quality and culture of our professional development – recognition held by only a small number of schools nationally. Through education-leading CPD and coaching, colleagues at Avanti Grange thrive in an environment where “better never stops.”Students benefit from a rigorous, knowledge-rich curriculum, underpinned by yoga, mindfulness, and an exceptional co-curricular programme. Our pastoral system is a defining strength: impeccable behaviour supports high-quality learning, while wellbeing is woven into daily life through practices that allow both staff and students to flourish.With more than 660 students on roll and growing each year towards a full secondary and sixth form, Avanti Grange offers a rare opportunity to help shape one of the most exciting schools in the region.• Ensure the delivery of a high-quality, coherent, and cost-effective curriculum with high expectations of achievement for all students.• Lead the subject team in developing an annual Department Development Plan aligned with the School Development Plan.• Build and lead an effective team of teaching and support staff who embody the school’s vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation, and Spiritual Insight.• Prepare and develop high-quality teaching materials, lessons, and pastoral arrangements as required.**Why should you apply**Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:• Great opportunities for professional development• Teacher pension scheme (subject to eligibility)• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)• Cycle-to-work Scheme• QTS qualified• Significant teaching experience in one or more ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ schools – demonstrably delivering high standards• Able to self-start, work independently and collaboratively as part of a team-whether led or leading• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all studentsPlease view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role..***Further information******Pre-employment checks****Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.**Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.****Diversity and Inclusion****We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.**Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.*### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:Avanti Grange Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.### Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolPart of### Avanti Schools Trust