Trainee Teacher of Business

Trainee Teacher of Business 

Start date: 24th August 2026

Job type: Fixed-term training contract   

Salary: Unqualified Teachers Pay Scale Point 1: £28,343, inclusive of Inner London Weighting

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Trainee Teacher of Business. This is a one-year training position starting on 24th August 2026.  You must be committed to train as an active and innovative teacher and be passionate about business. The course pathway leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

The courses currently delivered within the Business Department include T-Levels in Accounting and Business & Administration, A-Levels in Business and BTEC Business at Levels 1, 2 and 3. 

You will study for your teaching qualification one day per week. General Practice Training will be delivered at St Charles Borromeo Teaching Hub and Subject Training will be delivered by the subject hub at St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College. 

Alongside your training, you will work as a teacher on a reduced timetable four days per week in a well-resourced Business Studies department that provides an exciting environment in which to develop your skills as a teacher. You will be allocated a mentor for your training year; this will be an experienced subject specialist and will have 1.5 hours of protected time per week to support your development. 

This is a fixed-term role for one year (the length of time of your training course). The salary will be paid at Unqualified Teachers Pay Scale Point 1: £28,343, inclusive of Inner London Weighting. 

Recently rated Good with Outstanding Features by Ofsted, St. Francis Xavier Sixth Form College is a dynamic and ambitious Sixth Form College, specialising in post-16 education. We are proud to be a Catholic College for the whole community, welcoming students and staff of all faiths, no faith and everything in between. We offer a wide range of A level and vocational courses and an unrivalled programme of enrichment activities providing our students with opportunities to learn outside of the classroom, develop new skills and realise their ambitions. We thrive on our many engagements and connections with higher education, with employers and with external agencies and we relish the challenge of working out how best to equip our young people to compete and flourish in the future. The College achieves excellent standards and is proud to support many young people from a range of backgrounds to successful progression, to higher education and into employment.

The Borromeo Training Hub is a London Regional Hub for the ‘outstanding ITT provider’ Xavier Teach SouthEast, who have partnered with four Sixth Form Colleges across the London region to provide training for the development of confident and competent professionals, who will become outstanding teachers of tomorrow. Trainees are well prepared through first-rate placements, which ensure that they gain substantial practical experience, developing their evaluative and practical teaching skills effectively. 

How to apply

Click the ‘Quick apply’ button below to complete the application form. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. For more information about the College please visithttps://www.sfx.ac.uk/

For more information about the role please call Anna Mason or Tom Spindler on 020 8772 6000.

Closing and interview dates:

Completed application forms must be submitted by midday on Monday 20th April 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 27th April 2026

We reserve the right to interview successful applicants prior to the application deadline.  

Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

 In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

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