Food and Nutrition Teacher (with ability to teach a second subject)
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TSThis job expired on 11 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
19 November 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full Time - Monday to Friday.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS 1-6 £33,075 - £45,037 (depending on experience)
Additional allowances
+ SEN Allowance £2,679
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic Food and Nutrition Teacher (Food Technology subject) who will inspire and motivate young people to learn about food and nutrition. As the subject teacher you will also teach a second subject within the school timetable. As the Food and Nutrition Teacher you will teach students of different ages and abilities and help them understand the connections between what they eat and their health. You will help the students develop their practical skills in choosing and preparing food. This will help them make informed decisions to maintain and improve their physical and mental health. You will play a pivotal part in rolling out the ‘food vision’ of the school development plan, covering sustainability, work related learning, which is a programme offered to students to provide them with knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for adult and working life.
The school has excellent facilities which offers a high-end kiosk to students, and will have the use of a new dining room including a café, where you will support the students in work related learning, enabling skills for life.
If you are looking for a new exciting opportunity to make difference in the lives of children/ young adults, we want to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Alfriston School is an outstanding special school with academy status, we are an ambitious and dynamic SEND school providing a specialist education for 163 students between 11 and 19 years of age, who have moderate learning difficulties and may have associated additional needs. We are committed to ensure that all our students become the best that they can be and they can enjoy and achieve in all that they do. Our teachers have a strong sense of commitment and use their excellent subject knowledge to provide interesting and creative lessons in which all students learn well. They have high expectations of their students and develop good supportive relationships and a positive learning atmosphere where they can thrive.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.
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About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 159 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Alfriston School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruit@alfristonschool.com
- Phone number
- 01494 673740
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.
Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.
We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.
Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.
Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities
Arranging a visit to Alfriston School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruit@alfristonschool.com.
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