FOOD TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM TEACHER (FIXED TERM)
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AEThis job expired on 20 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 June 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Part time: 2 days per week (negotiable working days)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year Contract
Pay scale
- MPS1-UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Saint John Henry Newman School is seeking to appoint a passionate and dedicated Food Technology Teacher to join our team from September 2025 on a part-time, fixed-term basis. This role is ideal for a teacher looking for flexible working hours and an opportunity to contribute to an outstanding school community.
We are a vibrant and inclusive Catholic school, where staff are valued and supported. Our most recent 2025 Ofsted ungraded inspection confirmed that The Saint John Henry Newman School is an outstanding school. Inspectors noted:
“We were immediately struck by the many smiling faces of students, who enjoy coming to school. When speaking to them, students universally highlighted how their teachers ‘go above and beyond’ to help them achieve well. Students display a real pride in their school.”
Job Purpose
The successful candidate will:
Deliver engaging and effective lessons in Food Technology at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4/5.
Support the development and delivery of the department’s schemes of work.
Undertake both formative and summative assessments in line with department policy.
Maintain accurate records of pupil progress and contribute to school-wide data collection.
Participate in departmental training, INSET days, and extra-curricular activities.
Key Responsibilities
Liaise with parents as required, including at Parent Consultation Evenings.
Implement departmental policies on rewards, sanctions, and communication.
Support and, where appropriate, help organise school trips and extracurricular activities.
Uphold high standards of discipline and student welfare, following school procedures.
Mark and assess students’ work regularly in line with school policy.
Monitor student progress and address underachievement proactively.
Contribute to departmental self-evaluation and school improvement initiatives.
Accountabilities
Report to the Headteacher and the Leadership Team member overseeing your department.
Promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment.
Support school values by discouraging discrimination and promoting positive self-image and equality.
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities
Promote and support the school’s policies on safeguarding, equality, and inclusion.
Be fully aware of procedures relating to child protection and health and safety.
Ensure child protection and student welfare are prioritised at all times.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS checkas part of the pre-employment process.
What the school offers its staff
§ Excellent transport links – close to the A1 and 30 miles to central London. Stevenage to London is just over 20 minutes on the train.
§ Stevenage is an area with more affordable housing, than other areas of Hertfordshire. Staff also choose to live in the beautiful villages and market towns of North Hertfordshire.
§ Secure free car parking for all members of staff
§ Excellent staff facilities including free tea and coffee and microwaves and fridges in the staffrooms
§ Staff association which provides gifts, flowers and cards for leavers and staff with significant life events
§ Social activities e.g. Friday after school football, staff choir, staff book group, running club, Christmas party, informal nights out, staff pantomime
§ Child care voucher scheme
§ Flu vaccinations for all staff
§ Excellent teaching facilities with the new and refurbished buildings
§ Supportive of flexible working
§ Ensuring equality and diversity is a priority
§ Governors focused on Staff wellbeing
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the position is subject to safeguarding checks that will include the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
Following the shortlisting stage, and prior to making a final decision, the School will collect and process information publicly available about you by conducting a brief online search using an internet search engine. We do this to ensure that the school acts in accordance with its obligations set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1605 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School website
- Email address
- hr@jhn.herts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01438314643
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School serves the North Hertfordshire Catholic community, with a wider catchment extending into Bedfordshire, East Hertfordshire and parts of Cambridgeshire. Originally a six-form entry school, it expanded to eight forms of entry in 2015 and has grown from 830 pupils in 1993 to approximately 1,600 students in 2023, including a thriving Sixth Form of around 400 students, with strong retention and external applications.
The School became part of the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust in 2012 and has since benefitted from substantial investment in its facilities. This includes the £3.5 million Sports and Performing Arts Pavilion and a major refurbishment programme, with two new teaching blocks now fully operational, providing modern classrooms, a dedicated Sixth Form suite, enhanced IT provision, and improved Library, Dining and Hall facilities. The final phase will include landscaping and the creation of a prayer garden.
Our Mission Statement underpins all aspects of school life, emphasising the practical expression of our Catholic ethos. We are a welcoming, inclusive community where each student is valued as an individual and encouraged to achieve their full potential. While the Chapel is central to school life, our values are lived daily through strong relationships, high expectations and a culture of care, kindness and responsibility.
The School is heavily oversubscribed and has an excellent academic reputation. Students follow a broad and balanced curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4, with a wide range of GCSE, vocational and creative options. The Sixth Form offers an extensive range of A-level and advanced vocational courses. Outcomes are consistently strong, with high pass rates across GCSE, A-level and vocational qualifications.
We place great importance on enrichment, wellbeing and personal development, supported by a comprehensive careers programme. The School has been awarded the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Kitemark and attendance is above the national average. A Section 48 inspection judged the School to be “Outstanding”, and a recent Ofsted Section 8 inspection confirmed that the School remains “Good”, with inspectors indicating it may now be “Outstanding”.
Inspectors praised our students’ exemplary behaviour, confidence and pride in their school, as well as the calm, purposeful learning environment and the culture of kindness and acceptance fostered by staff. As one Sixth Form student commented, “Whoever you are, wherever you come from and whatever you believe, you are given a warm welcome here.”
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Arranging a visit to The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@jhn.herts.sch.uk.
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