Group Head of Culinary Arts

Eastern Education Group Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3RL

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 April 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  20 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 1 FTE - 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £47,673 - £56,088 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
• 1 FTE-52 weeks per year, (which can be worked flexibly)-Hybrid Contract
• Salary:£47,673- £56,088per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

This is a pivotal leadership role focused on supporting teachers, raising standards, and driving student success. As Group Head of Culinary Arts at West Suffolk College, you will lead a team of staff to deliver outstanding teaching and learning, ensuring a culture of continuous improvement and inspection readiness.

Working closely with senior leaders, subject leads, and pastoral teams, you will enhance teaching effectiveness and keep students at the heart of everything you do.

You will combine leadership with a hands-on approach, contributing to teaching and assessment while managing performance, staff development, and compliance. You will also oversee departmental resources, including kitchens and the college restaurant.

We are seeking a passionate and visionary leader with strong industry knowledge, a commitment to quality, and the ability to inspire both staff and students to succeed in the culinary sector.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Teachers Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Eastern Education Group Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/suffolk-academies-trust

Arranging a visit to Eastern Education Group Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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