Head of Food
Highfields School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NT8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Summer Term
Closing date
20 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teachers' Pay Scales
Additional allowances
TLR 2C (currently £7277)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to appoint an innovative and highly motivated teacher to lead and manage the Food Technology Department. This will include responsibility for Key Stage 3 Food Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, and Level 1/2 Hospitality and Catering.
The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner who has the passion and creativity to further develop a curriculum that will enthuse students to enjoy and achieve in Food Technology. They will have an outstanding commitment to ensuring that Food Technology is relevant and engaging to all students.
This post is suitable for an experienced middle leader or an ambitious and talented teacher looking to take on their first Head of Department role.
For a full Job Description and Person Specification, please see Supporting Documents.
What the school offers its staff
As a department we offer:
- Experienced and supportive staff
- A creative and collaborative working environment
- An engaging Food Technology curriculum
- High quality teaching and learning resources
- Exceptional facilities for practical lessons
- Innovative use of technology
- Excellent student progress and results
- Well-developed industrial links and working partnerships
- A range of extra-curricular activities
As a school we offer:
- A vibrant and exciting comprehensive school which is culturally and ethnically diverse
- Excellent examination results
- Outstanding student progress
- Well behaved students who are eager to learn
- Supportive parents who want the best for their children
- A large Sixth Form
- Modern and stimulating teaching facilities
Commitment to safeguarding
Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
All posts are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check and 2 very good references.
For full details, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice available from our Trust website: https://www.lykos.org.uk/our-trust
Applying for the job
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About Highfields School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1735 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Highfields School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sfrance@hswv.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 556530
Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record.
Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015.
Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where are can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
Arranging a visit to Highfields School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sfrance@hswv.co.uk.
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