Head of Food & Nutrition
Bottisham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DLThis job expired on 19 February 2023
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
19 February 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- 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: Full time teacher with HOD responsibilities
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2 £3700 for Head of Department
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a qualified, confident and inspirational Teacher of Food and Nutrition with the vision and drive to lead the department. You will review and help develop an engaging and inclusive curriculum for all ages and abilities and support the school in achieving high standards for all students.
You need to be a committed team leader with a passion for Food and Nutrition and have a strong understanding of strategies required for motivating and inspiring students. This is an extremely popular subject with a high uptake at KS4 – we currently have 6 GCSE groups across Years 10 and 11 and hope to continue this uptake. You will take the lead in the continued promotion of the subject both in the classroom and via enrichment opportunities.
What the school offers its staff
As an employee you will benefit from a professional and supportive environment with lots of exciting CPD opportunities, as well as a great pension scheme and free access to our Employee Assistance Programme covering a wide range of support. You can also access eyecare vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and free membership to our sports centre, including swimming pool, fitness suite and outdoor courts.
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.
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About Bottisham Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1400 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Bottisham Village College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@bottishamvc.org
Bottisham is 5 miles East of Cambridge, just off the A14 trunk road. We are a highly-ambitious, highly-innovative and over-subscribed comprehensive school, based in the heart of rural East Cambridgeshire and we take great pride in our vision: to inspire, to care for and to enrich the lives of every student within our community. The pupil admission number is 300 for September 2022 and last year we received 455 applications of which 281 were first preference, meaning we are currently a school of 1410 students.
We are committed to providing an outstanding education to all of our students, enabling them to develop into mature, independent young people, ready to take their place in society. In addition to our academic rigour, our relationship-driven approach permeates throughout all aspects of college life, from the maths classroom to the sports field, from the music room to the ICT suite and from the library to the auditorium, this is a college where we recognise the transformative power of positive relationships. Students will only succeed if they are happy and we make every effort to achieve this.
The college was opened in 1937, and remains a focal point for village life and a community ethos: a comprehensive adult education programme, a community sports centre and extensive provision for the arts and physical education as well as a well developed enrichment programme for all. In essence, the facilities are the gateway to connecting all our catchment communities. Henry Morris, the founding father of the Village College ideal, believed that schools should be the pulse of the local community, open to all and offering an attractive stimulating environment. As our college grows, we shall never lose sight of the Henry Morris ideal: community is at the heart of all we do.
Arranging a visit to Bottisham Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@bottishamvc.org.
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