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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    19 April 2021 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    25 March 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Food

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS

Additional allowances

TLR 2B £4,781

(For an exceptional candidate we will consider paying an additional recruitment/retention allowance)

Head of Food Technology job summary

Required for start for September 2021 The Boswells School is looking to appoint an outstanding Head of Food Technology. The role involves working with our Head of Computing, Business and Technology Faculty to co-ordinate all aspects of our Food Technology provision at Key Stages 3 and 4. The successful candidate will also be expected to deliver high quality lessons to complement an already strong team. Within our provision, we offer GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition. The ability to teach Child Development at Key Stage 4 would also be desirable, but not essential. Our results at GCSE were excellent in 2020, with our students achieving a Progress 8 score of 0.26 across the school. You will be joining a school with enthusiastic and dedicated leaders at senior and middle leadership levels and a commitment to the professional development and well-being of staff. The Boswells School is an 11-18, very successful, popular and oversubscribed school in the Springfield area of Chelmsford, Essex. The school has a long standing reputation for achieving high levels of academic excellence and was judged to be ‘Good’ in all areas by OFSTED in February 2017. This role is crucial to the continued progress of the school towards outstanding.

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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Head of Food Technology Person Spec 2021.docx - 17.2 KB (opens in new tab)
HF Letter to Candidates March 2021.pdf - 404 KB (opens in new tab)
CLP_Bos Application_form_ 2021.pdf - 629 KB (opens in new tab)
Head of Food Technology Job Description 2021.docx - 16.8 KB (opens in new tab)
CLP Reference Consent Form.pdf - 197 KB (opens in new tab)
02404_Boswells School_Applicant Information Pack_Jan21_v1_LORES.pdf - 1.04 MB (opens in new tab)
CLP Recruitment and Selection Policy Statement March 20.pdf - 307 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Boswells School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1440 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
The Boswells School website
Email address
mho@boswells-school.com
Phone number
01245 264451
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The Boswells School is an 11-18, very successful, popular and oversubscribed school in the Springfield area of Chelmsford, Essex.

We are an exciting, dynamic and forward thinking school community whose sole focus is the success of each of our students. We are extremely proud of our academic success and have a deserved reputation as an excellent school. Our innovative approaches to teaching and learning ensure that more students than ever are achieving high levels of academic success.

We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students. 2019 was another superb year for The Boswells School with our GCSE and A Level results making us one of the highest performing non-selective secondary schools in Essex. In 2019, 55% of our A Level students achieved A* to B grades, 88% of our A Level students achieved A* to C grades, 83% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Eniglish and 71% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Maths.

The percentage of students who achieved the expected levels of progress in English and Mathematics was significantly above the national average as was the percentage of students who achieved more than expected progress in these areas.

Arranging a visit to The Boswells School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mho@boswells-school.com.

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