Head of Food Technology
The Thomas Lord Audley School, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8NJDeadline is today
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- 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: 100%
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 - £49,084
Additional allowances
TLR 2C - £3,391
What skills and experience we're looking for
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and
to monitor and support student progress.
To be accountable for student progress and development within the subjects of the department.
To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
We're looking for you if you have:
Qualified teacher status
Relevant Degree
Effective and sensitive communicator to a range of audiences
Ability to successfully present, inform, interact, consult and negotiate
Sensitivity to the school ethos
What the school offers its staff
Why work for The Thomas Lord Audley School, Sigma Trust?
We can offer you:
A Competitive Salary
Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
“PPA+” - this is an on-going trial where full-time teachers are able to complete their PPA at home for one afternoon per fortnight rather than remain in school
Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Thomas Lord Audley School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 894 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Thomas Lord Audley School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01255750913
Arranging a visit to The Thomas Lord Audley School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk.
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