Maternity Cover Part-Time Teacher of Food Technology
Boston Spa Academy, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6RWThis job expired on 29 January 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
20 April 2020
Closing date
29 January 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Full time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490 per year (full-time equivalent)
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Maternity Cover Part-Time Teacher of Food Technology job summary
Required for 20 April 2020
Salary – NQT/MPS/UPS
Hours: Part-time (19.5 hours to work on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher of Food Technology to join Boston Spa Academy from 20 April 2020. Located between York, Leeds and Harrogate, Boston Spa Academy is committed to the development of the whole student, the physical, aesthetic, emotional, moral, spiritual as well as the intellectual.
Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, Boston Spa Academy will ensure that students receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation. Together these non-negotiable values will instil in young people a self-belief that enables students to access the highest standard of higher educational provision and employment. Prior to joining The GORSE Academies Trust the school was inspected by Ofsted and was judged to be ‘Good’ in all areas. However, since joining The GORSE Academies Trust the school has gone from strength to strength and is now rated amongst the highest performing schools in Leeds, the Yorkshire and Humber region and the country.
This role represents an exciting opportunity for any candidate who is eager to become part of an organisation that seeks to secure the very highest educational standards for students. If you are excited about the prospect of this rare opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Closing date: Wednesday 29 January 2020 12.00 Noon
Interview date: Monday 3 February 2020
An application pack is available to download directly from www.tgat.org.uk/jobs , by email info@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk or Tel: 01937 846636
Further details are available on our website www.bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk
Please note if you submit an electronic application we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
About Boston Spa Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1498 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Boston Spa Academy website
- Email address
- info@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk
Boston Spa Academy is a mixed, secondary school for children aged 11-18 based in Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire with a growing reputation for academic excellence, high quality personal development provision and strong pastoral support. The school has around 1,500 students of which approximately 260 attend the growing sixth form.
In September 2018, Boston Spa Academy officially joined the highly successful and nationally renowned GORSE trust. As a direct impact of working with colleagues at GORSE the academy has moved from being a school with average performance to one which is now well above the national average. Boston Spa Academy is now amongst the highest performing schools in Leeds, the Yorkshire and Humber region and the country.
The academy has invested significantly in facilities for our students in recent years, including a brand new auditorium building, new student and staff toilet areas, renovated dining halls, new classroom areas, brand-new library and IT facilities and our new Sixth Form Centre which opened in September 2026.
Our Vision and Values: Shaping Character; Cultivating AmbitionAt Boston Spa Academy, we truly value the holistic development of our students as part of our vision to be ‘shaping character; cultivating ambition’. We support students in developing the character traits required to be well-rounded individuals and for them to be prepared with the skills, habits and qualifications required for success in their future careers.
Our community is built on kindness, respect, hard work and aspiration and our enabler to achieving this are the ‘core values’ to which we hold dear and permeate through all that we do at the academy:
- Purpose
- Positivity
- Principled
- Participation
- Professionalism
As part of GORSE, Boston Spa Academy is in the vanguard of educational developments in Leeds, Yorkshire and on a national level. As a school community, we strive to deliver an exceptional standard of education and this is reflected in the excellent outcomes that students achieve at both GCSE and A Level.
At Boston Spa Academy, we are proud that, in our most recent Ofsted inspection graded “Outstanding”, it was commented that ‘staff feel valued and are proud to be members of the school’. The report also recognises that ‘leaders are highly supportive’ and ‘proactively seek to manage workload and support the well-being of staff’. As well as feeling part of a community with a common purpose, our professional body also benefits from outstanding CPD and support which is personalised to your particular needs and experience.
Mr Peter Hollywood
Principal
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