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Subject Leader: Food and Nutrition

Harris Academy Sutton, Sutton, SM2 5RD

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• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  31 January 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Design and technology, Food Technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS (Outer London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance + TLR
• Additional allowances:

  Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

  We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

  In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Subject Leader: Food and Nutrition job summary

We are looking for a qualified teacher with subject leadership experience to join Harris Academy Sutton as Subject Leader of Food. You will join an open and supportive team in establishing outstanding provision within Food. This will include all programmes, systems and structures taking account of the academy’s vision and values leading to outstanding teaching and learning. Situated on the site of the London Cancer Hub we have a modern and fully equipped food teaching space which is part of an amazing technology offer. Main Areas of Responsibility The main responsibilities of your role will be: To establish outstanding provision within the subject area. This to include all programmes, systems and structures taking account of the academy’s vision and values leading to outstanding teaching and learning. To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across KS3, KS4 and Sixth form, including meeting student achievement targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body. To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning. To ensure the provision of an appropriately engaging, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body. To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all colleagues in the subject area. To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area, with the support and working alongside the MLG/ALG. To lead development for literacy, within subject areas, to raise standards of Literacy across the Academy. Qualifications & Experience The successful candidate will: Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, further qualifications and evidence of continuous self-development and updated knowledge in relevant areas Have a minimum of three years' teaching experience, ideally including KS5 and in multi-ethnic urban schools Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3, KS4, and KS5 Have experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff within subject area, and of using coaching as a model for ensuring ongoing professional development Ideally, be able to show evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance Be able to prove their success in raising achievement as a subject leader or classroom practitioner Have successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning Have a good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development Have ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning and of managing and implementing change successfully Safeguarding Notice The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders. Equal Opportunities The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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About Harris Academy Sutton

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1296 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harris Academy Sutton website
• Email address: info@harrissutton.org.uk
• Phone number: 0203 962 4500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harris-academy-sutton

Harris Academy Sutton opened in September 2018 as a brand new, state-of-the-art 11-18 co-educational academy in the heart of Sutton. With a specialism in Science, the academy collaborates closely with its neighbours on the London Cancer Hub site: the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital. These represent two world-class organisations and together with the new six-form entry academy they form a campus community with research buildings, hospital facilities, and a reputation for excellence in the fields of research and medical provision. The academy offers a broad and balanced curriculum to the young people of Sutton: the Campus itself provides a focal point for talented scientists and clinicians by establishing world class facilities to not only attract top researchers but also to educate the life science workforce of the future. This is a unique opportunity for dynamic, motivated professionals to be part of the team helping to shape what will become the leading science educational establishment in London.

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