Teacher of Food / Design & Technology
Leigh Academy Tonbridge, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PHThis job expired on 11 March 2024
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
11 March 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS commensurate with experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Impeccable student behaviour in classrooms and around the academy.
- High levels of focus in students.
- A supportive academy with visible leadership that support teachers to develop.
- Students who are committed to their learning and want to do their very best.
- Students who work well together and show the highest level of respect towards each other and towards members of staff.
- The opportunity to be part of a team that highly values your wellbeing.
What the school offers its staff
What we are offering:
- Professional coaching and support.
- A bespoke CPD programme.
- A thriving social and community ethos.
We’d like to hear from you if you are:
- Collaborative, building strong professional relationships.
- Able to motivate and inspire students to achieve their full potential.
- Energetic with a ‘can do’ attitude.
Further details about the role
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September 2022, our Trust comprises 31geographically organised academies (15secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
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 Leigh Academy Tonbridge
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 585 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634412258
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Tonbridge
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk.
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