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Teacher of Food & Nutrition
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7AEThis job expired on 14 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 10am
Date listed
30 September 2024
Job details
Job role
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Subjects
- Food Technology, Hospitality & Catering
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS
Teacher of Food & Nutrition job summary
Cardinal Newman School Luton
Teacher of Food & Nutrition
Full Time
Are you an ambitious and talented Food teacher who wants to work in our vibrant, high achieving and multicultural faith school? If appointed, you will be support the leadership of a successful department with an enthusiastic team of highly committed teachers working towards excellence. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated professional to join our department in a supportive and team-orientated School. We are looking for individuals who will contribute to the current whole school teaching and learning strategies and develop their own ability to lead in collaboration with the whole department.
We believe our best resource are our teachers. Within the school and department, we have a programme of research backed CPD ensuring that the students are at the heart of all we do and colleagues have the opportunity to develop personally and professionally.
Our School
Cardinal Newman School is an 11-19 comprehensive school, serving the Roman Catholic community in Luton and Dunstable. We are an oversubscribed school and have a thriving Sixth Form with 300 students, with maths being one of the most popular subjects. We have been consistently described by Ofsted as a ‘good’ school and under Section 48 as an ‘outstanding Catholic school’. The department is well resourced and works collaboratively to reduce to workload of all staff. Cardinal Newman provides a dynamic, friendly and vibrant environment where support, training and development for all staff is our top priority. Our students and staff experience a supportive and caring atmosphere, along with high standards and expectations that prepare our students for life.
Benefits available:
Teaching Food at KS3 and KS4
Opportunities for paid lunch duties;
Staff laptop with remote access to school systems;
Access to a wider community of schools through our partnership with our feeder schools and St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust;
Professional development programme
Close proximity to M1 junction 11A, Luton train station and Luton Airport.
Climate for teaching and learning which is calm, engaging and fun, as well as giving you the opportunity to make a real difference;
CPD and collaborative practice that is full of innovation;
Focus on staff wellbeing that ensures you enjoy your job and being part of a team;
Amazing students that will make you proud to be part of the Cardinal Newman family;
We’d like to hear from candidates who are:
- An excellent teacher who is passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge
- Wanting to move into middle leadership and develop other staff
- Able to maintain a positive growth mindset despite challenges they may face
- Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
- Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
- Energetic and have a can-do attitude
- Confident and has strong career aspirations
- Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the School.
‘The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, prohibition order check and the Disclosure & Barring Service.’
Roman Catholic School in the Diocese of Northampton.
“Together towards our Lord through learning, love and faith”
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding at Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. Our school policies for Child Protection and Safeguarding can be found on the Safeguarding page of our website.
As a school we ensure that we are compliant with all legislative and statutory guidance, most notably:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Working together to safeguard children
The PREVENT duty
Staff training
All of our staff complete accredited level one safeguarding training online. Our safeguarding team have all completed level three training.
All staff also receive regular updates and training.
About Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1623 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
The school is founded on the Christian values expressed in the gospels: peace, truth, justice and love. These values underpin everything we do within the school and they unite us as a Christian community. We view each person as special and unique and our highly professional staff is dedicated to ensuring that every pupil fulfils their God given potential. Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a truly inclusive community and we celebrate our pupils’ achievements, together with providing outstanding pastoral support.
Christ is at the centre of all we do, which is reflected in our mission statement "Together towards our Lord, through learning, love and faith". The life and school journey that we are all on is rooted in Christ and this permeates all that we do. The cornerstone of our high achievements is a dedicated and hardworking staff who are proud to work here. Our staff want to do their best for all our children and strive for excellence in everything they do.
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