Teacher of Food Technology
Dean Trust Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 0LFThis job expired on 16 October 2023
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
16 October 2023 at 9am
Date listed
3 October 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Food Technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,000 - £43,685
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
- To understand, advance and act in accordance with the school’s vision, values and core purpose.
- To plan their teaching to achieve maximum progression in pupils’ learning
- To set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour, establishing and maintaining a good standard of discipline through well focused teaching and through the development of positive and productive relationships
- To use a variety of teaching methods, including ICT, which sustain the momentum of pupils’ work and keep all pupils engaged
- To make effective use of assessment information to inform planning and maximise learner progress
- To mark and monitor pupils’ classwork and homework (keeping accurate records), providing constructive oral and written feedback and setting appropriate targets to maximise pupils’ progress
- To develop, evaluate and update schemes of work across all Key Stages
- To be familiar with the statutory assessment and reporting requirements and know how to prepare and present information reports to parents
- To be familiar with the Code of Practice on the identification and assessment of Special Educational Needs and as part of their responsibilities implement and keep records of Individual Education Plans for pupils when required
- To evaluate their own teaching critically and to use this to improve their effectiveness
- To attend and contribute fully to meetings and progress evenings as required
- To contribute to activities identified in the Faculty Improvement Plan
- To carry out the role and responsibilities of a form tutor
- To contribute to the planning and delivery of wider curricular activities
What the school offers its staff
Dean Trust Ardwick is part of The Dean Trust; a group of high performing schools. We opened in 2015 and serving over 1200 pupils, in the heart of the Ardwick and Longsight community. We pride ourselves on being a local school for local children, and since inception we have become the school of choice for families.
We exist to empower our pupils to find their purpose and thrive as citizens of the world. We provide a knowledge-rich curriculum which exposes pupils to powerful knowledge, places them on an ambitious pathway and develops the character traits needed to seize the opportunities that exist. Through finding their passions we enable pupils to make a positive difference to the world. Our core purpose is not merely finite ‘success’ for our pupils but for them to thrive - continually grow and flourish.
We are explicit about the culture we want to create and have clear ideas of the desired behaviours necessary for our pupils to succeed. At Dean Trust Ardwick, we maintain a relentless focus on the day-to-day actions, behaviours and routines within the school and adopt a disciplined approach to teaching pupils the right and successful ways to do things.
The successful candidate will be an excellent Teacher of Food Technology who will play a vital role in improving the development and delivery of the Technology curriculum. The Technology Faculty currently deliver Engineering (OCR), Hospitality and Catering (WJEC) and Design Technology GCSE at KS4. At KS3 they deliver a curriculum that includes a range of Technology skills and knowledge in line with the KS3 National Curriculum. They will possess a relentless dedication to improving the life chances of our pupils. The successful candidate will therefore contribute to our aspiration for all pupils to thrive as citizens of the world, without exception.
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 Dean Trust Ardwick
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1315 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dean Trust Ardwick website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- mandylui@thedeantrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 972 2988
Dean Trust Ardwick opened in 2015 and are now a fully-fledged Year 7-11 school, serving over 1200 pupils, in the heart of the Ardwick and Longsight community. We pride ourselves on being a local school for local children, and since inception we have become the school of choice for families.
We exist to empower our pupils to find their purpose and thrive as citizens of the world. We provide a knowledge-rich curriculum which exposes pupils to powerful knowledge, places them on an ambitious pathway and develops the character traits needed to seize the opportunities that exist. Through finding their passions we enable pupils to make a positive difference to the world. Our core purpose is not merely finite ‘success’ for our pupils but for them to thrive - continually grow and flourish.
We are explicit about the culture we want to create and have clear ideas of the desired behaviours necessary for our pupils to succeed. At Dean Trust Ardwick, we maintain a relentless focus on the day-to-day actions, behaviours and routines within the school and adopt a disciplined approach to teaching pupils the right and successful ways to do things.
Arranging a visit to Dean Trust Ardwick
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mandylui@thedeantrust.co.uk.
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