Teacher of Food Technology - Alternative Provision
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 1FB4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
25 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Food Technology, Hospitality & Catering
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Food Technology - Alternative Provision job summary
King’s Leadership Phoenix Academy is seeking to appoint an inspiring and dedicated Teacher of Food Technology to join our growing and ambitious team.
As part of the Great Schools Trust, King’s Phoenix is a vibrant alternative provision school based in Liverpool. We serve a diverse cohort of aged 11-16 young people, many with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Our approach is deeply rooted in compassion, innovation, and a belief that every student can succeed.
Our Food Technology provision is well-resourced with a purpose-built kitchen and small class sizes (max. 8), allowing for individualised teaching and strong student-teacher relationships. You’ll be joining a nurturing team that values resilience, creativity, and high expectations. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our students, many of whom are on their journey to re-engage with education, and support their personal and academic development.
We’re Looking For an Inspirational Teacher Who:
- Has strong subject knowledge and genuine passion for Food Technology
- Can engage, empower and connect with young people in a trauma-informed, inclusive way
- Maintains high expectations and uses innovative strategies to overcome barriers to learning
- Thrives in a team environment and is committed to ongoing professional development
- Demonstrates flexibility, patience, and a sense of humour
- Brings experience or interest in SEMH provision
Why Join Us?
- Purpose-built facilities, including a fully equipped food tech kitchen
- Small class sizes with a focus on personalised education
- Outstanding CPD offer across the Great Schools Trust – including weekly training and early Friday finish for CPD
- BUPA Employee Assistance Programme offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Unique Performance Leadership model – feedback-rich, development-oriented
- Strong pastoral and leadership support through daily check-ins and team collaboration
- Career development pathways across our growing network of schools
- Cycle to Work scheme and access to Teacher Pension Scheme
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Delivering engaging and creative Food Technology lessons to KS3 students
- Adapting teaching methods to SEMH learners’ needs, using personalised support strategies
- Working collaboratively with SLT, pastoral and external professionals to support students holistically
- Embedding emotional literacy, character development and resilience into lessons
- Contributing to behaviour support planning and strategic development of the curriculum
- Reflecting regularly on practice and embracing restorative approaches
Important Information:
Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification available in the recruitment pack.
Visits to the Academy are warmly encouraged. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr Danny Cross (Principal) via contact with Hayley Fenlon, our Talent Architect, at h.fenlon@greatschoolstrust.com.
Safeguarding Commitment
King’s Leadership Phoenix Academy and Great Schools Trust are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, and pre-employment vetting procedures.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 3 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King's Leadership Phoenix Academy website
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