Teacher of Technology with a focus on Food & Nutrition

St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1BS

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Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 May 2025

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects: Design and technology, Food technology
Working pattern: Part time: 0.6FTE or 0.8FTE will be considered.
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650-£49,084

What skills and experience we're looking for

The governors of this very good, ambitious Catholic school wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational teacher who is capable of teaching Food & Nutrition at KS3 and KS4. We are seeking candidates of the highest calibre to join a team comprising 4 teachers within our Technology/Computing Department. The person appointed should have the ability to teach Food & Nutrition up to GCSE level.

If you are interested in developing professionally and can validate relevant experience, this post offers a great opportunity to work in a school with an exciting future. The post is open to professionals at all stages in their career.

The school continues to be a ‘Good’ school, with the latest Ofsted visit being in January 2020.

If successful, you will be joining a very hard-working team who are supportive of each other, enjoy their work and have a clear understanding of the drive to help all pupils achieve.

The successful candidate will:

Be an excellent practitioner
Have the knowledge and experience to teach across the whole range of age and ability
Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.

Application forms and further details are available via the school website or by contacting the school. We invite prospective candidates to visit us on a working day and experience the school ethos. Please call us if you wish to take advantage of this opportunity. Closing date for applications is 12.00 noon Monday 19th May 2025. Interviews will take place on Thursday 22nd May 2025.

What the school offers its staff

St Mary’s Catholic High School, Leyland

Post of Technology Teacher (with a focus on Food & Nutrition)

WELCOME

Thank you for considering St Mary’s Catholic High School, Leyland.

We are a school community that continues to thrive and build on the successes of recent years. At St Mary’s, we unashamedly set high standards and expect the very best of our pupils. In so doing, every child is given the opportunity to flourish and fulfil their God-given potential.

Our school has a calm and purposeful working environment, with a rich extra-curricular provision, allowing pupils the opportunity to excel. They are aided wonderfully by a staff body who are hard-working, caring and committed. In short, we are a community where all members are valued and respected.

The inspiration for all we do comes from our Catholic faith and is based on the Gospel values of love, honesty, respect and forgiveness. In so doing, we believe our Mission, which is to ‘let your light shine’, comes alive, allowing pupils to feel safe and have the confidence to develop their talents.

Our school mission extends, of course, to staff as well, and every opportunity is given to allow for professional development. The successful applicant will be working in a school that is both welcoming and supportive.

Applicants considering St Mary’s are more than welcome to book an appointment and visit us at any time, we would be delighted for you to see the school in action.

P Thompson

Headteacher

THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Teaching of Technology is strong at St Mary’s. The successful candidate will join a committed team and so this presents a wonderful opportunity for personal development alongside expert colleagues. The department is located in an enviable suite of well-equipped technology rooms with a bookable ICT room at hand. We are looking to appoint a practitioner who can make a strong contribution to the teaching of Food and Nutrition. It is desirable that the successful candidate would also have experience of, or a willingness to teach, across the Technology range if required.

TIMETABLE ARRANGEMENTS

The school operates a 2-week timetable (25 x 1-hour periods per week). Pupils enjoy a carousel of Technology classes at Key Stage 3 for 2 hours per week. In Years 10 and 11, take-up of Technology subjects is strong. Over Years 10 and 11 pupils have 5 hours (10%) teaching time. Pupils are placed into mixed ability bands at both Key Stages.

THE POST OF TEACHER OF TECHNOLOGY

The governors are seeking to appoint an experienced and well-qualified graduate teacher who is ambitious for further career development. The post is open to teachers at any stage in their career and in particular would be ideal for an Early Career Teacher to start their professional journey. As such, if successful, they would be well-supported in their ECT year. Whilst this is a part-time post, we would consider both 0.6 and 0.8 applications.

In your letter of application, please outline your philosophy of education, including details of how you ensure all students have the opportunities to realise their full potential in this subject. Whilst the ability to teach Food is desirable, all Technology specialisms will be considered.

We are ambitious and the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a commitment to change as well as the ability to take risks in moving forward. With these points in mind this post represents a huge opportunity to influence the direction of this school in the short and long term.

A sense of vision, enthusiasm and energy will be looked for as well as the abilities needed to contribute to a spirit of teamwork. As a teacher, there must be an enthusiasm for, and commitment to, the teaching of technology. The successful candidate will be expected to teach the full ability and age range including the preparation of senior classes for GCSE examination. The range of duties applying to all teachers at St Mary’s is defined in the job description.

All staff are expected to make a positive contribution to the life of the school. There is a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and all staff are encouraged to become involved with this important aspect of school life. Applicants are asked to indicate particular interests and activities and their technology specialism.

A programme of professional and pastoral support is given to all new appointments. The appointment will be based on the Catholic Education Service contract of employment which will be offered to the successful candidate by the governors.

Please return your completed application to our Business Manager at bursar@lsmchs.com

RELATED MATTERS

The schools’ Learning Support Department enjoys an excellent reputation; a wide spectrum of Special Needs being catered for in school. The school is well equipped with lifts and specialist equipment. The school has a positive image among parents and the community in general with regard to having firm and effective strategies for dealing with disruptive behaviour.

We were inspected by Ofsted in January 2020 and they confirmed the school continue to be good. Comments from that inspection include:

Pupils behave well in lessons and they enjoy school.
Pupils describe their school as ‘welcoming’.
Pupils feel safe in school because they know that staff will listen to them.
Pupils embrace the many opportunities on offer beyond the classroom.
Teachers have high expectations of what pupils can achieve.
Teachers are knowledgeable about their subjects.
Teachers ensure that pupils can remember the knowledge that is the most important.
Pupils achieve well in many GCSE examinations.
Leaders have created a caring ethos where pupils are keen to learn.
Leaders ensure that pupils with SEND benefit from extra support.
Staff are proud to be part of such a warm school community.

THE PLACE

South Ribble is a very pleasant area in which to live and work. The school is situated not far from the centre of Leyland, with easy access to the rail and motorway network as well as the semi-rural and rural areas of southwest and west Lancashire.

THE PROCESS OF APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW

Applicants must complete the CES application form together with a letter supporting your application. Your application should be addressed to the Headteacher, Mr Thompson. The school will acknowledge its receipt. We invite prospective candidates to visit us on a working day and experience the school ethos. Please call us if you wish to take advantage of this opportunity. Closing date for applications is mid-day Monday 19 May 2025 and interviews will take place on Thursday 22 March 2025.

AND FINALLY

I hope you will feel encouraged to apply for this post and I look forward to receiving your application. You should attach a covering letter of no more than two A4 sides to your application. Our mission is to appoint the best teacher available for the post. This pack contains some other items, which may be of interest to you.

Phil Thompson, Headteacher