Head of Food technology

Job OverviewHead of Food & Food Preparation and Child DevelopmentTLR 2c (currently £8,279 per annum)Join a popular, highly-successful, and happy community where students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching. Our school was judged to be outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in October 2023.Our shared vision is "for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential."Ofsted 'Outstanding' Salary: £33,075 - £50,471 per annum MPR/UPR including Fringe Area AllowanceWe are a high-achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 students in Years 7 - 11 and 383 students in the 6th form.As one of the highest-performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.30 (2024), we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.Our school is outstanding. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports.Food and Nutrition at our School:

• It is taught by a superb team of highly skilled, supportive, and dedicated staff.
• Level 3 Food Science and Nutrition taught in the sixth form
• A popular KS4 subject with four exam groups in Year 11 in Food, Preparation and Nutrition and Child Development and six groups in both Years 9 and 10
• An extremely supportive and collaborative staff team
• Supported by a dedicated food technician

For September 2025, we are looking for:

• An experienced and exceptional mentor, with the vision and drive to lead our talented and enthusiastic department
• An outstanding and innovative teacher who is passionate about teaching and learning and is committed to excellence and high student achievement.
• Skilled practitioner with the ability to teach across all key stages, enabling students of all abilities to reach their maximum potential
• A teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future
• A teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be.

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