Teacher of Food and Nutrition

Teacher of Food and Nutrition

Part time 0.6 fte to full time (flexible), permanent, required from 1 January 2024

TMS/UPS

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Food teacher with the ability to teach Design Technology and Art at KS3. Applications are welcome from experienced and ECT teachers. As a faculty, we offer food preparation and nutrition as well as product design, engineering design, textiles, Art and Photography across the year groups to make sure all students have a fully rounded curriculum offer.

Candidates must be passionate about teaching and committed to improving the learning outcomes of all students, able to demonstrate the ability to deliver high-quality teaching and inspire and motivate young people to achieve great outcomes.

The Faculty of Design, Art and Technology is a successful and popular faculty with students of all abilities and makes a significant contribution to our wider aim of preparing students for future careers. The successful candidate will be supported by a dedicated team that believes there are no limits to what a young person can achieve. You will also be joining a team who are engaged in their own learning and continually strive to develop their own practice and share with each other to improve our collective impact on young people.

St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our community.

Our mission:

We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence

We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.

We are committed to continuous professional learning which is built into our school day each fortnight for all staff. We offer both internal and external leadership training including the NPQML and NPQSL programmes, leading profiling and shadowing opportunities. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop leadership potential and career progression for all staff. In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.

St Katherine’s School is part of the Cathedral Schools Trust. Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status.

If you would like to find out more about the school please visit the school website

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight 15 October 2023

Interviews will take place week commencing w/c 16 October 2023