Salary:
Teachers' Pay Scales + TLR 2C (currently £7277) Job type:
Full Time, Permanent Start date:
Summer Term Apply by:
20 January 2025 Job overview
We wish to appoint an innovative and highly motivated teacher to lead and manage the Food Technology Department. This will include responsibility for Key Stage 3 Food Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, and Level 1/2 Hospitality and Catering. The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner who has the passion and creativity to further develop a curriculum that will enthuse students to enjoy and achieve in Food Technology. They will have an outstanding commitment to ensuring that Food Technology is relevant and engaging to all students. This post is suitable for an experienced middle leader or an ambitious and talented teacher looking to take on their first Head of Department role. As a department we offer: Experienced and supportive staff A creative and collaborative working environment An engaging Food Technology curriculum High quality teaching and learning resources Exceptional facilities for practical lessons Innovative use of technology Excellent student progress and results Well-developed industrial links and working partnerships A range of extra-curricular activities As a school we offer: A vibrant and exciting comprehensive school which is culturally and ethnically diverse Excellent examination results Outstanding student progress Well behaved students who are eager to learn Supportive parents who want the best for their children A large Sixth Form Modern and stimulating teaching facilities We strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school before applying. To arrange a visit, or to discuss this vacancy further, please contact Mr S France: Deputy Headteacher, Head of Innovations Learning School – sfrance@hswv.co.uk Closing date:
Monday 20th January 2025 at 9am Interviews:
To be advised to successful applicants Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check and 2 very good references. For full details, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice available from our Trust website:
https://www.lykos.org.uk/our-trust About Highfields School
Highfields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4NT United Kingdom +44 1902 556 530 Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record. Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015. Headteacher Mr G Tate Values and vision Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where they can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Ofsted “The school's curriculum meets students' needs and enables personalised choices, the impact of which is seen in increasing achievement and narrowing of gaps for specific groups of students. The developing curriculum at Key Stage 3 is supporting students to apply skills in a range of contexts and giving them experiences of real world situations.” View Highfields School’s latest Ofsted report.
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Teachers' Pay Scales + TLR 2C (currently £7277) Job type:
Full Time, Permanent Start date:
Summer Term Apply by:
20 January 2025 Job overview
We wish to appoint an innovative and highly motivated teacher to lead and manage the Food Technology Department. This will include responsibility for Key Stage 3 Food Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, and Level 1/2 Hospitality and Catering. The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner who has the passion and creativity to further develop a curriculum that will enthuse students to enjoy and achieve in Food Technology. They will have an outstanding commitment to ensuring that Food Technology is relevant and engaging to all students. This post is suitable for an experienced middle leader or an ambitious and talented teacher looking to take on their first Head of Department role. As a department we offer: Experienced and supportive staff A creative and collaborative working environment An engaging Food Technology curriculum High quality teaching and learning resources Exceptional facilities for practical lessons Innovative use of technology Excellent student progress and results Well-developed industrial links and working partnerships A range of extra-curricular activities As a school we offer: A vibrant and exciting comprehensive school which is culturally and ethnically diverse Excellent examination results Outstanding student progress Well behaved students who are eager to learn Supportive parents who want the best for their children A large Sixth Form Modern and stimulating teaching facilities We strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school before applying. To arrange a visit, or to discuss this vacancy further, please contact Mr S France: Deputy Headteacher, Head of Innovations Learning School – sfrance@hswv.co.uk Closing date:
Monday 20th January 2025 at 9am Interviews:
To be advised to successful applicants Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check and 2 very good references. For full details, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice available from our Trust website:
https://www.lykos.org.uk/our-trust About Highfields School
Highfields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4NT United Kingdom +44 1902 556 530 Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record. Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015. Headteacher Mr G Tate Values and vision Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where they can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Ofsted “The school's curriculum meets students' needs and enables personalised choices, the impact of which is seen in increasing achievement and narrowing of gaps for specific groups of students. The developing curriculum at Key Stage 3 is supporting students to apply skills in a range of contexts and giving them experiences of real world situations.” View Highfields School’s latest Ofsted report.
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