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Teacher of Food Technology
Salary: Teachers Main Scale/ Upper Pay Scale
(£33,074 - £50,470 per annum)
FTE: 100%
Start Date: September 2025
We are seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our experienced Technology department. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach Food Technology across Key Stages 3,4 and 5 and will be creative, innovative, efficient and committed to raising standards. The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge and join a highly motivated team of superbly collaborative teachers committed to a creative and stimulating approach to teaching and learning, instilling a passion for Food Technology in our students. It would be an advantage if the successful candidate could also teach Design Technology.
Applications from teachers at any stage in their career are welcome: teachers with the ambition to train to become Lead Practitioners; Early Career Teachers; or experienced unqualified teachers who are prepared to train to gain qualified teacher status.
BCHS is a Co-operative Academy which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive co-educational comprehensive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. We measure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. BCHS is already a great place to teach and learn and we have many strengths including:
- Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament
- Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues
- Knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education
BCHS is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.
What the school can offer:
- Recognition of continuous service
- Relocation package of up to £8,000 for new employees renting or buying a property.
- Automatic enrolment into the National Teacher Pension Scheme
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- The support of an experienced family of schools
- National Conditions of Service
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now. To request a visit to the school or for more information please speak to Sophie Neal hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648907.
BCHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.
Closing date: Monday 21st April 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 28th April 2025
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.