Teacher of Food Preparation and Nutrition
St. Mary's Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Menston
- New
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2024
Job overview
- Required for January 2025
- Permanent 0.6fte
- Salary MPS/UPS
- Suitable for ECT’s
Required for January 2025, the Governors of this high achieving, oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy seek to appoint an enthusiastic, creative, highly motivated and well qualified Teacher of Food Preparation & Nutrition at GCSE and WJEC Level 3 Certificate in Food Science & Nutrition at KS5. ECT’s are welcome to apply.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is a popular and successful subject at St Mary’s. It is part of the Creative Design Faculty (also incorporating Drama, Art, Music and DT) which has a high profile within the school. The facilities are excellent with one well equipped food room and a part time technician. The staff are forward thinking and the faculty has a reputation for strong student work. This is an opportunity to take the subject in a new and exciting direction.
You will join a forward-thinking and high-achieving department and be committed to delivering genuinely imaginative, engaging and varied lessons. This appointment provides the opportunity to teach well-motivated, hard-working and high achieving pupils.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for an outstanding and proactive Food Preparation & Nutrition Teacher, committed to high standards and expected to teach Food Preparation & Nutrition at key stages 3 and 4, with the ability to teach Food Science & Nutrition at key stage 5. As a committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills and the natural ability to motivate pupils with a passion for making a difference to the lives of young people.
What can we offer you?
- Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
- On-site parking and access to canteen.
- Teacher Pension Scheme.
- A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection and the June 2019 Section 48 inspection both judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo-Anne Hughes, PA to the Senior Leadership Team on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.
Attached documents
About St. Mary's Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St. Mary's Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley
- West Yorkshire
- LS29 6AE
- United Kingdom
Our Vision
Our Vision is to be a world class school, giving the best care, support and outcomes to our students. Working closely with parents, we work towards developing the successful citizens of our future.
Our Values
Our Values are based on the teachings of Christ. We are inspired to learn and bring these values into our everyday lives in the service of each other, the parish, diocese and society.
St. Mary's students, staff and governors have been reflecting on the values which we feel are important to us as a school. We have based our core values on the Beatitudes, and each area has been looked at in assemblies and prayers. Below you will see a summary of the values we feel are central to our mission, here at St. Mary's Menston.
FAITHFULNESS
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
HUMILITY
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth”
TRUTH
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”
FORGIVENESS
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy”
TOLERANCE
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God”
DIGNITY
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted”
SERVICE
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
RESPECT
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”
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