Head of Food Technology
The Boswells School
Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR TLR 2b £4,781
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 30 October 2021
Job overview
Head of Food Technology
Main pay/Upper pay
TLR 2b £4,781 (For an exceptional candidate we will consider paying an additional recruitment/retention allowance)
Required for start in January 2022
The Boswells School is looking to appoint an outstanding Head of Food Technology. The role involves working with our Head of Computing, Business and Technology Faculty to co-ordinate all aspects of our Food Technology provision at Key Stages 3 and 4. The successful candidate will also be expected to deliver high quality lessons to complement an already strong team. Within our provision, we offer GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition.
Our results at GCSE and A-level are consistently excellent and make us one of the highest performing non-selective schools in Essex. You will be joining a school with enthusiastic and dedicated leaders at senior and middle leadership levels and a commitment to the professional development and well-being of staff.
The Boswells School is an 11-18, very successful, popular and oversubscribed school in the Springfield area of Chelmsford, Essex. The school has a long standing reputation for achieving high levels of academic excellence and was judged to be 'Good' in all areas by OFSTED in February 2017. This role is crucial to the continued progress of the school towards outstanding.
Should you require any further information or wish to visit the school in advance of submitting an application, please contact Maria Williams on mho@boswells-school.com or call 01245 264451
Application deadline: Midday 30 October 2021
Interview date: TBC
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
- Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
- The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) as these groups are currently underrepresented in our trust.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
About The Boswells School
The Boswells School is an extremely popular, academically successful, over-subscribed 11-18 school in Chelmsford.
We are an exciting, dynamic and forward thinking school community whose sole focus is the success of each of our students. We are extremely proud of our academic success and have a deserved reputation as an excellent school. Our innovative approaches to teaching and learning ensure that more students than ever are achieving high levels of academic success.
Academic Achievement
We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students. 2019 was another superb year for The Boswells School with our GCSE and A Level results making us one of the highest performing non-selective secondary schools in Essex. In 2019, 55% of our A Level students achieved A* to B grades, 88% of our A Level students achieved A* to C grades, 83% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Eniglish and 71% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Maths.
The percentage of students who achieved the expected levels of progress in English and Mathematics was significantly above the national average as was the percentage of students who achieved more than expected progress in these areas.
Working at The Boswells School
Staff at the school are highly committed to ensure our students achieve the best
possible outcomes. There is a strong sense of teamwork amongst teachers and support staff which underpins the outstanding work that takes place in the school.
Chief among our priorities are ensuring students are challenged and supported to achieve their very best in the time they have with us, and our research-informed approach to the principles of challenge and aspiration are reflected in our curriculum of excellence and our day-to-day practice and staff are well-supported in their core roles to achieve these aims.
At The Boswells School, we pride ourselves on provision of high quality training for staff, with every opportunity for career development. We strongly believe in the principle of lifelong learning are committed to sharing and developing best practice across the school and within the Trust, with many of our own in-house CPD led ‘by staff, for staff’. We have developed a strong culture of aspiration for all, and this is reflected in the uptake of our CPD sessions and contributions to our Teaching & Learning newsletter.
Many of our staff have the opportunity to take advantage of opportunities outside of the school, which is cascaded effectively back to share within teams.
Ethos and Values
At The Boswells School, our aim is ‘to provide an outstanding education for all our students’. We expect our students to aspire for excellence in everything that they do.
To achieve this aim, every member of our school community adheres to those ‘beliefs’ that are incredibly important to us as a school:
- High quality teaching and learning
We believe outstanding teaching and learning should take place in every lesson. - Exemplary behaviour
We have the highest expectations of our students and we reward hard work and effort. Our students take pride in being part of our community. - High achievement
We believe students, regardless of their ability, should make excellent progress. Our rigorous and detailed tracking systems allow us to ensure that all students are meeting our high expectations. - Aspiration
We believe that all students should be given the opportunity to follow a career pathway that is relevant to them after The Boswells School. We expect all our students to aspire for excellent academic achievement, regardless of ability. - Personalised curriculum
We believe in the importance of helping our students achieve their future ambitions through a curriculum pathway that suits their individual beliefs. - Developing character
We believe in the importance of helping our students develop into independent, confident citizens. We offer a range of school trips, sporting clubs and teams, performing arts clubs, STEM as well as other extracurricular clubs and enrichment activities to help support and complement the learning that goes on in the classroom.
We hope that you find this additional information about our approach useful. If you would like to discuss any aspect of our school with our Headteacher, Mr Stephen Mansell, please do not hesitate to contact him at the school on 01245 264451. Similarly, please contact the school should you wish to visit us prior to submission of your application.
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