Teacher of Food Technology
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancashire
- £28,000 - £38,810 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS only
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 9 February 2023
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and dynamic Teacher of Food Technology who can deliver an excellent standard of classroom teaching across key stage 3 and key stage 4.
This role would be suitable for an outstanding ECT or an experienced teacher in the early years of their career and is an excellent opportunity for a committed and motivated professional.
The successful applicant will:
Ø be an energetic teacher, who is passionate about Food Technology and who seeks out opportunities within and beyond the classroom to inspire their pupils
Ø deliver the teaching of Food Technology at LRGS at Key Stages 3 and 4
Ø ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated Food Technology curriculum
Ø contribute to the ongoing development of Schemes of Work to challenge and enthuse the pupils at LRGS, ensuring the highest standards of resources and pedagogy
Ø plan and organise assessment within Food Technology and provide meaningful marking and effective feedback to ensure the progress of all pupils
Ø maintain excellent records to demonstrate pupil progress
Ø ensure that pupils are prepared appropriately for internal and external assessments
Ø lead and manage the Food Technology technician
Ø be responsible for the appearance of the Food Technology lab
Ø contribute to relevant published school marketing materials (on paper or online) when asked
Ø be responsible for the Food Technology budget
Ø maintain up-to-date training related to Food Technology, including relevant health and safety processes and procedures
Ø work collaboratively with the rest of the Design & Technology department to meet the school’s priorities
Ø work with Learning Support Assistants as required
Ø attend departmental and staff meetings
Ø perform any other tasks as deemed appropriate by the Head of Design & Technology or Headteacher
This role will be paid on Main Scale only.
Applications should be sent to recruitment@lrgs.org.uk by no later than 5pm on Thursday 9th February 2023 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on Friday 24th February 2023.
Please note that shortlisted candidates will not be contacted until Monday 20th February 2023 at the earliest due to the half term break.
For further details and to apply please see the attached documents. For any queries regarding the role or any part of the recruitment process please contact Kate Roberts, HR & Payroll Advisor at kroberts@lrgs.org.uk
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school’s Child Protection Policy Statement at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school s/he must report any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or to the Headmaster.
Attached documents
About Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster Royal Grammar School is one of the oldest state schools in the country. It was founded in the thirteenth century and endowed by John Gardyner in 1472. Originally situated close to Lancaster Castle, the school moved to its present site in 1851.
Most pupils join in Year 7 having passed the 11+, and a substantial number of students also join the Sixth Form after taking GCSEs elsewhere. Smaller numbers join other year groups as boarders from the UK and overseas. From the outset the Free School of Lancaster educated boarding as well as day pupils, and of our current 1260 pupils about 140 are boarders. For these students, their education remains free, and parents only pay for the boarding element.
It is an exciting time for our growing school. We welcomed our first Sixth Form girls in 2019, and more than 200 girls have now joined the school as day students or boarders.
Our students are energetic and ambitious, and it is definitely “cool to succeed” at LRGS! Their academic record is excellent. LRGS consistently features as one of the top state schools in the country in terms of examination success. Those results include 48* A*/A grades at A-level in 2022, and 40% 9/8 grades at GCSE in 2023 (Progress 8 score +0.67). Over 90% of students go on to further education – typically 30-40 students will apply to Oxford and Cambridge each year. An average of 12 students per year gain Oxbridge places (10 in 2023), and most students proceed to Russell Group universities. Others go on to a range of competitive opportunities which have in recent years included a growing number of degree apprenticeships plus RADA, the Dyson Institute, Glasgow School of Art and US sports scholarships amongst others.
Our most recent Boarding Ofsted inspection (2023) found us Outstanding in all areas. Inspectors commented: “"The boarding experience at this school has a profound positive impact on the lives of children. Boarders make exceptional progress because of the commitment of the staff team and their experiences of staying at the school."
We value and promote diversity amongst both pupils and staff. We are a caring school which offers strong and effective pastoral support to individuals. We are forward-looking and leaders in the area of student support and well-being.
A profusion of extra-curricular activities provides an exceptional range of social, cultural and sporting opportunities, including a full programme of Saturday games fixtures and thriving CCF and DofE provision. A dynamic programme of overseas trips has recently included rugby and cricket tours to South Africa and the UAE, music tours to Italy and Spain, and a range of other expeditions from Iceland to Costa Rica.
We have made substantial investment into our estate and teaching facilities in recent years. This includes a Priority Schools Building project which has provided two new science laboratories and transformed Victorian boarding accommodation in Old School House into new classrooms and Sixth Form study and social spaces. We are now preparing for exciting new site investment over the next four years as part of the School Rebuilding Programme.
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