Cookery Tutor – Senior School
Highgate School
Highgate, London
- Expired
- Salary:
- £50 per week
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2020
- Apply by:
- 8 March 2020
Job overview
Type of position: Permanent, casual contract. Normal working hours are Tuesdays (during term time), 4.15-5.15pm
Co-curricular
One of the School’s aims is to provide “an exemplar for the healthy life” and our co-curricular offering is an important part in achieving this aim. Through the co-curricular programme, we encourage:
- Participation – enabling pupils to have fun, gain new friends and experiences
- Progress – giving pupils the opportunity to achieve success beyond their academic subjects and take increasing responsibility as they move through the School
- Community – helping pupils to engage positively with local people and communities
- Skills and employability – giving pupils useful skills for future life and allow them to build and demonstrate their wider capabilities.
Cookery is part of our programme of Tuesday Afternoon Activities for pupils in Years 9 to 11. In these years the aim is for the pupils to take on more responsibility and to learn some of the skills which they will need in later life.
The Role
The Cookery Tutor will be responsible for the delivery of weekly cookery sessions for 10-12 pupils in Years 9 to11 teaching them how to prepare and cook healthy foods.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead weekly cookery sessions on Tuesday afternoons during Highgate term time.
- Agree with the Director of Co-Curricular Activities a menu of dishes that will be prepared each week which will take account of pupil allergies and dietary requirements.
- Buy and bring the necessary ingredients for each session (expenses will be paid for food costs up to £25).
- Make use of Highgate cooking facilities and equipment, ensuring they are kept clean and tidy.
- To support the pupils in developing an interest in cookery and teaching them cookery and food preparation skills
- Encourage pupils to develop personal qualities such as self-motivation, collaboration and leadership.
- Achieve a strong understanding of your safeguarding responsibilities and to report any concerns immediately to a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Adhere to all our School policies.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website: https://www.highgateschool.org.uk/work-with-us/
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About Highgate School
Established in 1565, Highgate is now one of the UK’s leading co-educational independent schools, with around 1,700 pupils aged 3-18.
Academic excellence
Academic standards at Highgate remain high, as our most recent exam results demonstrate. In 2023 over 50% of all our GCSE entries were graded 9, and 78.9% were 9 or 8. Within our Sixth Form, in 2023, 46.5% of all our exam entries were awarded an A* at A level (or Pre-U equivalent) and 82.8% were A* or A. In 2023, 30 pupils matriculated at either Cambridge or Oxford colleges, whilst others took up places at prestigious Art, Architecture and Medical schools. Every year, the vast majority of our leavers enter Russell Group universities or other elite Higher Education establishments, including in the US and Canada.
Beyond the classroom
Alongside their studies, Highgate pupils are offered a wide range of co-curricular activities which enhance both their childhood experience and their future aspirations. We are also exceptionally fortunate when it comes to sport with extensive facilities, excellent staff and a wide range of activities available.
At Highgate, we encourage social responsibility through our charity work, both locally and further afield. For example, we are the principal education sponsor for the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham and support Great Lakes High School in Uganda.
Location
Our School is situated in one of the most attractive and popular areas of North London, a short distance from central London and adjacent to Hampstead Heath. We endeavour to be a sustainable school and are well served by good public transport links.
Management
Our Head, Mr Adam Pettitt, leads our Senior School and is also responsible for the overall direction of our Pre-Preparatory and Junior Schools.
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