Food and Nutrition Teacher – (Part-Time) 0.52 FTE ECT/MPS/UPS (FTE £26,948 - 42,780) Required from January 2022

Food and Nutrition Teacher – (Part-Time) 0.52 FTE 

ECT/MPS/UPS (FTE £26,948 - 42,780) 

(Actual £14,012 -£22,245 pro-rata)

Required from January 2022

We seek applications from those of the Catholic faith, all faiths and of no faith but who are supportive of our Christian values and ethos.

We require a committed and enthusiastic Part Time Food and Nutrition Teacher to teach across the Key Stage and ability range, up to and including GCSE. Food & Nutrition is a popular subject at GCSE with several students every year choosing to continue to pursue post 16 studies, apprenticeship or employment in Food. Food & Nutrition is part of the D&T department which also includes Product Design, and operates a rotation of subjects on a carousel basis to all pupils at KS3. The DT department is supported by a dedicated team of teaching staff and support staff.  

The D&T department has purpose-built facilities for the teaching of D&T, Textiles, Food, Art, Resistant Materials and Graphics and is currently near to completion on new facilities for large sections of the department. There are planned upgrades and improvements for the Food & Nutrition facilities. 

Working at St. Mary’s is an extraordinary opportunity.  Our Surveys this year showed that 96% of staff enjoy their work at St Marys, 97% agree that leaders do all they can to ensure a motivated and respected staff, 100% of students enjoy their learning and believe that behaviour around the school is good, and 97% of parents would recommend St. Mary’s to other parents.  We are passionately committed to developing staff and managing workload to ensure that colleagues enjoy their work and recognise St. Mary’s as an almost-uniquely positive place to teach and enjoy their careers.    

Added to this, the school is also at an extremely exciting juncture in its future. We are the lead secondary school in the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust formed on 1st September 2021. Demand is high, and owing to intense oversubscription, we will be 5 years through expansion to 6FE, with an extra-ordinary 7FE in Sept 2021.  We have also won over £7m in capital bids in the last 4 years and are enjoying brand new cutting edge facilities as a result.  The school faces an extremely strong and positive financial future.

Our previous OFSTED inspection judged us as Outstanding in every category, and our most recent S48 Inspection (2018) also judged us as Outstanding in every area.  Over the last 4 years, exam results have risen at both GCSE & A Level.  The ‘Progress 8’ score for 2018 was +0.61, which puts the school in the top 10% in the country.  At A Level the proportion of A*-B Grades as well as students enrolling at elite Russell Group Universities has risen significantly over each of the last 4 years with 2018 breaking all school records.  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A DBS disclosure is required for all successful applicants.  St Mary’s is committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis, therefore an early application is advisable. 

Early applications advised. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the application deadline may close early.

Apply in writing using the forms available on our website www.stmarys.net: Teacher Application Form, Consent to Obtain References Form, Rehabilitation of Offenders Form & Recruitment Monitoring Form.  Applicants are reminded that they should read the Notes to Applicants before completing an application. Please note only applications on St Mary’s forms will be accepted. Please contact Tom Johnston, Head teacher  t.johnston@stmarys.net or Recruitment@stmarys.net to submit an application or for more information.