Teacher of Food and Nutrition
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, Surrey
- £26,948 - £42,780 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2021
- Apply by:
- 18 April 2021
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a Teacher of Food and Nutrition to work at a high achieving, fully comprehensive school in Dorking in Surrey.
Who we are:
Ashcombe is highly sought-after, with very high levels of interest for September 2021. This is due to a wide range of factors including its facilities, academic results, standards of teaching, pastoral care, the wide range of trips and extra-curricular activities and the resultant attitudes of its pupils. In our 2020 ‘Investors in People’ Report, our staff said:
“It is a great place to work, and I can see all the things that are happening – it’s all positive”
What we offer:
• A supportive climate in which there is much cooperation, resulting in detailed schemes of work and excellent resources
• Courses run for GCSE students
• An excellent NQT programme – with salary backdated to 1st August
• Regular professional development opportunities
• Day nursery on site with preferential rates for staff
• On-site parking
• Close to A25, M25 and local train stations
What we’re looking for:
• A person who is passionate about food and nutrition and will encourage our students to learn from their enthusiasm
• An ability to deliver the curriculum to a high standard
• An open minded approach to expanding and encouraging knowledge growth in students of all abilities
• We are seeking someone with the commitment and enthusiasm to be part of a lively, well managed and successful team
What Ofsted say:
“Management has struck a very good balance between enabling pupils to achieve high standards in examinations and provision for their personal development. This is particularly well thought out in a personal, social and health education programme that equips pupils with practical skills, notably in cookery and nutrition, as well as promoting responsibility.”
How to apply:
Click the ‘Quick apply’ button below to complete an application form.
Closing date:
Applications must be submitted by 8am Monday 19th April 2021. Please note we may interview as applications are received. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted shortly after the closing date.
Whatever the outcome of your application we thank you for the interest you have shown and wish you well in your future career.
The Ashcombe School,
Ashcombe Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1LY
Tel: 01306 886312
www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk
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About The Ashcombe School
The Ashcombe School is a high-achieving genuinely comprehensive school with a very successful Sixth Form and is a vibrant and inspiring place to work. We continually look to support exceptional pastoral care, high levels of attainment across the ability range and provide an enviable range of extra-curricular activities to prepare and enable young people to lead fulfilled lives.
We are ambitious for all our students and staff and each year are proud to have a strong cohort who not only go on to the most prestigious universities and courses, but to a range of other challenging and high-quality opportunities. We have an unwavering commitment to inclusion to ensure that every young person who comes into the school is supported and challenged to reach their potential.
Located in Dorking in the heart of the beautiful Surrey Hills, with excellent travel connections, the school has well-resourced teaching facilities for all subjects. The school is continuing a significant and innovative programme of modernisation and improvement to classrooms, communal spaces, dining areas and sports facilities, ensuring a stimulating and inspirational environment for staff and students.
Working at The Ashcombe is challenging and rewarding and ensures the school enjoys a strong level of staff retention.
10 Reasons to join us at The Ashcombe School
- Excellent ECT programme including salary backdated to August
- Visible, active, and supportive Senior Leadership Team
- Students who are enthusiastic, fun, and respectful
- A whole staff team which is inclusive and welcoming
- A school which is highly valued by parents and has a clear place in the community
- Career development programme for all staff
- Part of a small independent MAT with opportunities to work with colleagues from two secondary schools
- A wide-ranging offer of extracurricular activities and trip opportunities
- Additional benefits including staff gym, free lunches for duty and INSET
- Work-life and family-friendly policies
Our staff and students are our strongest reasons to join us, and are very happy to confirm this to visitors and candidates – come and see for yourself.
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