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Teacher of Food and Nutrition

Teacher of Food and Nutrition

Forest School

E17 3PY

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Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
26 April 2021

Job overview

Forest School is seeking to appoint a dynamic, engaging and innovative Teacher of Food and Nutrition, who has excellent subject knowledge, with the ability to contribute to the continued improvements in pupil progress and attainment.  The successful candidate will be an inspiring presence in the classroom with a commitment to raising the achievement of all pupils.

The department currently consists of five members of teaching staff and a Head of Department, whilst the teaching is supported by one technician. The department has three specialist classrooms, each room is well-appointed to a high standard, enabling teaching across every Key Stage. 

Food and Nutrition is taught to all pupils in year 7 and year 8, and is an extremely popular option in year 9 and at GCSE level. At Key Stage 3 pupils develop a broad base of skills through practical, investigational and theoretical work. Year 7 focuses on developing pupils’ ability to make decisions and choices concerning the relationships between diet and health. This is further continued in year 8 where a more experimental and enquiring approach is adopted. In year 9 pupils are introduced to methods of study and topics encountered at GCSE. OCR Food Preparation and Nutrition is then offered at GCSE level for two years.

The department has a proud record of achievement in GCSE. In the last two years pupils achieved 100% A*/C grades at GCSE. Therefore, the successful candidate can look forward to teaching enthusiastic and intelligent pupils, as well as joining an exceptionally talented department.

The Forest School Ethos

Forest is a humane, open-minded school with both feet on the ground, in which the pupils’ all-round personal development is outstanding and academic attainment is high.  It is, above all, a happy school which understands the rich inter-relationship between the curricular, the co-curricular and the pastoral.  There is boldness in the School’s character, a readiness to be forward-thinking and adaptable, with pride in what we are and excitement for what lies ahead.

Our Values

GROWTH HARD WORK RESPONSIBILITY COMMUNITY LEARNING DIVERSITY WELLBEING

About Forest

Forest is a large, vibrant school, with more than 1,430 boys and girls in equal proportion, from 4 to 18. Our traditional House structure means that each pupil is treated as an individual, of whom we have the highest expectations, while our size enables us to offer breadth and depth of opportunity.

Location

Forest is a city school set within 50 acres of grounds surrounded by Epping Forest, within easy walking distance of Snaresbrook Central line tube station and Wood Street Overground station.

Why work at Forest?

There are many benefits of working at Forest school as staff are our single most important asset. Key benefits include:

• Generous CPD budget

• Comprehensive Professional Development Review system

• Opportunities to contribute to the wider community via our extensive Outreach Programme

• Free hot lunch (takeaway sandwich lunch also available) and refreshments throughout the day

• All teaching staff currently enrolled in the national Teachers’ Pension Scheme

• 20% fee remission (pro-rata for part time staff) for children attending Forest which is applicable Y3-Y13

• Free membership of the Sylvestrian Leisure Centre during school hours and heavily subsidised membership outside those hours

• Free death in service cover and subsidised AXA PPP healthcare insurance

Don’t just take our word for it

What the Good Schools Guide say:

“Forest is a power-house with a heart. The pupils exude purpose – modern, dynamic youngsters with an eye on what’s happening next”

Closing date for applications, 26 April, 08:00 am

Interviews will take place on the, 05th May 2020

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are encouraged. The School reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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About Forest School

Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.

We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.

For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk

Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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