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Teacher of Food / Design Technology

Teacher of Food / Design Technology

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Brighton and Hove

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
1 November 2021

Job overview

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is an 11-18 school with the specialisms of entrepreneurship and sport. Our mission is to ensure all BACA students benefit from an excellent education, secure great qualifications and develop into young adults who are the first choice recruits for universities and employers. The academy’s motto is simple - “Believe you can”. Whether in the classroom, on the sports field or performing on stage, we inspire each of our students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to follow their passions into a successful future.

We are appointing an exceptional Teacher of Food / Design Technology to join our team. We are looking for someone with the right blend of experience and interpersonal skills to help our students realise their potential. BACA will provide the right balance of support, challenge, and stimulation for both job satisfaction and career development for the successful candidate. This post will be a full-time, permanent position starting in either November 2021 or January 2022. 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Be consistent in the delivery of all the academy’s policies and practices 
  • Support the Head of Faculty to secure high quality learning and raise standards 
  • Set high expectations for all students through aspirational target setting 
  • Be a role model for students through personal presentation and professional conduct 
  • Perform particular duties in accordance with directions by the Principal to ensure student safety 
  • Maintain confidentiality inside and outside the academy 
  • Model the entrepreneurial traits of having a determination to succeed and a positive attitude to your work. You will endeavour to instil these attitudes in colleagues and students 
  • Work in accordance with current health and safety requirements, the Governing Body, DfE and Government policies 
  • Keep a high profile around the academy, taking command of areas at change of lessons and being visible and proactive 
  • Take responsibility and be accountable for student attainment and achievement, by tracking student progress and supporting individual students’ learning needs


For further details about this position please find our recruitment pack attached.

Aldridge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

To apply please complete an application form and send it with a supporting letter to Rebecca Lefcovitch-Davies at Rebecca.lefcovitch-davies@aldridgeeducation.org by the closing date: 9:00 am Monday, 1st November 2021.

Early applications are encouraged and we will conduct interviews on a rolling basis prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to appoint prior to the closure date.


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About Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA).

Our mission is to ensure all BACA students benefit from an excellent education, secure great qualifications and develop into young adults who are the first choice recruits for universities and employers.

The academy’s motto is simple - “Believe you can”. Whether in the classroom, on the sports field or performing on stage, we inspire each of our students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to follow their passions into a successful future.

Through encouraging an enterprising mindset we enable students to thrive in today's rapidly-changing world. We teach students to be innovative and resilient through promoting the Aldridge Attributes of teamwork, creativity, passion, problem-solving, risk-taking and determination in all aspects of academy life.

Never has the world felt more rapidly-changing than when the COVID-19 pandemic caused massive upheaval in all of our lives. I am incredibly proud of how our students, families and staff rose to that challenge, and that 97% of our parents told us that the academy did a good job under these challenging circumstances. In the same survey 98% of parents and 93% of our students told us I am proud to be a member of the BACA community.

Students joining us in Year 7 are embarking on an exciting seven-year journey. We are proud to be an 11-18 school that allows students to build on their successes at Key Stage 3 and GCSE to our sixth form.

We work closely with a community of industry partners, leading employers and our neighbouring universities to offer students a comprehensive careers advice and work-related learning programmes. Over 50 organisations, from Southern Water and Metro Bank to local solicitors and IT companies have come into the academy at different times in the last year to work with students, supporting their careers aspirations, helping them gain industry experience and building interview skills.

Our students also benefit from a rich offer in terms of the creative arts. The BACA 100 challenge gives them a wide range of experiences that help develop resilience, confidence and independence. Our sports facilities are exceptional and partnerships, such as that with Sussex Cricket, allow our students to combine high-quality training with their academic studies. BACA has again been named amongst the Cricketer Magazine’s Top100 schools for cricket in the country in 2020 and 2021, one of only four non-selective state secondary schools to achieve this.

BACA is a very special place. It is a privilege to lead it and I look forward to welcoming you to the academy.

Mr Jack Davies, Principal

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