Food Technology Teacher

Are you innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with the most vulnerable children in our society to ensure they get the education they deserve? This exciting and rewarding post is suitable for people committed to making a real difference. We are seeking to recruit an excellent secondary practitioner to join our school on a permanent basis. You will need to deliver a broad Food technology curriculum to KS3 and KS4. KS4 the subject will need to lead to qualification, this could be at GCSE, BTech or a more vocational level. St Thomas’s Centre is a unique school: situated on two sites in the community, it caters for pupils aged 5-16 years who have been permanently excluded. Many have unmet special educational needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties or medical difficulties. Teaching at St Thomas’s is extremely rewarding. Each small class has additional adult support and modern technology. The Centre is a lively community. As an example of an outstanding alternative provision, new colleagues will receive support from an extremely friendly and experienced team. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible practitioner who is able to become a significant adult role model for our pupils. You must be a professional role model for other staff and able to advocate for, and lead on your subject area across the key stages. St Thomas’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to strong references and enhanced DBS checks. We are an equal opportunities employer with a staff body who reflect the diversity and heritage of our community. The successful candidate will: • Be an excellent practitioner and subject specialist • Have the knowledge and experience and ambition to teach some of the most vulnerable pupils in our area • Have the subject knowledge and pedagogical skills to lead specialists and non-specialists in a