About this role
Job title: Subject Leader of Food
Location: Fir Vale Academy, Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB
Starting salary: United Learning Teacher Pay Scale (£36,400.00 - £53,040.00) plus TLR2a
Hours of work: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00am – 16:00pm
Contract: Permanent
Fir Vale Academy is seeking to appoint a Subject Leader of Food to join their Design and Technology Team. We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and influential teacher who will lead this subject. The successful candidate will be a passionate individual with strong leadership skills.
The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. United Learning is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country who offers unrivalled Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, including opportunities for nationwide networking.
The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the beautiful Peak District within a 20-minute commute. Quality of life is routinely ranked highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe: Welcome to Sheffield
What we would like from you:
Monitoring and improving academic progress in liaison with the team of curriculum area leaders and other key colleagues.
Identification of student groups within the school who need additional interventions in order to secure excellent outcomes.
Strategic oversight of programmes of intervention delivered by staff, academic tutors and supporting the work of trust-level subject advisors.
Overall leadership of interventions to support individuals and cohorts of students, including in-school time and interventions taking place outside normal school time.
Providing high quality line management to specific middle leaders as a SLT Link.
Supporting staff in setting and achieving aspirational targets for all students.
Working as part of a highly effective leadership team to su