Teacher (Food & Nutrition)
Reference: JAN20255809
Expiry date: 12:00, Fri, 24th Jan 2025
Location: Thetford Academy
Salary: Competitive
Benefits: The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal, including salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
Salary Scale: Qualified Teachers Pay Scales: Main Pay Scale (MPS) to Upper Pay Scale (UPS)
Start Date: September 2025
We are seeking to appoint an inspiring Teacher (Food & Nutrition) at Thetford Academy. If you are an excellent teacher who is passionate about education and excited about continuing to develop your practice, we want to hear from you. Applications from Early Careers Teachers are welcomed and encouraged.
You will be part of a team that delivers a broad, balanced, and inclusive curriculum for students. You’ll monitor and support students’ progress and development, contributing to raising standards and attainment while motivating and challenging students to achieve their very best. You will work with the department to improve and develop current curriculum resources.
Main Responsibilities:
* To ensure pupils receive an excellent education through the delivery of high-quality teaching.
* To monitor and support overall progress and development of students as a teacher and contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
* To offer active support for the School’s Policy and Procedures.
Minimum Requirements:
* An appropriate degree and other qualifications required for the award of QTS.
* Qualified Teacher Status (trainees should be on track to achieve QTS before taking up the post).
* Experience of teaching the subject in a secondary school across the 11-16 age range.
* Experience of the wider role of a teacher in the personal development of pupils, including the main responsibilities of a form tutor.
* Knowledge of statutory requirements concerning Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, SEND, and Child Protection.
Thetford Academy is a remarkable place to work and is at the academic and cultural heart of the community. We prepare pupils for challenges they may face while building an appreciation and understanding of the world. We teach pupils to develop values and habits that allow them to contribute to their community and beyond.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress. We believe in providing the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We offer excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Trust also offers:
* Generous holiday entitlement.
* Teachers' Pension Schemes with generous employer contributions.
* Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme offering a range of services.
* Retail Benefits with discounts from many shops and suppliers.
* Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal.
* Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones, and healthcare plans.
* Free Parking (on most sites).
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation.
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ilona Haye, PA to Principal (ilonahaye@inspirationtrust.org).
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Friday 24th January 2025
Interview date: Friday 7th February 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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