The Kingsway School
6 Foxland Road
Stockport
SK8 4QX
0161 428 7706
Job Title: Teacher Of Food Technology
Salary: MPS/UPS
Working Pattern: Full year
Contract type: Fixed 12 Months-Maternity Cover
Hours: Full time 32.5 hours per week
Closing date: Wednesday 30th April 2025
Interview Date: w/c 5th May 2025
Start Date: TBC
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Details of the Role
Are you an outstanding teacher? Do you thrive on success and want to join an inspirational team? We are currently seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher of Food Technology who is able to teach across the disciplines to contribute towards our improvement.
Our school is one with an exciting future ahead of it and we are looking for committed and inspirational individuals to join us as we embark on a renewed journey of success. The leadership team are committed to building a place that our staff and students are proud of and a special place where we each feel we are a valued member of a community.
The prime responsibility of the post of a Kingsway teacher is to provide high quality teaching and learning and to ensure every student’s potential is maximised. Innovation and vision are required to strengthen and enhance the school’s curriculum implementation via the lens of a subject discipline, which in turn will create ambitious academic outcomes for our comprehensive student body. Our best teachers are committed, self-reflective, kind, community spirited and undertake their duties with attention to detail and consistently high standards.
In addition, there is the possibility of pastoral responsibility available with this role.
Please read our comprehensive recruitment pack to discover more about our school and about our Design Technology Department.
Our pack includes details about:
Our curriculum vision
Our unique middle school and upper school model
Our staff wellbeing charter
Our bespoke ECT training program
Our enhanced professional development opportunities
Testimonials from current staff
Please return applications to: recruitment@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
About ELT
Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 450 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.
As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well-regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award-winning employee assistance programme.
Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:
exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
school improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
opportunities for professional development and leadership
a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
Innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.
All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).
Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
The application forms and an information pack are available to download from here. Completed forms should be returned to the school via the above email address or posted to the school address above.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please see the schools website for the application pack www.kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Stockport Council Valuing Diversity
ELT Please note that this is a private organisation and the appointed candidate will be employed by Education Learning Trust directly