Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough
Salary: £30,000 - £46,525 per year
Job type: Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
Start date: January 2025
Apply by: 7 October 2024
Job overview
The Role
We are seeking a dedicated, well-qualified and highly motivated Teacher of Food & Nutrition to cover a period of maternity leave from January 2025. The successful candidate will be passionate about their subject and have the ability to teach across the age and ability range.
Wider learning experiences are an integral part of the department. The department offers students a variety of opportunities to enhance students' learning.
The role would suit an early career teacher (a full induction will be provided to ECTs based on the Early Career Framework) as well as a more experienced teacher. Visits to the Academy are encouraged, and if this post has attracted your interest, we welcome enquirers to telephone for an informal discussion in the first instance.
The Academy
Ormiston Bushfield Academy is a good school (OFSTED – December 2019), conveniently located close to the Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire & Lincolnshire borders, and benefits from excellent road and rail links.
The Academy is continuing to expand and due to its popularity and increasing student numbers, a new £6 million wing was opened in September 2018. This extension is an addition to the £20.6 million state-of-the-art building that was completed in September 2012, giving every student the opportunity to learn in an exciting and inspiring environment at an Academy that has been recognised for its high standards of inclusion. The Academy has continued to build on the successes of the last few years and achieved strong results at GCSE & A-Level in the summer.
The Trust
Ormiston Bushfield Academy is part of the Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT). OAT is one of the largest and longest-standing trusts in the school system and is guided by our founder, Peter Murray’s belief that every child deserves the chance to thrive. With schools located across a diverse range of communities, each with its own unique character, strengths, and challenges, joining the OAT family means embracing a community that values collaboration, professional growth, and the pursuit of excellence. OAT strives to provide an exceptional working environment where all our staff can thrive and make a meaningful difference in the lives of pupils.
We are looking for a candidate who will:
* Be passionate about Food & Nutrition with outstanding subject knowledge;
* Be an enthusiastic classroom teacher who can inspire and excite students about their learning in all aspects of the subject;
* Be able to use a variety of innovative and creative ways to engage students within their lessons;
* Be able to work as part of a team;
* Have high expectations for themselves and students.
* Be keen to make a difference to the education of OBA students.
We offer:
* A state-of-the-art teaching environment.
* Personalised professional development.
* An opportunity to join a well-established department.
* Laptops for all staff.
* Guidance, advice, and support from an inspiring senior leadership team.
* An opportunity to join a friendly & supportive staff at this popular oversubscribed Academy recognised locally & nationally for its continued improvement.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch by email to hr@bushfield.co.uk.
For further information and details of how to apply for this post please use the following link to the OAT Careers page: OAT Careers.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Midday – Monday 7th October 2024
Ormiston Bushfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references, and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: Guidance on ROA.
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