Food Technology and PSHE Teacher
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Mitcham/ Raynes Park, Surrey, CR4 3BE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0e0eebc7-2dc4-4cf5-b3d6-34a0e9a877ae |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a nurturing and driven Food Technology and PSHE teacher who has a strong commitment to raising standards and who can promote a positive school culture. The successful candidate will ideally have experience in delivering Food Technology and PSHE to Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 pupils. If you are passionate about unlocking the potential for young people, we would love to hear from you!
Do you?
- Have a passion for working with young people and their families
- Have a genuine desire to improve the lives of some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in London
- Want to work with like-minded colleagues who put children at the centre of everything they do
- Consider yourself to be patient, compassionate, determined, kind, rigorous and hard-working
- Believe that education is about facilitating academic progress, personal development and life skills in a nurturing, structured environment
- Actively seek out ways to improve your practice- Want to learn from children, as well as enable them to learn from you
Candidates should have:
- An excellent teaching record
-Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent qualification
- Experience of the use of restorative practices and effective behaviour management skills as well as good rapport with challenging pupils.
- Ability to monitor and review through self-evaluation, report writing and a clear system of record keeping
- Ability to teach flexibly, innovatively and responsively in a challenging environment
- Evidence of ability to successfully manage and support pupils with SEMH
- The ability to plan and deliver outstanding teaching and learning for both individuals and small groups with high quality outcomes for all pupils
- Dedication to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment
What the school offers its staff
- A wonderfully supportive family of teaching, support, therapy and admin staff
- No more than 10 students in a class- Young people who want to be in school and enjoy their time with us
- Supportive parents
- A huge building, redesigned and fully renovated to our specific requirements
- Bespoke SEN facilities and resources
- On-site parking and secure cycle storage
- On-site gym (after school hours)
- A comprehensive induction programme for all new staff
- An extensive staff wellbeing programme
- A train station 5 minutes’ walk away (Wimbledon Chase)
- Weekly CPD- Career progression within Whatley as we continue to grow, and across Melbury College
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are looking to recruit a nurturing and driven Food Technology and PSHE teacher who has a strong commitment to raising standards and who can promote a positive school culture. The successful candidate will ideally have experience in delivering Food Technology and PSHE to Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 pupils. If you are passionate about unlocking the potential for young people, we would love to hear from you!
Do you?
- Have a passion for working with young people and their families
- Have a genuine desire to improve the lives of some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in London
- Want to work with like-minded colleagues who put children at the centre of everything they do
- Consider yourself to be patient, compassionate, determined, kind, rigorous and hard-working
- Believe that education is about facilitating academic progress, personal development and life skills in a nurturing, structured environment
- Actively seek out ways to improve your practice- Want to learn from children, as well as enable them to learn from you
Candidates should have:
- An excellent teaching record
-Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent qualification
- Experience of the use of restorative practices and effective behaviour management skills as well as good rapport with challenging pupils.
- Ability to monitor and review through self-evaluation, report writing and a clear system of record keeping
- Ability to teach flexibly, innovatively and responsively in a challenging environment
- Evidence of ability to successfully manage and support pupils with SEMH
- The ability to plan and deliver outstanding teaching and learning for both individuals and small groups with high quality outcomes for all pupils
- Dedication to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment
What the school offers its staff
- A wonderfully supportive family of teaching, support, therapy and admin staff
- No more than 10 students in a class- Young people who want to be in school and enjoy their time with us
- Supportive parents
- A huge building, redesigned and fully renovated to our specific requirements
- Bespoke SEN facilities and resources
- On-site parking and secure cycle storage
- On-site gym (after school hours)
- A comprehensive induction programme for all new staff
- An extensive staff wellbeing programme
- A train station 5 minutes’ walk away (Wimbledon Chase)
- Weekly CPD- Career progression within Whatley as we continue to grow, and across Melbury College
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.