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The Thomas Lord Audley School
Head of Food Technology - TLR2C (£3,391)
Pay Range: Teachers Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Scale
Actual Salary from: £31,650 to £49,084 per year
Start Date: September 2025
The Role
We wish to recruit an enthusiastic and excellent teacher to lead our popular and successful Food Technology Department.
- We are seeking somebody who has experience of teaching Hospitality and Catering or an equivalent qualification in the last three years.
- More details can be found in the Head of Food Technology job description and person specification (please see enclosed)
- The successful candidate will be remunerated by a TLR2C payment (equivalent to £3,391 per year)
- N.B. Applicants must be able to demonstrate 'outstanding practice' in their own teaching
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and
- to monitor and support student progress.
- To be accountable for student progress and development within the subjects of the department.
- To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
We're looking for you if you have:
- Qualified teacher status
- Relevant Degree
- Effective and sensitive communicator to a range of audiences
- Ability to successfully present, inform, interact, consult and negotiate
- Sensitivity to the school ethos
Why work for The Thomas Lord Audley School, Sigma Trust?
We can offer you:
- A Competitive Salary
- Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
- "PPA+" - this is an on-going trial where full-time teachers are able to complete their PPA at home for one afternoon per fortnight rather than remain in school
Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.
Additional Information:
For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/our-academies/
To Apply
To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:
https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2ld3781nbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDY2NjAxNXwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDM3NDE3ODN8MA%3d%3d?i=MacFKsIWdS4%3d
Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CVs and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.
- Closing date: Midnight Monday 24th February 2025
- Shortlisting date: 25th February 2025
- Interview date: w/c 3rd March 2025
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
Information about the School
The Thomas Lord Audley School is a high performing, over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school with just under 800 students (capacity 840), situated to the south of Colchester. It is the "most improved school in Essex" (Essex LA September 2016). It serves a diverse catchment area including Old Heath, Monkwick, Shrub End and the villages to the south of Colchester including the community of Mersea Island.
Categorised as good and rapidly improving in its recent Ofsted inspection, it has been commended for the quality of its leadership, the standard of its teaching, and the welfare, behaviour and achievement of its pupils.
On 1 September 2016, the school joined The Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools with The Stanway School, St Helena School, Clacton County High School, Monkwick Junior School and Monkwick Infants School and Nursery. In the past, the school has benefited from the Stanway Federation’s programme of seconding high quality staff between schools and the development of wide-ranging in-service training which has led to on-going school improvement. Working in collaboration with all the schools within The Sigma Trust can only enhance this development.
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.