Teacher of Food Technology at The Purbeck School

Food Technology Teacher

Full Time Permanent Contract

ECT/Main Scale/UPS - Pay Award Pending

As soon as possible

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Food Technology teacher who wishes to join a successful, supportive, and innovative team. This is a fantastic time to join The Purbeck School, which is currently thriving.

Technology is taught through a dynamic mastery-based curriculum, rigorously preparing students by developing a wide range of skills and knowledge necessary for success across the key stages.

We are looking for a teacher who wants to work in a strong team, is able to teach across the key stages, within a caring and compassionate school, in a beautiful area of the country.

If you have any questions about the Design & Technology department, or would like to arrange an informal visit, please contact Vicky Schubert, Faculty Lead via email: [email protected] 

Closing date:  Midday – Monday 11^th November 2024

Further details are available via the school website.

Website:  www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk                         

The Purbeck School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

The Purbeck School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The Purbeck School  will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.