Cooking Teacher -Wilson Stuart School

Job Information

Wilson Stuart School

Perry Common Road

Birmingham

B23 7AT

Telephone number: 0121 373 4475

Email address: enquiry@wilsonstuart.co.uk

Required for September 2023

Education Impact Academy Trust is a MAT incorporating Wilson Stuart School,

Queensbury School and Mayfield School. Wilson Stuart School is an Ofsted designated outstanding all age (2 to 25 years) Special School which provides very high-quality education for 232 pupils and young people who have physical disabilities, and/or complex medical conditions. Queensbury School provides for 245 students who have MLD (Moderate

Learning Difficulties), ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition), SLD (Severe Learning Difficulties) and SEMH (Social Emotional and Mental Health). Mayfield School educates children and young people, who have a range of learning difficulties, between the ages of 3 and 19 and have approximately 300 students on roll.

As a Trust we truly value the success of every child, and we place the sharing of excellent education practice at the core of this value. Professional development, challenge and support are at the heart of ensuring our staff are some of the finest teachers so they can deliver outstanding teaching.

We benefit significantly from the variety of schools within the Trust, enabling staff to benefit greatly from the opportunities we have for collaborative working. In addition, we are able to benefit tremendously from sharing best practice and expertise we have within our organisation.

Wilson Stuart School have achieved an Outstanding grade in their last 6 Ofsted inspections and in their last 3 inspections, the latest of which was March 2019, they were graded as outstanding in every single aspect of the inspection.

We recognise the importance of teamwork, and this is evident through all aspects of the work we do. Our students are delightful, work hard and are keen to learn and the school is a very happy and positive working environment. We have a comprehensive induction programme, friendly and very supportive staff along with excellent facilities and a superb

environment to support teaching and learning. Wilson Stuart School is not just a special school – it is an exceptional school!

We require an outstanding, enthusiastic, and committed Cooking Teacher (Maternity Cover Contract) to be part of our team.

JOB OVERVIEW

We are looking for a committed and outstanding cooking teacher who can teach across all areas of school developing and reviewing a practical curriculum and prepare schemes of work appropriate to the diverse needs of our pupils. This will be combined with promoting and helping students to develop a range of home cooking and nutritional knowledge

and skills. The post would suit a creative and innovative cooking teacher. We actively promote experimentation and new ideas.

How to apply

Closing date: 18 May 2023, midday

Please visit our website to download the Job Description and Person Specification and complete the online application and monitoring forms

Education Impact is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment procedures.

Informal visits are welcome.

Please note contracts of employment will be with Education Impact Academy Trust not Birmingham City Council.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been

unsuccessful on this occasion.

Safeguarding This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Teaching enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Short-listed candidates An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. Terms and conditions This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Rehabilitation of offenders This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means 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. Further information Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.