Teacher of Food Preparation & Nutrition/Design Technology - Cape Cornwall School

About The Role: 

Cape Cornwall School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Food Preparation & Nutrition and/or Design Technology to join our STEAM Faculty.  Applications are invited from candidates who have the skills, experience and dedication to join our highly-motivated and dedicated team.  Once the appointment has been made, we will finalise the timetable across both subjects.  Our aim is to ensure high achievement and progress for all through our outstanding curriculum and high quality teaching.

 Your key responsibilities will be:

Teaching KS3 and KS4 Food Preparation & Nutrition and/or Design Technology to ensure excellent progress and outcomes for every child;Ensuring highly effective assessment and intervention to enable all students to achieve the very best, whatever their starting points.

 Supporting students’ personal development in the role of tutor and through delivery of the pastoral programme.

 You will share our commitment to excellence, inclusion and aspiration for every student and will be determined to ensure the very best outcomes for children. You will also work in partnership with colleagues within Truro and Penwith Academy Trust Schools.  This post would be suitable for ECTs who would receive a full induction programme.

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Governing Board of Cape Cornwall School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Teacher of Food Preparation & Nutrition/Design Technology.  Cape Cornwall School is in a beautiful, rural setting in the fields between Penzance and St. Ives, with excellent facilities and easy access to the most wonderful outdoor learning environments. The real strength of the school lies in the people; staff, children, parents and governors.  We are proud of our school and work hard to provide a caring and stimulating environment for learning. We share an ethos which promotes high standards in academic achievement allied with a broad, stimulating, hands-on curriculum. We celebrate and encourage the talents and skills of all of our children. Our aim is to foster independent and curious learners who are able and willing to make a positive contribution to our community and society. 

The position will work closely with the Governing Body to develop a strategic view for the school in its community and analyse and plan for the future needs and further development of the school within the local, national and international context. The role will ensure that all pupils receive a good quality education through a programme designed to promote a stimulating style of learning in a safe and healthy school environment. 

About You: 

You will have a child-centered approach and will provide a creative, inclusive and challenging curriculum which inspires and motivates children and supports high quality teaching and learning both indoors and out.  Ideally, you will have recent experience and will share our vision and values to join our school. 

Individuals must demonstrate a significant contribution to secondary school improvement and an enthusiasm to embrace the opportunities of leading our school with a strong community identity. Full details on the school and job description for the role can be found in the candidate pack above. 

Benefits of Working with Us: 

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family-friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info: 

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying for are within the subject title of the email.  

Please note we do not accept CVs. 

The closing date for receiving applications is:  12.00pm Wednesday 7 May 2025 

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Mr J Hall, Headteacher, on jhall@cape.tpacademytrust.org or 01736 788501.  

Interviews to be held week beginning 12 May 2025.  

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.