Head of Food and Nutrition
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
Gateshead -
Salary:
MPS 1-6 / UPS 1-3 (£32,916 - £51,048 per annum) + TLR2a (£3,527 per annum) -
Hours:
Full time -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
10th Oct 2025
Location: Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Old Durham Road
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ
Grade: MPS/UPS + TLR 2A
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Our values are summed up in our school motto: ‘Fide, Labore, Caritate’, and all members of our school community live out these values – faith, hard work, and kindness – every day, making Cardinal Hume a very special community to work in for our staff, and to be educated in for our students.
Graded ‘Outstanding’ in all areas in May 2024 by Ofsted, and in 2019 by the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a high-performing, 11-18 academy which serves the East of Gateshead. We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North-East of England, which will have 48 schools. Thus, there are a number of opportunities for CPD and collaborative work. Furthermore, a comprehensive and bespoke support and induction programme is provided for all new staff.
We wish to appoint a dynamic, well qualified, and highly effective teacher to the position of Head of Food and Nutrition. This is a key area of our thriving curriculum, with the scope for future curriculum growth. The subject is delivered to all pupils at Key Stage 3, and offers very popular GCSE Food and Nutrition and Catering & Hospitality pathways.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop within an established and supportive team of colleagues and will have the benefit of our modern building and specialist rooms.
For further details about the school, please go to www.cardinalhume.com. If you require further information about the post, or would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs B Davies bdavies@chs.bwcet.com.
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Closing date for applications: Midnight, Friday 10th October 2025
Interview date: TBC
Start date: January 2026
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, formerly The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy Trust was set up on 1 February 2012. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was the first school in the trust.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, is currently a family of 5 secondary schools and 21 primary schools from across Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, in the west of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust is expanding rapidly and will reach a total of 48 schools by Summer 2022.
We feel very privileged to be able to work with our wonderful children and the amazingly gifted and dedicated staff and leaders across all of our schools. Our motivation and general philosophy are built on ever improving standards of discipline, nurture and care, teaching and learning and quality of leadership. Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust will be a partnership that affirms the dignity of the individual. The person is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of our Trust.
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