Head of Food & Preparation and Child Development
Teaching Vacancies Crawley
What skills and experience we're looking for
For September 2025, we are looking for:
- an experienced and exceptional mentor, with the vision and drive to lead our talented and enthusiastic department
- an outstanding and innovative teacher who is passionate about teaching and learning and is committed to excellence and high student achievement
- a skilled practitioner with the ability to teach across all key stages, enabling students of all abilities to reach their maximum potential
- a teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future
- a teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be
What the school offers its staff
Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 students in Years 7 – 11 and 383 students in the 6th form.
As one of the highest performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.30, (2024) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.
Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school- which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious
- which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils
- where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons
- where there is a remarkable sense of community
- where staff have extremely high expectations
- where pupils behave impeccably
- where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards
- with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well
- where pupils ‘thrive’ and ‘flourish’
- where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations
- which is a safe and inspiring place to learn
- where the school motto ‘effort achieves’ pervades all aspects of school life
- where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive
- where staff ‘love working’
Food and Nutrition at Hazelwick is:
- taught by a superb team of highly skilled, supportive and dedicated staff
- level 3 Food Science and Nutrition taught in the sixth form
- a popular KS4 subject with four exam groups in Year 11 in Food, Preparation and Nutrition and Child Development and six groups in both Year 9 and 10.
- an extremely supportive and collaborative staff team
- supported by a dedicated food technician
Further details about the role
We offer a range of benefits to all our staff including:
- an excellent CPD programme
- Microsoft Surface for all teaching staff
- free onsite gym for staff
- free yoga classes and circuit training
- employee benefits package, including discounts at high street shops and supermarkets
- employee assistance programme
- cycle to work scheme
- on site car parking
Commitment to safeguarding
Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy.All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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