Job Title: Head of Food Studies/Food Technology
Salary: £35000 to £40000 per annum
Key skills: To teach Food Studies
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: (negotiable depending on experience)

A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Food Studies has arisen in a school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The role is to start in September 2010. Ofsted Inspection of this school was ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of their educational provision. The successfull candidate will be enthusiastic and inspirational and will be required to head the Food Studies department.

Redwood Education specialise in the recruitment of teachers for schools and, is a part of Redwood Professionals. Redwood Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. You will need to be able to provide the following;

• Enhanced CRB check,
• 2 contactable teaching references
• 2 proofs of address dated in the last 3 months
• Photo I.D

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Head of Food Technology

Job Title: Head of Learning Support
Key skills: Qualified special needs teacher
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: (negotiable depending on experience)

Are you a qualified Special Needs Teacher? Would you like to lead a Learning Support department in a rewarding environment?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in a school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The role is to start in September 2010. Ofsted Inspection of this school was ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of their educational provision. The successfull candidate will be enthusiastic and inspirational and will be required to head the Learning Support Department which supports pupils throughout the school.

Redwood Education specialise in the recruitment of teachers for schools and, is a part of Redwood Professionals. Redwood Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. You will need to be able to provide the following;

• Enhanced CRB check,
• 2 contactable teaching references
• 2 proofs of address dated in the last 3 months
• Photo I.D

Job Title: History & Politics Teacher
Salary:£21000 to £31000 per annum
Key skills: To teach History and Politics
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Salary: (negotiable depending on experience)

A fantastic opportunity for a teacher of History and Politics has arisen in a school near Watford, Hertfordshire. The role is to start in September 2010. Ofsted Inspection of this school was ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of their educational provision. The successfull candidate will teach History to years 7 to 12 and Politics to years 12 and 13. Experience in teaching History to A level standard is essential.

Redwood Education specialise in the recruitment of teachers for schools and, is a part of Redwood Professionals. Redwood Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. You will need to be able to provide the following;

• Enhanced CRB check,
• 2 contactable teaching references
• 2 proofs of address dated in the last 3 months
• Photo I.D

Project Officer, Training Sector – Chesterfield, Derbyshire – Exciting Opportunity!

This is a Fixed Term position on an initial 3 Month Contract, however a permanent role could develop depending on performance.

Salary: £14,000 – £16,999 (Negotiable)

-Working for a successful training organisation, you will be supporting the Senior Management Team (SMT) to ensure work is successfully delivered against Strategic Aims, Objectives and Individual Projects of the organisation’s Vision.
- The post holder will be a key member of the newly formed team responsible for a number of challenging projects to review their established quality assurance framework to develop into a total quality management system. Implementation of this framework, which is to be directed at setting standards, training, development and reporting lines would enable employees to make significant contribution to work effectiveness with quality at the heart of all operations. A key role is also to carry out the creating, testing, validity and appropriateness of the standard operating procedures that will fall out of the projects and review.
- Reporting to Project Managers, the project officer will contribute to the setting up of projects and the preparation of project plans, and will assist in the delivery of the intended quality assurance framework, and all associated processes and systems. In additional the project officer will lead on the delivery of particular work streams, according to her/his background and experience.

Responsibilities:
- To work proactively within the team and staff to ensure successful delivery of the Operational Plan
- Lead on the delivery of projects
- Contributing to and writing reports, briefing papers, research and development to inform relevant parties and/or projects.
- Maintain a helpdesk, answering and fielding queries, liaising with subject experts and ensuring responses are dealt with appropriately.
- Represent Skills at steering groups, meetings, workshops, conferences and other events where appropriate.
- Create, record, evidence, verify and authenticate papers including publicity documents, workshop content and website information.

Work based on:
Supporting managers to deliver their work plans in order to ensure that the Operational Plan and Strategic Objectives of Skills and the monitoring and reporting project activity against performance indicators, including project budgets and staff time allocations.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Essential
-Educated to graduate level (or equivalent level of experience)
- Experience of project management processes / delivery
- Budget planning & financial management experience
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of methods of information gathering
- Understanding of the nature of accountability, targets, outputs and outcomes

Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of PRINCE2
- Experience of projects where the focus is on business justification
- Knowledge of defining organisation structure for the project and team members
- Experience in dividing projects into manageable and controllable stages

Skills
- Very good interpersonal and team skills
- The intellectual and research skills to deal with new ideas and abstract concepts
- Ability to present information for a wide range of audiences
- Excellent computer skills, experience in Microsoft Office
- Ability to manage demanding workloads
- Self reliant, pro-ac