Teacher of Food & Nutrition and Second in Department (Lead for Food)
0.6-1fte
MPS/UPS
Closing date for applications: 8th November 2026
Interview date: w/c 16th November2026
Starting after February half term or sooner, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative and ambitious Teacher of Food & Nutrition and Second in Department to join our successful Design & Technology faculty.
This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner who is ready to take the next step in their career, combining outstanding teaching with departmental leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will have lead responsibility for the Food Department, driving high standards of teaching and learning, curriculum development and student achievement across Key Stages 3 and 4.
Whether you are an experienced teacher looking for your next leadership opportunity or an existing middle leader seeking a new challenge, we would welcome your application.
This is a permanent position, offered at 0.6-1FTE on the main/upper pay scale. For Second in Department, the role attracts a TLR2a payment.
The successful candidate will be passionate about Food and Nutrition, committed to delivering high-quality teaching and learning, and able to engage students of all abilities across Key Stages 3 and 4. Experience of teaching Food Preparation and Nutrition at GCSE level would be advantageous.
For the right candidate, there is the potential to take on the additional role of Food Lead, which attracts a TLR2a payment.
This position is offered on the main teacher's pay and Upper teachers’ Pay Scale.
Additional Tasks
• Any other reasonable tasks at the discretion of the Head of Department/Deputy Principal
What you can expect from us:
• A comprehensive induction process, tailored to your role and previous experience.
• A structured programme of targeted, whole school or bespoke professional development.
• Fabulous students who are motivated, interested, keen to learn and enthusiastic.
• An outstanding ethos where students respect staff and each other, have participate in learning, enrichment and the community and achieve well.
• A high-quality curriculum, developed across our College, with a commitment to a programme of school improvement.
• A range of development opportunities for future career progression within the school.
• A friendly, supportive, vibrant and caring staff team with a commitment to improving children’s lives.
• Strong leadership, a culture of high expectation and clarity of strategic college development.
CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full. If you can meet the requirements of this role, we would love to hear from you. All applications should be made by completing the online application form via E-teach and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role. For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification.
Please note we do not offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to non-UK citizens for this role.
As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview. We also reserve the right to interview prospective candidates at any point and to close the advert early.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in and may invite strong candidates for an interview before the closing date. To ensure your application is considered, please apply promptly. See the Job Description for a full breakdown of the role and responsibilities.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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