Food Teacher (Temporary)
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Job Description
Food Teacher
Temporary
Location: the North West
Start date: September 2026
About the Role
Are you a Food Teacher looking for your next opportunity with a school in the North West?
You'll plan and deliver engaging food and nutrition lessons, supporting learners to build practical skills, confidence and subject knowledge across a range of abilities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Planning and delivering food and nutrition lessons across the key stages.
- Adapting teaching to meet the needs of individual learners.
- Monitoring, assessing and tracking learner progress.
- Supporting learners to achieve their qualifications.
- Maintaining a safe, well-organised practical teaching environment.
- Promoting positive behaviour, engagement and participation.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues and support staff.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- Strong food and nutrition subject knowledge
- A recognised teaching qualification such as QTS, QTLS, PGCE, Cert Ed or DET
- Experience teaching food, nutrition or a related practical subject
- Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
- The ability to differentiate effectively for individual needs
Desirable (but not essential):
- Experience of teaching at GCSE level
- Experience within a range of school settings
If you're ready to inspire the next generation of cooks, bakers and food professionals, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.
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Your Recruitment Consultant
Dom Key-Leeves
Recruitment Manager
Requirements
- QTS, QTLS, PGCE, Cert Ed or DET
- Strong food and nutrition subject knowledge
- Experience teaching food, nutrition or related practical subject
- Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
- Ability to differentiate effectively for individual needs
Skills & Qualifications
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