Food Technology Teacher | Highly Regarded School |Manchester

CORE PURPOSE We require an inspiring, safety-conscious Food Technology Teacher to deliver outstanding food preparation, nutrition, and hospitality instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. Operating within an ambitious, oversubscribed secondary academy widely celebrated for its strong academic progress and deep community pride, the successful candidate will facilitate a highly practical, modern curriculum designed to foster deep culinary literacy, nutritional science comprehension, and food safety expertise, preparing all pupils thoroughly for exceptional outcomes in GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition or equivalent vocational technical awards. THE SCHOOL Our academy operates as a proud, community-focused secondary provider dedicated to raising academic standards, celebrating diversity, and serving the local borough. The campus features custom-built, modern catering kitchens, dedicated food preparation rooms equipped with industrial-standard appliances, and a highly collaborative technology faculty. Our behaviour management framework relies on strict organizational structures, explicit safety routines, and mutual respect, maintaining an exceptionally safe, orderly, and highly purposeful laboratory-style environment where pupils can confidently master culinary techniques and explore nutritional chemistry. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS Dynamic Food & Nutrition Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-quality practical and theoretical lessons across all key stages, embedding rigorous food preparation skills alongside deep theoretical knowledge of macro/micronutrients, food provenance, and chemical changes during cooking. Meticulous Kitchen Logistics & Portion Control: Manage the complex daily orchestration of practical cookery lessons, organizing high-volume ingredient distribution, prepping individual workstation setups, and scaffolding recipes to accommodate varied culinary abilities and lesson time constraints. NEA Portfolio Architecture: Guide Year 11 cohorts systematically through the rigorous demands of their Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) tasks, providing structured frames to optimize experimental food science investigations (NEA1) and technical practical preparation showcases (NEA2). CLEAPSS & Food Safety Leadership: Maintain an immaculate kitchen suite with absolute adherence to Environmental Health, CLEAPSS, and Food Standards Agency guidelines, conducting rigorous appliance checks, maintaining allergen tracking charts, and enforcing strict kitchen hygiene protocols. Inclusive Pastoral Support: Fulfil full form tutor responsibilities within an established year group structure, supporting pupil wellbeing, managing daily registration routines, and maintaining proactive, positive communication with families. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a recognised equivalent teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in Food Technology, Nutritional Science, Home Economics, or a closely related culinary discipline. Recognized Level 2 or 3 Food Safety in Catering certification is highly desirable. Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics and exceptional practical outcomes in terminal public GCSE and technical vocational examinations through highly structured, explicit pedagogy. Vigilant & Encouraging Ethos: An unwavering commitment to comprehensive education, demonstrating the exceptional organizational control and structural vigilance required to maintain absolute kitchen safety alongside the positive energy needed to build culinary confidence in pupils of all backgrounds. REGIONAL CONTEXT The Capital of the North & Culinary Innovation Hub: Based in the thriving, cosmopolitan city of Manchester, the school capitalizes on a dynamic regional identity celebrated for its industrial pioneering, diverse multicultural communities, and rapid commercial expansion. The city’s exploding hospitality infrastructure—spanning high-end culinary developments in the city centre, sustainable urban farming projects, and major food manufacturing distribution networks across Greater Manchester—provides an inspiring, real-world backdrop for food security, culinary career pathways, and commercial food engineering modules, connecting classroom nutrition directly to a modern metropolitan food landscape. Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from premium North West transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the M60 orbital, the M62, and major arterial routes like the A34 and A56. Public transit networks operate flawlessly across the metropolitan area, utilizing comprehensive Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) bus networks and the extensive Metrolink tram system, alongside major rail interchanges including Manchester Piccadilly, Victoria, and Oxford Road, providing high-frequency rail links connecting the school directly to every corner of the region and beyond. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.