Food and Nutrition Teacher
Smile Education Recruitment
Maternity Cover
Location: Stratford Upon Avon
💷 Competitive daily rate / salary dependent on experience
📅 September 2026 – March 2027
🗓 Full-time
Looking for a full-time Food & Nutrition teaching role within a supportive secondary school environment?
Smile Education is working with a welcoming secondary school seeking a dedicated Food & Nutrition Teacher to cover maternity leave from September 2026 until March 2027. The successful candidate will teach Food & Nutrition across KS3 and KS4, including GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition.
This role would suit an experienced teacher, ECT, or a passionate Food specialist looking to join a supportive department within a well-established school.
🏫 The Role
- Teach Food & Nutrition across KS3–KS4
- Deliver engaging practical and theory-based lessons
- Prepare students for GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition examinations
- Maintain high standards of behaviour, safety, and classroom management within practical lessons
- Support student progress, engagement, and achievement
- Work collaboratively with the wider Technology department
- QTS / QTLS or equivalent teaching qualification
- Experience teaching Food & Nutrition at KS3 and KS4
- GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition teaching experience essential
- Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
- Confident managing practical classroom environments safely and effectively
- Reliable, adaptable, and enthusiastic approach
- Supportive and welcoming school environment
- Full-time long-term opportunity
- Competitive pay
- Dedicated consultant support throughout the placement
- Opportunity to gain valuable experience within a successful school
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Smile Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS and compliance checks.
Ref: SM1LET
We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.
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