Food Technology Teacher

Food Technology Teacher – Long‑Term Supply

Pay Scale: To scale
Start Date: February 2026
Location: Wakefield

Career Teachers is seeking to recruit a talented Food Technology Teacher for a forward thinking, Wakefield Secondary School. The role begins after the February half-term and runs until Easter with great potential to continue through the summer term.

If you are an enthusiastic and skilled Food Technology Teacher ready to join a welcoming secondary school on a long‑term supply basis, this is the perfect role for you. You will deliver creative, practical and theory‑based lessons across Key Stages 3 and 4, helping students develop a love of cooking, nutrition and healthy living.

This role is ideal for a teacher who enjoys hands‑on learning, can maintain a safe and purposeful kitchen environment, and is passionate about supporting students of all abilities. You will work within a supportive Technology department that values innovation, high expectations, and creating lessons that build confidence and resilience in its students.

The school is an excellent environment for a teacher who values teamwork, inclusion and the chance to make a genuine impact on young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging, practical and theory-based Food Technology lessons to KS3 and KS4 pupils
• Plan, prepare and assess learning in line with curriculum requirements
• Maintain a safe, well‑organised kitchen environment following all food hygiene and health & safety standards
• Adapt teaching to meet the needs of learners with varying abilities
• Support the wider Technology department and contribute to a positive school culture
• Manage behaviour effectively in line with school policies
• Attend relevant meetings, contribute to reports, and support pupils through marking and feedback

Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent teaching qualification
• Experience teaching Food Technology within a secondary school setting
• Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of the Food Technology curriculum
• Ability to create an engaging, safe and supportive learning environment
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to apply (we can support you with this)

Our Benefits:

• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £250
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes
• Genuine refer a friend scheme
• Affinity Extra – Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops, including coffee, cinemas, and more, plus access to a Health & Well‑being portal*

*Benefits apply once you begin working with Career Teachers.

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), and reference checks. A new DBS is required if your current certificate is not on the update service.

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Career Teachers are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applicants regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, or disability. We follow strict safeguarding procedures. This vacancy is based in the UK, and we can only process applications from candidates eligible to work here. If we do not contact you within 30 days, please consider your application unsuccessful, but we will retain your details for future roles.