Teacher of Food Preparation and Nutrition

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and inspirational Qualified Teacher of Food Preparation and Nutrition to join our committed and successful staff team. This post is suitable for a new or experienced specialist Food Preparation & Nutrition teacher. Part-time and flexible working requests will be considered.  

Testbourne Community School is an 11-16 comprehensive school that provides a forward thinking, outward looking and vibrant learning environment. We pride ourselves on the strength of staff and student relationships and we have a strong community at the heart of our ethos.  Our shared philosophy is embodied by our strapline ‘Achievement, Excellence, Integrity.’   

We place great value on our staff, expecting teaching staff to exercise their professional judgement in how they teach and providing support, intelligent accountability, compassion and empathy when needed. We are dedicated to professional learning and you will be supported to develop your teaching, pedagogical and theoretical knowledge to develop a deep understanding of effective teaching strategies.   

“I really enjoy working at Testbourne. Not only are the students enthusiastic in their learning and respectful of teachers, Senior Leadership are supportive, caring and value their staff. I have been given numerous opportunities to develop and progress in my career, and since starting a young family have been supported in working part-time whilst maintaining responsibilities.” 

To get a sense of what it is like to be part of our team, please see the Working with Us - Testbourne Community School section on our website for genuine quotes from our staff.   

Testbourne is a high performing school, with students achieving consistently excellent results. In 2023, over 55% of students achieved a ‘strong’ pass in both English and Maths, with 15% of students achieving the top grades 9-7 in both of these subjects. A total of 90 grade 9s were achieved by our year 11s across their subjects in 2023. 

The successful candidate will:  

• be an expert teacher of Food Preparation and Nutrition; 
• be passionate about the subject, teaching in a way that engages students and challenges    their thinking;  
• have a passion for learning and teaching and be committed to effective teaching through reflective practice;  
• be forward thinking and keen to develop as a practitioner;  
• be educated to degree level in a Food-related subject and/or have relevant industry or teaching experience in order to be able to teach challenging lessons so that students can reach the top grades in the subject;  
• be an inclusive practitioner, able to develop positive relationships, and with a desire to help all students, irrespective of their background, achieve their best. 

In return we:   

• offer professional development and expertise to enable staff to achieve excellence;  
• provide a highly supportive environment with opportunities to develop as an education practitioner;  
• provide a highly professional and collaborative working environment focused on developing a love of learning;  
• offer first rate personal career development to assist you in the fulfilment of your ambitions; 
• facilitate a culture of research, development and personal reflection to ensure that everyone can achieve professional excellence; 
• provide a compassionate leadership team who have a focus on staff workload and wellbeing.