Teacher of Food Preparation and Nutrition

Interview date: Thursday 17 February 2022

Wilmslow High School

• School age range: 11-18

• Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form)

We are seeking to appoint either an experienced teacher or a early career teacher (ECT) of Food Preparation and Nutrition with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Applications are encouraged from teachers who also have a background in Design and Technology, textile technology, catering and hospitality or who have had some experience in delivering vocational health and social care or child development.  The school can be flexible with regard to specialism.

The candidate will believe that every child is most likely to achieve their full potential when challenged in a high-expectation learning environment. 

The successful candidate will have:

• A high degree of subject competency and personal organisation with a continuing

personal interest in food, nutrition and general health and well-being

• An innovative and progressive approach to curriculum development, working

practice and teaching

• The flair and ambition to motivate students of all abilities and develop the profile of health and well-being within the school and wider community

• A willingness to embrace and promote the importance of food and nutrition within our Key Stage 3 Design and Technology curriculum and within their area of specialism at Key Stage 4.

• An understanding of and willingness to take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever their specialist subject

Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.

We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.