Food Technology Teacher

Food Technology Teacher – Wolverhampton

Key Details

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Position

Design Technology Teacher

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Specialism

Food & Nutrition

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Location

Wolverhampton

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Start Date

November 2026

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Contract

Full-time, long-term

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Key Stages

KS3 and KS4

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and committed Food Technology Teacher to join a secondary school in Wolverhampton from November 2026. This is a full-time, long-term opportunity for a teacher specialising in Food & Nutrition.

The successful candidate will deliver engaging practical and theory lessons across KS3 and KS4, helping students develop their knowledge of food preparation, nutrition, food safety and healthy eating. You will encourage creativity, build students’ practical skills and promote safe working practices in the classroom and kitchen.

Responsibilities will include planning and delivering effective lessons, assessing student progress, maintaining high standards of behaviour, and ensuring that practical activities are conducted safely and hygienically.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will

• Have strong subject knowledge in Design Technology, specialising in Food & Nutrition.
• Be confident delivering practical and theory-based lessons across KS3 and KS4.
• Teach food preparation, nutrition, food hygiene and healthy eating principles.
• Promote creativity, independence and safe working practices.
• Demonstrate effective classroom and behaviour management skills.
• Adapt teaching to meet the needs of students with varying abilities.
• Be organised, reliable and committed to supporting student progress.

The School

This opportunity offers the chance to work in a secondary school in Wolverhampton, helping students develop valuable practical skills and a strong understanding of nutrition, food safety and healthy living.

Due to the number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Education Network Offer

Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.

The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs.

An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-

The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance+ standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.