Food Technology Teacher – The PRIDE Academy
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 1 Aug 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Pride Academy is seeking a passionate and dedicated Food Technology Teacher to join our team. Aspart of our innovative curriculum, you will inspire students to develop essential cooking skills, understandnutrition, and explore the science behind food. You’ll play a key role in fostering creativity and healthy livingin a supportive and dynamic learning environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Plan, prepare and teach dynamic and differentiated Food Tech lessons tailored to the needs ofstudents with SEMH profiles
• Adapt curriculum content and delivery methods to ensure accessibility and full engagement of alllearners
• Use assessment data to inform planning, track progress and set personalised targets
• Maintain high expectations for behaviour and achievement, promoting reflection and restorativepractices
• Teach food preparation techniques, nutrition, food science, and food safety practices
• Demonstrate practical cooking skills and supervise students during practical sessions
• Ensure compliance with health, hygiene, and food safety regulations within the food technology
kitchen
Key Requirements:
• Qualified Teacher Status or Equivalent
• Degree or recognised qualification in Food Technology or a related subject.
• Evidence of up-to-date safeguarding training in line with statutory guidance
• Experience teaching Food Technology
• Experience supporting students who present with challenging behaviour
• Experience differentiating learning and assessing, tracking and reporting on student progress.
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff,contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours,achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and
inclusive environment
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or
the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics
Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health
support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee
Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme and Free Virtual GP
Appointments
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Find out what makes Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust a truly rewarding place to work – visit our ‘Work
for Us’ page to learn more about our values, opportunities and the difference our staff make every day
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.