D&T Teacher (Food & Nutrition) - with Recruitment and Retention payment, Full or Part time

The Role

We are looking for an excellent Design & Technology Teacher (with ability to teach Food & Nutrition to Key Stage 4) to work with the Head of Art and contribute towards its existing strengths and successes. The ideal candidate will have a passion for food, nutrition, hospitality and catering and the ability to teach practical lessons in Food Studies, providing a creative, safe and exciting atmosphere for students to maintain excellent and ambitious outcomes.

The successful candidate will uphold Wolgarston's 100% ethos, have the ability to deliver high quality teaching that drives achievement and inspires a love of learning. You will be able to demonstrate experience of achieving positive outcomes for pupils, as well as being passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. In return we can offer you a school with a track record of achieving excellent results, a centralised behaviour system, a commitment to research based teaching and learning and a supportive and dedicated team of staff.

Applications are invited from Early Career Teachers as well as more experienced teachers. 

This is a permanent role starting January 2025 or Easter 2025, we welcome applications from candidates looking for full time or part time hours offering Main Pay/Upper Pay Scale commensurate with experience, renumeration would be adjusted accordingly.



If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Ranjit Heer (Office Manager) on r-heer@penkvalley.co.uk  or call the school office on 01785 788400 to arrange a conversation.

We reserve the right to interview candidates as they apply and to close the advert early.

The successful candidate will: 

• Be able to inspire, enthuse and motivate students to ensure that they achieve their full potential
• Be a passionate teacher who contributes effectively to whole school improvement
• Be able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school
• Be committed to high quality, research based teaching & learning
• Have high expectations of themselves and others
• Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Be flexible and a good team player

Employee benefits

• Access to first class CPD opportunities
• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 7 schools within the academy
• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension - automatic enrolment into Teachers Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free will writing service

This is a permanent role starting January/February or Easter 2025, we welcome applications from candidates looking for full time or part time hours offering Main Pay/Upper Pay Scale commensurate with experience + We understand the importance of attracting and retaining top talent, which is why we're offering an recruitment and retention package worth £4000 on top of your annual salary. This includes a payment of £1500 on your start date, with an additional payment of £1500 on the 1st anniversary of your start date and £1000 on the 2nd anniversary.

Being part of Penk Valley Academy Trust:

Penk Valley Academy Trust is the local academy Trust for the following schools: Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, St John’s First School, St Mary & St Chad CE First School, Penkridge Middle School, Wolgarston High School and The Rural Enterprise Academy.

The Trust’s vision and ethos is encapsulated in our motto ‘Learning Together’. Our main aim is to work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for ensuring that every child and young person in our Trust receives an excellent education, achieves high outcomes and realises their potential. All members of staff work incredibly hard to provide the very best education for every child in our care.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and responsibility. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All staff working in the School during the school day will have contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.