Health & Nutrition/Food Tech Teacher

Meridian High School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0AH

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  4 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Food technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: GLF UPR

Health & Nutrition/Food Tech Teacher job summary

Inspire the next generation of healthy living at Meridian High School - we're seeking a passionate and dedicated Health & Nutrition/Food Technology Teacher to join us on a permanent basis from September.

Your Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and inspiring Health & Nutrition / Food Technology Teacher to join Meridian High School on a permanent basis from September. You’ll be responsible for delivering engaging and enriching lessons to students in Years 7 to 11, helping them develop essential life skills and a strong understanding of healthy living. As part of a supportive faculty, you’ll play a key role in driving student progress, fostering positive attitudes towards learning, and contributing to a culture of high standards and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for

• Qualified Teacher Status with honours degree
• Proven experience teaching Health & Nutrition/Food Technology at KS3 and KS4
• Strong commitment to raising achievement for students of all abilities
• Confident using data and ICT to inform teaching, planning, and student progress
• Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with students and colleagues
• Resilient, self-motivated, and well-organised with a positive and enthusiastic outlook
• Passionate about continuous professional development and reflective practice
• Strong communication skills and ability to inspire respect and confidence
• Committed to safeguarding and maintaining appropriate boundaries with students
• Values aligned with GLF Schools' core ethos and mission

About Meridian High School

Meridian High School is a GOOD School in all categories (OFSTED January 2023). We believe education is about developing the whole person, within the school values of ‘resilience, ambition and respect'. 

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.

• Celebrating 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Teachers Pension scheme.
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details:

Start Date: September 2025

Pay Scale: GLF UPR 

Contract type: Permanent

Closing Date: 4th Jun 2025 

Interview date: TBA

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About Meridian High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 525 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meridian High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meridian-high-school

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