Lead Teacher for Food Studies
Carew Academy, Wallington, SM6 8NQ37 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026 (Subject to Clearances)
Closing date
30 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 25 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teacher Main Scale (Outer London Area), M1 – M6, £37,870.00 - £50,474.00 + TLR 2B £6,550
Additional allowances
+ SEN Allowance £2,787.00
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a passionate, experienced and innovative Lead Teacher of Food Studies to provide strategic and operational leadership within our specialist setting. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional to shape an ambitious, inclusive and highly adapted curriculum that meets the complex needs of our learners. The successful candidate will be committed to delivering high-quality teaching, promoting learner wellbeing, and ensuring all pupils are supported to achieve meaningful outcomes and develop independence through Food Studies.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide strategic leadership of Food Studies within a SEND setting, delivering an ambitious, inclusive curriculum that supports learners with complex needs to achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Lead and manage the department, including curriculum design, progression pathways (Entry Level, ASDAN, Functional Skills and vocational routes), staff line management, CPD, and the safe, effective running of facilities.
• Plan and deliver high-quality, differentiated teaching using adaptive, sensory-aware and therapeutic approaches, maintaining a safe, purposeful learning environment.
• Oversee assessment, monitoring and reporting of pupil progress, using data to inform planning, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with families, therapists, external professionals and the wider school community, contributing to whole-school priorities and promoting learner wellbeing, independence and employability.
Key Requirements:
• Qualified to degree level and above
• Food Hygiene & Safety Certification
• Right to work in the UK
• Recent and relevant professional development
• Experience teaching Food Studies or vocational/practical learning.
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
- Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
- Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Carew Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- Up to 276 pupils
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- lnagle@carewacademy.org
School location
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