13 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    23 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 February 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Food technology

Working pattern

Full time: Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

30,000 - 41,333

Pay scale

M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Required from September 2025

    Are you a food teacher with enthusiasm and vision then we would like to hear from you?

    We are a small secondary school in Old Whittington, Chesterfield and are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and enthusiastic teacher of food.

    You will join a vibrant, diligent and supportive department where teachers are committed to developing learning strategies, which challenge and enthuse all of our students.

    As a teacher of food, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding lessons and contributing to the wider education agenda: inspiring learners and raising standards.

    The right candidate will share our vision and values of achieving excellence and raising further the standards of teaching and learning in a dedicated and forward thinking team.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • a committed and supportive leadership team, teaching and support staff
  • a range of career development opportunities
  • a stable and caring school community with well behaved, motivated students
  • a school that is well led and managed
  • a pleasant, green site with outstanding facilities
  • and an opportunity to live and work in a fantastic part of the country.
  • a supportive Governing Body


Commitment to safeguarding

Whittington Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Whittington Green School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
609 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01246 450825

OFSTED rated GOOD - February 2023

Whittington Green is a truly inclusive school and our vision is to ensure that every member of our school community is inspired, engaged and challenged to achieve at the highest possible level. At the heart of everything we do is a strong moral purpose to ensure all students have access to the highest quality education and enrichment experiences. We are relentlessly ambitious for our students in their future aspirations and we want their success to go beyond academic achievement.

The school aims to ensure that our students leave as healthy, secure and independent individuals who have a love of learning and are ready to make a personal contribution to society, living with honesty, confidence and integrity.

Every student will Dream big, Reach for the stars and Achieve their goals.

Arranging a visit to Whittington Green School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email csw@wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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