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  • Job start date

    1 January 2027

  • Closing date

    11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    6 October 2026

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Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Food technology

Working pattern

Full time, part time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1-M6

Additional allowances

Potential to take on role of Food Lead for the right candidate. This attracts a TLR2a payment.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Starting in January, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated Teacher of Food and Nutrition to join our successful and supportive Design & Technology Department. This is a permanent position, offered at 0.6-1FTE, providing an exciting opportunity for an outstanding practitioner to inspire students and contribute to the continued development of our Food and Nutrition curriculum.

The successful candidate will be passionate about Food and Nutrition, committed to delivering high-quality teaching and learning, and able to engage students of all abilities across Key Stages 3 and 4. Experience of teaching Food Preparation and Nutrition at GCSE level would be advantageous.

For the right candidate, there is the potential to take on the additional role of Food Lead, which attracts a TLR2a payment.

This position is offered on the main teacher's pay scale MPS 1-6.

We are looking for

  • An outstanding teacher with excellent subject knowledge;
  • A practitioner who is keen to enthuse students using a variety of approaches;
  • Experience of teaching Food and Nutrition at GCSE is highly desirable;
  • A willingness to contribute to the enrichment activities of the Department;
  • Any other reasonable tasks at the discretion of the Head of Department/Deputy Principal

Additional Tasks

What you can expect from us:

  • A comprehensive induction process, tailored to your role and previous experience.
  • A structured programme of targeted, whole school or bespoke professional development.
  • Fabulous students who are motivated, interested, keen to learn and enthusiastic.
  • An outstanding ethos where students respect staff and each other, have participate in learning, enrichment and the community and achieve well.
  • A high-quality curriculum, developed across our College, with a commitment to a programme of school improvement.
  • A range of development opportunities for future career progression within the school.
  • A friendly, supportive, vibrant and caring staff team with a commitment to improving children’s lives.
  • Strong leadership, a culture of high expectation and clarity of strategic college development.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer

A unique opportunity to work within a Rights Respecting School with a strong community ethos -

A supportive CPD programme -

Free on-site parking

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates.

Online checks will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

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 Clyst Vale Community College

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
944 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Website
Clyst Vale Community College website
Email address
recruitment@clystvale.bep.ac
Phone number
01392463936
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Clyst Vale is a thriving and vibrant 11- 18 Community College situated five miles from Exeter. Visitors to Clyst Vale usually comment on the friendly, orderly atmosphere, the courtesy of our students, and the purposefulness in lessons. We have clear expectations and systems, but far more important are the excellent working relationships we establish between staff and students, as well as staff and parents. We remain the only secondary school in Devon to be accredited Gold Rights Respecting School status.

Arranging a visit to Clyst Vale Community College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@clystvale.bep.ac.

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