Teacher of Food Technology
Rainhill High School, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 6NY23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hrs Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR/UPR £31,650 - £49,084 pa
Pay scale
- Teachers Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
11-18 Mixed Comprehensive 1820 on roll
Inspire & Excel at Rainhill High
Are you passionate about Food Technology and nutrition and you can deliver high-quality lessons and excellent outcomes for students?
Rainhill High School is looking for an enthusiastic Teacher of Food to join our high-performing team from September 2025. Teach up to KS4, in a forward-thinking school that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
Why Join Us?
- Permanent, full-time role – Open to experienced & early career teachers
- ‘Good’ Ofsted-rated school (2023) – Part of Stephenson MAT
- Supportive environment – Reduced workload, tech investment & career development
- Excellent partnerships – Hope University, Ambition Institute, Rainbow Teaching School Hub and more
Key Dates:
Apply by: 9am, Monday 28th April 2025.
Interviews: Wednesday 7th May 2025
Apply now: Email your completed application to jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk and shape the future of Food Technology education.
This post is offered on a full-time permanent contract. Applications are welcome from both experienced and early career teachers.
You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills with a genuine commitment to teaching and the ability to develop our pupils’ love of learning in food and design technology. If you believe you have the skills and dedication to meet our standards, and be part of our pursuit of excellence, then we are the school for you.
Rainhill High School is part of Stephenson MAT and was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2023. The Academy is working hard to make a difference to staff workloads by investing time, technology, and support to make Rainhill High School and Rainhill Sixth an attractive place to work.
Our vision is one of excellence for everyone, pupils and staff. We believe that by working together we can make a positive difference to children’s lives.
What the school offers its staff
Our School’s mission is 'In Pursuit of Excellence’ in everything that we do and our core values; Learn, Think, Contribute, Care, embody our determination to ensure that all our students receive a first class education that enables them to take their place in society confidently. We are a popular and high achieving school on the edge of Merseyside with a very strong reputation locally and significantly over subscribed.
Further details about the role
Qualified Teacher Status/QTLS
Degree in relevant subject area
Recent Participation in Relevant In-Service Training
Professional knowledge and understanding
Subject National Curriculum – All Key Stages
Assessment
Teaching and Learning Strategies
Ability to Teach Subject to GCSE
Ability to Teach Subject to A-Level
Willingness to assist in delivery of extracurricular activities
An awareness of safeguarding children issues
Personal Skills and Attributes
Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity
High Level of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Personal Motivation
Ability to Motivate Students
Excellent Organisation and Administration Skills
Excellent ICT Skills
Work as Part of a Team
Commitment to safeguarding
Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion; where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Rainhill High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1852 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rainhill High School website
- Email address
- jobs@rainhillhighschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01744 677205
11-18 Mixed Comprehensive 1820 on roll
Rainhill High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form centre located in Rainhill, Merseyside, England.
The school converted to an academy under Rainhill Learning Village in March 2017.
More recently, the school has become part of the Stephenson MAT and was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2023. The Academy is working hard to make a difference to staff workloads by investing time, technology, and support to make Rainhill High School and Rainhill Sixth an attractive place to work.
Our vision is one of excellence for everyone, pupils and staff. We believe that by working together we can make a positive difference to children’s lives.
Stephenson Trust is currently a single school in a multi academy trust. We have several external partners, including Hope University, Ambition Institute, The Fowler Education Faculty, SSAT, Rainbow teaching school hub and the educational endowment fund. We are now seeking to expand in the next couple of years with those who share our desire to provide an excellent education
Arranging a visit to Rainhill High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@rainhillhighschool.org.uk.
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