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Teacher of Food Technology
Old Buckenham High School, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 1RL17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Art and design, Design and technology, Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR – UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Food Technology is a popular and thriving subject at OBHS, and we are looking for a dedicated and passionate teacher to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing our newly opened food room and will play a key role in driving standards through exceptional teaching, ensuring the best possible outcomes for our students.
You will teach Food Technology across both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, delivering engaging lessons that inspire a love of learning. The ideal candidate will have strong subject knowledge, a genuine passion for the subject, and a commitment to continuous professional development.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a teacher who values working collaboratively as part of a team, driven by evidence-based approaches to teaching. We welcome applications from candidates of all experience levels, and we are particularly proud of our exceptional support for Early Career Teachers (ECTs). In our most recent ECT inspection report, it was highlighted that our “ECT induction processes are exceptional,” with ECTs being “incredibly well supported not only by those directly involved in the induction process but also by the entire school community.”
If you are looking for a role in a school that is dedicated to improvement and values community, ambition, and respect, we would love to hear from you.
Closing date: Friday 25th April
Interview date: to be confirmed
What the school offers its staff
Old Buckenham High School is a small yet vibrant school situated in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside. With an idyllic rural location, we are less than 30 minutes’ drive from Norwich, offering the perfect balance of peaceful surroundings and easy access to the city.
Currently, we have around 500 students aged between 11 and 16 years. Our vision is to provide an inspiring, challenging, and inclusive learning environment, driven by high-quality, evidence-based teaching. We hold traditional values and are incredibly proud of our excellent pastoral care, guidance, and support, ensuring all students feel valued and nurtured.
At Old Buckenham High School, we are passionate about creating a strong, positive community ethos, where mutual respect and high standards are at the core of everything we do. We aim to develop brilliant young people who are hardworking, respectful, and committed to contributing to the community around them. As a school on an exciting journey of improvement, we are building on our previous successes. Our most recent inspection praised us with a ‘Good’ rating across all aspects, and we are determined to continue building on this strong foundation.
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Old Buckenham High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 492 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Old Buckenham High School website
- Email address
- HR@setrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01953860233
Arranging a visit to Old Buckenham High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@setrust.co.uk.
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