Teacher of Food Technology
The Cowplain School, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8RY17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.00fte.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Cowplain School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate teacher of Food Technology; an interest in teaching GCSE textiles would also be an advantage. Our Food and Cookery course is very popular with 50+ students selecting it from Year 9. You would also teach Technology to KS3 students, which focuses on a range of projects which reflect the specialisms of Engineering, Textiles, Graphics and Food.
We are extremely ambitious for our students and have a strong vision to ensure that the life-chances of every young person are enhanced by quality teaching, leading to excellent outcomes. Having secured a ‘Good’ OFSTED in July 2024 we are now looking for staff who can deliver excellence in technology. Therefore, it is vital that you have the skills to form effective relationships with students, parents and colleagues and have the passion and drive to ensure our students receive the best possible learning opportunities.
What the school offers its staff
As a teacher at Cowplain we would invest in you to ensure that you develop the skills and expertise needed to ensure those that you teach acquire skills vital to their future. We have two fully equipped rooms for the teaching of Food Technology, as well as a recently enhanced and improved textiles classroom. We have a fully equipped workshop for small engineering projects, as well as a main teaching room with sufficient IT provision for a class to work on CAD software, equipped with projector and screen. Every teacher receives a laptop. We offer all members of staff a full induction programme and significant opportunities to develop their expertise. Colleagues at the school work together to support each other and we have an active wellbeing committee.
We are excited to be joining the Bohunt Education Trust in December 2026 and are looking forward to the opportunities that will bring for staff and students.
Further information about the job
To request an application pack please email Mrs Amanda Simmons via a.simmons@cowplainschool.co.uk or access via our website www.cowplainschool.co.uk/about-us/vacancies. If you wish to apply for this post you will need to return a fully completed Cowplain School application form to Mrs Amanda Simmons, PA to the Principal, via email or post to The Cowplain School, Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, Hants, PO8 8RY.
The closing date for receipt of fully completed application forms is midday on Monday 19th October 2026.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Cowplain School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Cowplain School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 993 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- The Cowplain School website
- Email address
- a.simmons@cowplainschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 023 9261 2020
We have always been a school that has challenged our students to achieve highly whilst developing them to be confident and respectful young people. At the heart of this is our fantastic curriculum, which promotes three central strands of understanding diversity, thinking hard and developing character, which are at the heart of everything we do. We challenge our students to work hard, enjoy learning and achieve highly, providing a wide range of opportunities for them to succeed, both within and outside the curriculum, whilst supporting them with a highly effective pastoral network.
Our last Ofsted inspection in March 2024 stated that "Pupils value the warm and welcoming atmosphere here. Pupils appreciate the support they get from staff, which helps them learn well. Staff show a genuine care for pupils, who feel safe and happy at this school.", something that we are incredibly proud of and which underlines that The Cowplain School is a happy and vibrant place to learn.
Mr IR Gates, Principal
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