Teacher of Technology - Food OR Design Technology

Old Buckenham High School, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 1RL

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: Design and technology, Food technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS / UPS

Teacher of Technology - Food OR Design Technology job summary

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust 

 

• Salary - MPS / UPS
• Permanent 
• Full time 
• Required for a September start  

 

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. 

THE ROLE 

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Design and Technology or Food Technology teacher who shares our ambition to improve, grow, and inspire students. You will have high standards and a deep commitment to providing outstanding teaching and learning that leads to excellent outcomes for our students.  

Food - 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. 

Design Technology - You will be able to teach across both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, delivering engaging lessons that foster a love of learning. 

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. 

How to apply 

Job descriptions are available from ‘Attachments’. 

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via the online application form. 

We reserve the right to interview before the closing date. 

 

Closing date:  11 May 2026 

Interview date:    15 May 2026 

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. 

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Old Buckenham High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 497 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Old Buckenham High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/old-buckenham-high-school

Old Buckenham High School is a small/medium-sized high school set in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside. We currently have around 495 students aged between 11 and 16 years, boys and girls. In each of our years we have either three or four tutor groups with an average of 24 students in each.

Students are assigned a ‘house’ when they start; Turing, Rashford, Malala, Attenborough. Students in each house compete in various interhouse competitions, including music and sports, and students are mentored by older students in their own house or paired with a literacy assistant to support their reading or a numeracy assistant for maths.

Our leadership group consists of a headteacher, a deputy headteacher and two assistant headteachers. We also have key stage leaders for the two key stages who oversee all students, from years 7 to 11.

We have curriculum leaders and subject teachers in the following subject areas; English, Maths, Science, Design & Technology, Expressive Arts, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Languages, Physical Education and Personal Development.

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