Food Technology Teacher

Job Title: Food Tech Teacher

Location:Aylesbury
Start: September 2026

Full Time | Temporary to Permanent
Salary: £29,344 – £44,919

Where learning gets messy, creative… and delicious.

Do you love the smell of fresh bread in the morning?
Does a well‑planned practical lesson bring you more joy than a perfectly laminated worksheet?
Can you juggle teenagers, timings, temperatures and trays without breaking a sweat?

Then this Food Technology teaching role might be your perfect recipe.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver fun, fast paced Food Tech lessons students love
• Run engaging hands on practicals that build real life skills
• Adapt lessons, ingredients and equipment for all abilities
• Teach excellent food hygiene, safety and organisation
• Build confidence through creativity, teamwork and independence
• Develop strong food & nutrition vocabulary
• Assess practical and written work with clear, supportive feedback
• Keep the kitchen calm, purposeful and well managed

The ideal candidate:

• QTS desirable (unqualified teachers welcome)
• Loves practical, face‑to‑face learning
• Confident managing a busy kitchen classroom
• Positive, organised and adaptable
• Enjoys working as part of a collaborative DT team
• Passionate about Food Tech as a core life skill

Why This Role?

• Supportive school and DT department
• Well resourced Food Tech facilities
• Opportunity to go temporary to permanent
• A role where students learn skills they actually use

Supply Desk can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Recommend a friend bonus scheme
• Out of hours on-call service
• Day to day or long-term assignments

Please contact Eliza on 01296 752 499 for more information and Apply Below

Supply Desk offer a £100 ‘Golden Hello’ for anyone who introduces a teacher/teaching assistant. Get in touch for further details.

Supply Desk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment and meet Safer Recruitment standards.