Teacher of Food Studies - Brookfield Community School

Job Introduction

Required from June 2025

This post offers an exciting opportunity to further develop a successful Food Studies team at Brookfield. The successful candidate will be an inspirational and experienced teacher who will support and enhance the vision of the established department.

The successful candidate will teach Food Preparation and Nutrition in Key Stage 3 on a carousel system. At Key Stage 4 we offer WJEC Hospitality and Catering as a Vocational qualification, alongside Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition. The successful candidate will be expected to teach one or more of these qualifications.

Food Studies continues to be a popular option at Key Stage 4, with just under 150 students taking a qualification in our current Year 10/11 cohorts. The successful candidate will have a vision of how to maintain and enhance the interest within the department, and have an innovative approach to the teaching of Food Studies.

Applications are welcome from ECTs.

We put staff wellbeing at the heart of everything we do and provide highly regarded, quality professional development opportunities for staff in all stages of their career, including robust and highly supportive ECT and new staff induction programmes.

Date of interviews TBC

Safer Recruitment

We are 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.