Job description
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road
Blackburn
BB2 3HJ
Job Title: Food Technology Teacher
Grade/Salary: Main Pay Scale, Upper Pay Scale
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Terms: 32.5 hpw, Full Time
Closing Date: Friday, 26th September 2025
Required From: Thursday, 1st January 2026
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We are seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable Food Technology Teacher to join our dedicated team at Blackburn Central High School. You will deliver high-quality lessons at KS3 and KS4, ensuring students achieve their full potential. The role involves delivering engaging lessons, assessing student progress, and contributing to continuous improvement within the faculty. You will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to monitor attainment and support student development. The ideal candidate will be committed to fostering a culture of learning, achievement, and personal growth in line with the school's ethos.
If you would like to know more, we would be delighted to welcome you to our school. Visits prior to application are both welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school on or to arrange an appointment.
Our Employee Benefits
At Oak Learning Partnership, you'll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In Return, You Will Benefit From
* Enrolment into the Teacher Pension Scheme
* Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
* A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
* Networking opportunities across our trust
* Salary sacrifices cycle to work scheme
* Healthcare plan through Medicash, easy to use health insurance. The health cash plan provides cashback towards your everyday healthcare bills, benefiting from a range of digital and virtual tools to help you protect and improve your wellbeing.
* Health and Wellbeing through Medicash with access to a 24/7 Telephone Support Service and Face-to-Face counselling service
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
Application
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
For further information about the role please contact
Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
Oak Learning Partnership
Our trust is cross phase and consists of primary, special, and secondary schools. We have a vision to transform lives through a highly inclusive approach.
'Inclusion is at the heart of our trust'.
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This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
Job details
Job reference
REQ04303
Date posted
10/09/2025
Application closing date
26/09/2025
Location
Blackburn Central High School
Salary
Main Pay Scale Upper Pay Scale
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
32.25
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Schools