Teacher of Food Technology – Independent school

QT Education is proudly recruiting for a leading independent girls’ school in Bristol, offering education for girls aged 7 to 18. The school boasts a rich heritage in single‑sex education and is renowned for its academic achievements. In the 2025 academic year, 73% of GCSE grades were awarded at levels 9–7 (equivalent to A*–A), reflecting the school’s commitment to high academic standards.

Duties:

• Confident teacher of Design Technology specialising in Food Technology
• Ability to design teaching materials to sustain students’ interest in the subject
• Interact with students, parents and faculty
• Facilitate classroom procedures as well as practical lessons adhering to health and safety requirements
• Set culture standards for learning
• Monitor students’ progress in the subject
• Ability to follow planned schemes of work to a high standard

Experience, Qualifications and Training:

• We seek a qualified and enthusiastic teacher of Design Technology, specialising in food technology
• Must be appropriately qualified – QTS, QTLS, PGCE or equivalent
• Ability to teach GCSE and A ‘level food technology (advantageous)
• Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year (desirable however not essential). Training will be provided
• Suitable role for experienced teachers and early career teachers (ECT)

Skills, Abilities and Attributes:

• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Good teaching skills
• A passion for teaching food technology
• A commitment to pastoral care
• An ability to develop good working relationships with students and staff
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Enthusiastic about working with young people
• Good organisational and personal management skills
• High expectations of all students
• Self‑reliant
• Good time management

Eligibility to work in a teaching role:

• Holds Right to Work in the UK
• Provide two professional child related references that cover the last two years
• Enhanced DBS with Barred List check certificate which is either on the online ‘Update Service’ or be willing to apply for a new DBS certificate

QT Education is dedicated to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare. The suitability to work with children and young people is integral to the selection process. Applicants are required to undergo comprehensive child protection screening, which includes checks with previous employers, online searches, enhanced DBS and barred list checks. All appointments are contingent upon thorough vetting. Applying for a role is an offence if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activities involving children. This teaching post is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

How to apply:

If you would like to find out further information regarding this role or similar positions within the South West, please forward your CV to QT Education today.

Why work with QT Education:

• We are a family‑owned business, we ensure both schools and teachers are treated as we would want to be treated ourselves!
• We specialise and work exclusively with Secondary Qualified Teachers in the South West.
• As highly experienced Education Recruiters in the South West, we use our expertise to secure you local work, specific to your individual requirements.
• We offer a local and personalised service; we place you at the heart of the recruitment process.
• Our rates of pay compare favourably to other agencies in the South West and we pay our teachers via PAYE (not via umbrella companies).
• All processes of the business are managed internally, as a result, we are highly efficient.

What do Teachers that have worked with us before have to say?

• “QT Education is the best agency I have ever engaged with. They always respond to text messages/calls quickly and keep me updated. The staff at QT Education are always so friendly, accommodating and honest.”
• “It is a pleasure to work with such a successful, friendly and efficient agency.”
• “I have worked for other agencies and QT is the best agency that I have worked for, some of the other agencies I would prefer not to work for again.”
• “I have been working with QT for around 6 months and it has been a refreshing change, I have enjoyed an honest and transparent approach. Please keep it up.”

QT Education is the Specialist Agency for Secondary Qualified Teachers across the South West and we put Teachers at the heart of everything we do.