TEACHER OF DESIGN (specialising in Food and Nutrition)

Salary: £32,916-£51,048 MPS/UPS

Contract: Permanent

Start date: September 2026

Closing date: Midday on Tuesday 31st March 2026

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

Interviews held: As soon as possible after closing date

Do you believe that students deserve the very best education? Do you want to work with enthusiastic, dedicated colleagues who are committed to our students? This role is for those who like a challenge, working with young people and enjoy doing something different every day.

‘The role is very rewarding and fulfilling. Every day is different, and you will constantly learn and be challenged.’ Deborah De Caen

If this challenge appeals to you, please visit our website to find out more about the role.

Admiral Lord Nelson has a proven track record for providing a route into teaching for those with suitable skills and qualifications. We are fully committed to training and developing successful candidates and welcome applications from those with or without prior experience.

In June 2022, OFSTED agreed the school continues to be a good school, the inspectors were incredibly impressed with the high quality of both our safeguarding, and our extensive curriculum offer here, both in academic lessons and beyond lessons in our personal development curriculum. We were thrilled to see how much the inspectors valued our inclusive approach to education and our commitment to being ambitious for every child, ensuring that they are well supported to be successful in their learning at school and in their preparation for adulthood. In June 2019, our school won the highly prestigious TES Award for Creative School of the Year in recognition of our commitment to creativity across all aspects of our curriculum.

Salterns Academy Trust is a learning community where every member of staff understands the difference they can make to our students’ outcomes.

Design is a well-regarded subject area at Admiral Lord Nelson School, with students achieving strong outcomes while enjoying a rich and engaging curriculum that prepares them for their future lives. The department is housed across six specialist teaching rooms, including two well-equipped Food Technology classrooms, enabling the delivery of a diverse and exciting curriculum. Students in Years 7 and 8 follow a carousel programme that includes Art, Textiles, 3D Design and Food. In Year 9 students follow a department option system which allows them to take part in Food & Nutrition lessons alongside two other Design subjects of their choice.

At KS4, Design continues to be a popular option choice, and students can choose from Fine Art, Textiles, 3D Design, Photography, and Food & Nutrition. It is a department which is well-led by a supportive Curriculum Director and supported by an excellent team of teachers and technicians. You will be joining a well-established, Design department and become part of an innovative team of teachers who enjoy working together.

We are passionate about ensuring every student experiences Food Technology at KS3, and GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition continues to be a consistently popular option choice. The successful candidate will work alongside our experienced Second in Department who is a highly skilled and supportive Food Technology specialist. This post is therefore well suited to an ECT or a more experienced practitioner. You will join a dedicated team of Design teachers and technicians who are committed to delivering a challenging and inspiring curriculum.

Collaboration and the sharing of good practice are central to our school culture. Our professional learning programme provides meaningful opportunities to reflect on and develop excellent teaching and learning. We pride ourselves on supporting teachers at every stage of their career to become the very best they can be. ECTs will benefit from a comprehensive induction programme and ongoing professional development. For colleagues seeking the next step in their career, we are committed to investing in your development and supporting progression into middle or senior leadership roles.

If you are interested in joining our fantastic team, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal visits are welcomed for those who would like to find out more about the role. To arrange an informal visit, please contact our Curriculum Director, Louise Clooney [email protected]

To apply for this post, please complete an application form, found on the school website www.alns.co.uk, together with a letter of application (maximum 2 sides of A4) by midday on Tuesday 31st March 2026. Candidates should send their completed application to [email protected]

If you have emailed to request an informal visit or submitted an application but have not received a response in 48 hours please call HR on 02392 364536 ext. 105

Please include in your letter:

1. What attracts you to the post.

2. Previous experience and skills that will help you undertake this role.

3. What you consider to be the key features of an engaging and stimulating 11-16 curriculum.

Some forms of employment, occupations and professions are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Working within a School is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

You are applying for a role that is eligible for an enhanced DBS check and access to the barred list and if shortlisted for interview you will be required to complete the relevant self-declaration and disclosure form and taking into account the offences that are protected or filtered declare:

· All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.

· All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

· If you have been barred from working with Children and/or Adults at risk.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate.

The successful candidate will then be asked to complete an application for the relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check or if subscribed to the update service provide the necessary details to allow a check to be made.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The filtering rules were updated on 28 November 2020 as follows:

· warnings, reprimands and youth cautions will no longer be automatically disclosed on a DBS certificate

· the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than all being automatically disclosed.