Lead Teacher of Food Technology

What skills and experience we're looking for

Part Time - Lead Teacher of Food Technology - 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Food and Nutrition specialist who is ready to lead an area of the D&T Curriculum. As a subject leader, you be will be excited to shape our curriculum for the future and drive recruitment at KS4, playing a key role in our department's exciting 3-year development plan.

You are an fun and focussed teacher who plans and delivers outstanding lessons across all key stages.

You are passionate about empowering students to develop high-level culinary skills, understand nutritional science, and appreciate global food cultures.

You are committed to promoting the highest standards of creativity and technical precision, and you're ready to make your mark in a vibrant, high-achieving department.

You thrive in collaborative teams and busy environments and are excited to raise the visibility of D&T across our school.

As a member of the teaching and learning team you will work closely with all senior leaders on our whole school strategy, championing the use of digital technology to support our vision for the schools into the future of girls education.

What the school offers its staff

Ricards Lodge High School is an outstanding, successful and vibrant multi-cultural comprehensive school for girls with a co-educational Sixth Form. We have high expectations of all our students and provide a dynamic and stimulating environment in which they can learn and develop as individuals.

The staff are very supportive towards each other with a great camaraderie existing throughout the school with a number of social events that are open to all and well attended.

As a valued member of staff we want to ensure that you have access to all the benefits available to you.

Benefits include the following:

• Well being weeks and social events
• A laptop for all teaching staff
• Social staff area and work area for staff
• Access to Merton’s Employee Assistance Programme including new wellbeing app with instant access to free support for up to six weeks
• Collaborative approach to teaching and learning
• Merton Employee VDU users – possible to claim a fee towards glasses/eye test
• Annual season ticket travel loans are available.
• We offer a full induction and training programme.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Ricards Lodge High School welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Educating Successful Women of the Future

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

Closing date: Tuesday 19th May 2026 at 9am

Safeguarding StatementRicards Lodge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.