Head of Food and Nutrition - Ysgol Bro Gwaun

Pembrokeshire County Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job description

HEAD OF FOOD AND NUTRITION- TLR 2a

Full Time/Permanent Post

Pay: Main Scale

Required for September 2025.

Are you a passionate and innovative educator ready to lead and inspire the next generation of chefs, nutritionists, and informed consumers?

Ysgol Bro Gwaun is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Head of Food and Nutrition to join our vibrant team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic teacher to lead a thriving department and play a key role in shaping the curriculum and student experience. Food and Nutrition is a popular subject at the school.

Ysgol Bro Gwaun is a dual-language 11-16 comprehensive secondary school set on a beautiful site overlooking Fishguard Harbour. We are a popular and oversubscribed school. Our purpose built £14million building offers the perfect mix between traditional and innovative learning spaces, creating a true 21st Century learning environment with exceptional facilities.

The ability to teach through the medium of Welsh is desirable.

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Mr Paul Edwards, Headteacher at the school [e-mail] or 01348 872268.

Closing date: 24th April 2025

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

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Support & Additional Info

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• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as of 01/04/2023.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.