Teacher Of Health And Food Technology

Teacher of Health and Food Technology

Reference: schooltalent/TP/33365/2414

Positions: 1

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, Term Time

Salary: £35,2020-£50,982 (Remuneration dependent on skills and experience)

Location: Edinburgh (Queensferry Road site)

Closing date: 09/03/2026

Department: Food Technology

Region / Division: ESMS

Job Role: Teaching

The role is to teach Health and Food Technology to all levels from S1 up to Advanced Higher and contribute to the school's extra‑curricular programme. The position also offers opportunities to support learning and teaching of upper Primary classes as required.

The successful candidate must be GTCS registered, or eligible for registration, with a relevant subject‑specific teaching degree. They will be passionate about Health, Food and Fashion technologies, support the department to collaborate, create and build a successful subject offering for all Senior School students.

ESMS is unable to sponsor international workers for this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate must have an alternative right to work in the UK.

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6
• Free school lunches
• Paid moving house day
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Auto‑enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Generous pension
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role‑modeling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working with ESMS have direct access to young people; therefore, all posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Interested applicants should send their applications to  before midday on 9 March 2026. Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 16 March 2026.

You can apply for this job via the job reference or online portal.

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form.

We are an award‑winning School with an educational legacy spanning over 300 years. Our schools pioneer rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we continuously look for new ways to develop the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, invest in their careers, and support ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

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