Graduate Nutrition Trainee Teacher

Nutrition Trainee Teacher - Paid Route Into Teaching! Coventry Secondary School | September 2026 Start

£26,761 per year

Could you inspire the next generation to make healthier choices?

Are you passionate about nutrition, food science and education?

Looking for a fully supported, fully salaried and practical route into teaching?

Through KPI Education, a reputable academy trust is offering a salaried teacher training pathway, based at a successful secondary school in Coventry, designed to help transform you from graduate to fully qualified Nutrition Teacher in just one academic year.

• Earn £26,761 while you train
• Gain your PGCE and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in just 12 months
• Spend most of your time in the classroom, not a lecture hall
• Develop practical teaching skills in a real classroom environment
• Learn from experienced teachers in a fully supported training programme
• Secure a pathway into a long-term teaching career

You'll be joining athriving school with high standards that offers:

• An inclusive environment that values all individuals
• An emphasis on staff and student development
• A strong, experienced leadership team committed to developing future teachers

Here, trainees are supported to become exceptional teachers, as well as a part of the team.

When teaching Nutrition, you will:

• Deliver engaging lessons focused on nutrition, healthy eating, food preparation and food science
• Support students in developing practical and theoretical knowledge
• Work closely with experienced mentors and teaching professionals
• Complete a recognised teacher training programme leading to QTS

The programme is structured to help you grow in confidence and ability:

• 4 days in school - gaining hands-on experience
• 1 day per week - PGCE study and professional development

• Term 1:
  Observe experienced teachers and support lessons to learn the fundamentals
• Term 2:
  Begin planning and delivering your own lessons
• Term 3:
  Take on more responsibility and refine your teaching style

You'll be supported throughout the process with a dedicated mentor, ongoing feedback and a structured training programme.

• Graduates with a Nutrition, Food Sciences or related degree (2:1 or above preferred)
• Strong A-Levels
• Interest in working with young people and pursue a career in education
• Confident communicators

No prior classroom experience is required - just commitment and enthusiasm.

Places for September are being filled with a high demand.

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