Part-time A Level Teacher of Fashion and Textiles (September 2025) 0.8

A Level Teacher of Fashion and Textiles

Hours: Part-time position (4 days per week) 

Contract: Permanent

Start date: September 2025

Report to: Director of Studies

Salary: Competitive

This is an excellent opportunity for a well-qualified, inspiring teacher to join our highly successful Fashion and Textiles department.

Fine Arts College specialises in the Arts and Humanities, with a distinctive ethos and enviable reputation for excellence in academic and creative subjects, as well as in pastoral work. We encourage an atmosphere of mutual respect in which individual talents and ambitions are supported and helped to develop. We have around 60 students in Years 9, 10 & 11 and 180 students in the Sixth Form.

We are looking for a textiles specialist and who is experienced in the full range of textile applications. The successful candidate will teach across both A level year groups to the Eduqas Art & Design specification. Students are encouraged to explore all aspects of textiles and fashion so the candidate must have good curriculum knowledge and outstanding practical skills, including construction of garments and the use of the sewing machine for embellishment in free-machine embroidery and other applications including weaving. Experience of team-teaching is useful, as it is the established method of teaching in the department.

Students at Fine Arts are ambitious and regularly progress to the degree and foundation course of their choice at universities including Central St Martins, London College of Fashion and Kingston. Supporting the application process and the creation of the portfolio is an integral part of the course.

 Application and job description can be found on the College website and attached to the TES advertisement.

Closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday 13th December 2024.

Salary dependent on qualifications and experience

Applications will be reviewed as they arrive. We reserve the right to close this advert early should a suitable applicant be found.

Hampstead Fine Arts College is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and a check of their career history. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020

The following policies should also be reviewed as part of this advert:

·        Child protection and Safeguarding Policy

·        Safer Recruitment Policy

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