Teacher of Textiles (Art Textiles)

Liskeard School and Community College, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3EA

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  10 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Art and design, Design and technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Up to 1-year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit an inspirational teacher with strong subject knowledge to join our creative, cohesive and driven department. The successful applicant will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic and pro-active teacher of Textiles with experience in teaching the subject as KS3, KS4 and KS5, and who is committed to raising the expectations and achievements of our students.

What the school offers its staff

If you are passionate about high quality, evidence informed teaching and learning and want to join a school with exceptionally high aspirations and ambitions for staff and students, we welcome your application.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Liskeard School and Community College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1148 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Liskeard School and Community College website
• Email address: hr@liskeard.net
• Phone number: 01579342344
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/liskeard-school-and-community-college-liskeard

Liskeard School and Community College is a friendly, caring, supportive school in Cornwall with people and relationships at its heart. It is a unique school of extraordinary staff and students and enjoys exceptional support from parents and the local community. We are proud of our school and we are relentless in our approach to make it even better. We take the education of our students very seriously.

Our school is situated in the historic market town of Liskeard, which is central to Cornwall’s outstanding south eastern countryside and coastline, serving the beautiful rural villages and hamlets and is just a scenic, 30-minute drive from Plymouth.

Assessed by Ofsted in March 2020 as a good school, we are an inclusive secondary community school delivering Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 to 1,100 students aged 11-18 and of mixed ability.

We are an academy school and part of the South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART), which provides for outstanding local career opportunities, excellent professional development opportunities and access to expert support, advice, guidance and knowledge pooling from fellow practitioners in our partner schools.

Arranging a visit to Liskeard School and Community College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@liskeard.net.

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