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The School
Calthorpe Park School is a highly successful place to learn and grow. The school’s recent growth has created many ongoing opportunities for staff to develop, enhance and advance their careers within the same institution.
We pride ourselves on the excellence of our exam results but our ethos is to support all students to have the opportunity to succeed and the experience of success in a culture of respect, integrity, kindness, aspiration and resilience. These are the tenets of 'The Calthorpe Way'. We aim to educate the whole child for the whole of their life by inspiring minds, shaping characters and nurturing futures.
Our centralised disruption free learning behaviour policy insures calm and purposeful lessons for all our students and teachers.
Job/Person Summary
We are looking to recruit an inspirational Teacher of Textiles and D&T with a 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 in KS3 and KS4 and who is committed to raising the expectations and achievements of our students.
A Textiles teacher plays a vital role in inspiring creativity, teaching valuable life skills and opening pathways into industries like fashion, design and engineering. They help students see textiles not just as 'needlework', but as a modern, innovative discipline with real-world applications. Pupils at Calthorpe Park School study a module of Textiles at both Year 7 and Year 8 and then can opt to study this at GCSE.
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.
Start date: 13 April 2026 (we consider 1 Sep 2026)
Prior to interview, an online search will be conducted to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. This is in line with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in a school environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at this school.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date should a suitable candidate be found.
Safeguarding Statement
Calthorpe Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.