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Teacher of Fashion Design & Visual Communication

Position Start Date: 18/08/2026 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 23/07/2026 Midnight Date of Interviews: TBC

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Salary: £27,978 - £44,637 Depending on experience and qualifications

Reference No: SR2213
Campus: Cross Campus
Hours: 37 hrs / week|52 weeks / year
Contract: Permanent

Job Details

As a college, our focus is on Career-Focused Learning, ensuring that our learners' experiences and our connections with the community and employers are central of everything we do.

As a teacher at USP College, you'll embody enthusiasm and the ability to motivate students, providing an engaging and rewarding learning journey. If you're passionate about Fashion, Retail and Businessand eager to guide young individuals towards their career goals, we're eager to support you.

At USP College we are committed to nurturing a top-tier workforce to facilitate our students to their full potential. Seeking innovative curriculum professionals who thrive in an environment fostering inspiration and growth for both staff and students.

Main Purpose of the Role:

As a member of our teaching team, you will:

• Deliver outstanding teaching and learning across our Financial and Professional Service department, engaging students from Level 1 to Level 4.
• Support the academic and pastoral development of learners, ensuring they are ready to learn and thrive.
• Contribute to curriculum development, innovation, and the wider life of the College.
• Play an active role in fulfilling the College's mission:

"Toprovide a transformative education that empowers learners and serves our community and employers."

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons in line with curriculum requirements.
• Monitor, assess, and report on student progress.
• Provide academic guidance and pastoral support to help every learner succeed.
• Make effective use of digital platforms (e.g. Teams, Google Classroom) and emerging tools such as AI to enhance student learning and feedback.
• Participate in curriculum development, open events, interviews, and student induction activities.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to share best practice and support continuous improvement.
• Uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, and health and safety policies.

About You:

We're looking for someone who is:

• Qualified to degree in relevant subject or similar
• An expert in their subject area, with a strong understanding of progression pathways and enrichment opportunities.
• Enthusiastic about teaching, with effective strategies to support learners at Levels 1-3 (and Level 4 where appropriate).
• Confident in using digital tools to engage learners and enhance teaching.
• Able to balance academic rigor with encouragement and support, motivating students to achieve their full potential.

Desirable (but not essential):

• A recognised teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE/Cert Ed).
• Professional or industry experience to enrich classroom teaching.
• Experience in curriculum development, course leadership, or employer engagement.

The right candidate will have:

• Ability to relate well to students and staff, balancing support and challenge to maximise achievement.
• Strong organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Creative and lateral thinking skills to promote campus growth and enhance learning experiences.
• Proven ability to resolve conflicts professionally and ensure student welfare.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of the role.

Why choose us?

Our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be selected as finalists for the AoC Beacon awards for effective use of digital Technology in FE. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations, or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.

What we offer:

• A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn
• Annual Staff Awards
• CPD days - opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching
• Free onsite parking
• Staff appreciation days
• Onsite Starbucks & Restaurant
• Electric Vehicle Scheme*
• Discounted gym membership
• Hybrid Working available
• Fully immersive teaching rooms allow simultaneous online teaching at multiple locations
• Free Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7, 365 days offering legal & financial advice, as well as general support & guidance

* subject to terms & conditions

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

University of the Arts London (UAL) seeks an experienced academic leader to direct the Interaction Design and Visual Communication (IDVC) programme area within LCC’s Design School in London. You will shape the academic vision, set strategic direction and ensure provision remains ambitious, inclusive and professionally relevant across design, technology and creative practice.

You will lead curriculum development, teaching quality, student experience, assessment and quality enhancement, while

This is an exciting opportunity to provide academic leadership for Interaction Design and Visual Communication (IDVC), one of three programme areas within LCC’s Design School.

The role offers the chance to shape a dynamic and evolving area of provision at the intersection of design, technology, communication and creative practice. The courses sitting within IDVC include BA (Hons) Interaction Design, BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media, MA Illustration and Visual Media, MA Service Design, MA Interaction Design and MA User Experience.

As Programme Director, you will play a pivotal role in setting the academic vision and strategic direction for the programme, working closely with Course Leaders, academic teams, technical colleagues, professional services and senior leaders across the College. You will lead the development, delivery and enhancement of the programme’s offering, ensuring that its courses remain ambitious, inclusive, research-informed, professionally relevant and responsive to current and future developments in design practice.

You will have responsibility for the day‑to‑day academic leadership and management of the programme, including learning, teaching, assessment, student experience, quality enhancement, admissions, resource planning and staff development. You will use data and student feedback to identify priorities, support continuous improvement and maintain high academic standards across the programme.

You will also help strengthen the programme’s external profile, building relationships with academic, cultural, commercial, governmental and creative communities in the UK and internationally. This includes supporting enterprise, collaboration, research alignment and engagement with emerging technologies, while contributing to wider College and University priorities around equality, diversity and inclusion, decolonising the curriculum, climate justice and social purpose.

This is a role for someone who can combine academic leadership with deep design expertise, bringing strategic vision, clarity and credibility to a complex and evolving programme area.

We are looking for an experienced academic leader, practitioner and researcher with strong knowledge of interaction design, service design, illustration, visual media and contemporary communication design practice. You will understand how current and future technologies, changing professional contexts and global trends are reshaping design education, and be able to translate this insight into a clear and compelling academic direction.

You will bring experience of leading academic programmes, curriculum development, teaching, assessment and quality enhancement, alongside the ability to support excellent pedagogy, inclusive practice and strong student outcomes. You will be confident working with Course Leaders and programme teams to maintain standards, enhance the student experience and support students across different learning styles, backgrounds and developmental stages.

As a senior academic leader, you will be able to motivate teams, manage resources effectively, identify and solve problems, prioritise complex work and contribute confidently to strategic decision‑making within the School, College and University.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

West Northamptonshire Council is offering a development opportunity for an existing staff member to train as a Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Specialist (VIRO) through the FdSc Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (Adults) programme at Birmingham City University.

The role combines academic study with practical experience to support people with visual impairments to maintain independence, confidence, and quality of life.