Programme Leader – Fashion & Textiles Extended Diploma

Background in Art & Design, Fashion or Textiles? Fancy sharing your creativity and industry knowledge with the next generation? We are looking for a motivated and organised Programme Leader to join our high-performing Art & Design faculty. Based in our purpose-built Centre for Creative Industries, you will teach and lead within a successful Fashion & Textiles provision, supporting students across a range of creative pathways.

We’re looking for someone who’s…

• positive, supportive and passionate about the arts, with a can-do attitude

• a strong communicator, able to build positive relationships with students and colleagues

• well organised, adaptable and able to manage competing priorities

• experienced in teaching at post-compulsory level

• knowledgeable in contemporary fashion and textiles practice

• qualified to degree level or with strong industry experience

• willing to work towards a teaching qualification (if not already held)

• keen to contribute to a collaborative and creative team environment

What you’ll be doing…

• lead and teach on the Fashion & Textiles Extended Diploma

• contribute to teaching across Art & Design courses, including Fine Art, Graphics and Photography where appropriate

• providing pastoral support to students and helping them achieve their potential

• supporting recruitment activity and promoting courses

• working as part of an experienced team to deliver a growing Extended Diploma provision

• sharing best practice and contributing to continuous improvement across the faculty

Why join us?

• A supportive, inclusive and high-performing Art & Design faculty

• A purpose-built Centre for Creative Industries with excellent facilities

• A collaborative team with a strong focus on student experience and outcomes

• Opportunities to contribute to an ambitious and growing curriculum

• Great professional development and support

• The best reward of all… seeing your students develop creatively, grow in confidence, and achieve their ambitions

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking and creative team who place students at the heart of everything they do.

Interested? Take a look at the full job description for more details.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.

And see what our staff have to say here.

Benefits

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Applying for the role

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The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight, Monday 13th April 2026.

Interviews will be held in Exeter on Thursday 23rd April 2026.

No CVs or agencies please.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education).  If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.  All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.