Design and Technology Teacher
Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2023
Job overview
Design and Technology Teacher
Salary – MPS/UPS
Are you a passionate and dedicated Design and Technology Teacher seeking your next teaching role? Due to the growing popularity of the academy and a rapid growth in student numbers, we are seeking to appoint a committed and dynamic Design and Technology Teacher to join our team.
Co-op Academy Manchester opened in September 2010 in a new building and is sponsored by the Co-op, one of Manchester’s largest businesses. Our academy values centre around the Co-op ‘Ways of being’, which staff and students follow every day.
We are looking for a Design and Technology Teacher who is passionate about their subject and is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of scientists. In this role you will need to have a strong subject and pedagogical knowledge so that you can deliver lessons of a high standard to our students.
In return we can offer:
- Centralised collaborative planning reducing workload
- Fantastic team to join with high morale and lots of collaboration
- Outstanding ECT support for new teachers
- Subject-specific CPD throughout the year
- Supportive and visionary leaders in Technology
- Excellent facilities including 2 laser cutters and 4 3D printer
- A dedicated, forward thinking and experienced full time D&T technician
- Class sizes at ks4 capped at 20 and 21/21 at ks3
- Research-informed policies and processes
- Workload and wellbeing a priority for leaders
- Ability to teach by specialism at key stage 4
- Opportunity to engage with an exciting STEM extra-curricular offer
A competitive salary will be offered if the successful applicant can show:
- A commitment to the Co-op ‘Ways of being’
- They are a strong classroom practitioner and able to motivate, engage and inspire students
- A strong commitment to the students and raising standards
- An interest in career progression
Co-op Academy Manchester was recently judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in March 2023. Ofsted said that:
“Leaders, trustees and governors strive for all pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester to be successful. Pupils are encouraged to demonstrate the ‘ways of being Co-op’ in all that they do.”
“Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use their expertise to help pupils to learn well in lessons. Teachers who are not specialists in a subject receive appropriate and effective subject-specific training. This enables these teachers to deliver the curriculum equally well.”
“Leaders have thought carefully about the curriculum that they want all pupils to learn, including those with SEND. The curriculum is well organised. Subject leaders have thought deeply about the key knowledge that pupils should learn and the order in which this content should be taught.”
Please download full details and an application form from our website or contact Mrs C Downend, c/o Co-op Academy Manchester, Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester M9 0WQ. Alternatively e-mail claire.downend@coopacademies.co.uk or telephone 0161 795 3005.
The academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all of its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt under the rehabilitation of the young offenders act 1974 and the amendments to the expectations order 1975 2013 and 2020 and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Closing date for application is 20 September 2023
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About Co-op Academy Manchester
- Co-op Academy Manchester
- Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley
- Manchester
- M9 0WQ
- United Kingdom
The academy, based in Higher Blackley in North Manchester, has over 1,600 students on roll and is part of Co-op Academies Trust.
Co-op Academy Manchester was recently judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in March 2023. Ofsted said that:
“Leaders, trustees and governors strive for all pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester to be successful. Pupils are encouraged to demonstrate the ‘ways of being Co-op’ in all that they do.”
“Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use their expertise to help pupils to learn well in lessons. Teachers who are not specialists in a subject receive appropriate and effective subject-specific training. This enables these teachers to deliver the curriculum equally well.”
“Leaders have thought carefully about the curriculum that they want all pupils to learn, including those with SEND. The curriculum is well organised. Subject leaders have thought deeply about the key knowledge that pupils should learn and the order in which this content should be taught.”
All academies in our Trust are united by our Ways of Being Co-op.
These are:
- Do what matters most
- Be yourself, always
- Show you care
- Succeed together
We are looking for colleagues who are up for a challenge; who want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with; who are committed to their own professional development and who want to be outstanding teachers, classroom assistants, administrators, leaders, and support workers across a wide range of roles in our academy.
We offer:
- Leaders within the faculty who are serious about reducing unnecessary workload
- Centralised resourcing of English lessons
- Excellent facilities
- The opportunity to work in a highly successful academy with a growing reputation as a high-performing educational setting.
- Significant opportunities for professional development and growth within the academy and the Trust.
- The opportunity to work under the ethics and values of the Co-op.
- Co-op Academies Trust benefits package.
A note on safeguarding
- The academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all of its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt under the rehabilitation of the young offenders act 1974 and the amendments to the expectations order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
- All applications must be made through our application forms. We cannot accept CVs.
Please find out more by visiting our website.
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