Kitchen Porter

Working At Trinity CE High School

Trinity Church of England High School was opened in 1984 with the foundation motto of “Faith in the City, Value in People, Excellence in Education”

We are celebrating our 40th year and continuing the tradition of our foundation promoting the education of students in a community which is positively Christian but welcomes the children of parents of other faiths. Our student body is diverse and ideally we would have a workforce which reflected this diversity – role models from all communities are very much welcome here.

Trinity has become one of the most popular schools serving the City of Manchester and districts beyond. Its teachers, support staff and students work to create a school with a distinctive atmosphere, both demanding and caring, which reflects the hopes that parents have for their children. This outlook contributes towards the genuine sense of partnership between home and school and has helped to provide feelings of security, structure, happiness and well-being.

Located adjacent to Manchester University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Museum, the Science Park and the Royal Northern College of Music, we are easily accessible from all parts of the city and are close to the many amenities of the city centre. We make good use of our proximity to both universities, theatres, galleries, museum, the RNCM, Aquatics Centre and Sports City.

The school’s excellent sports facilities comprise a sports hall, fitness suite, gymnasium, dance studio, full-size floodlit artificial pitch and floodlit 5G multi-sport courts. The well-equipped fitness suite which is free for staff to use outside of school hours and during school holidays. Staff are eligible to apply for the cycle to work scheme.

We have a good reputation for supporting the needs of students, providing excellent pastoral and academic support. Systems are kept simple so that students are clear about staff expectations regarding behaviour and that it is their responsibility to make the right choices. Teachers are fully supported, with students quickly removed by Senior Leadership for lack of respect or inattentiveness. As a result, students at Trinity are well behaved and there is a positive atmosphere in the school. Staff in all locations and posts work hard, support one another and enjoy the intrinsic rewards of working in a well-respected and oversubscribed school.

School departments are well resourced, and this has enabled us to combine the best of tradition with innovative practice. We seek to develop a breadth of experience so that, for example, our science, engineering, computing and mathematics are well balanced by artistic, linguistic, aesthetic, creative, moral and spiritual activities.

Twice weekly staff briefings are held, along with regular staff meetings, departmental and team meetings and teaching staff have access to weekly development time and on-going CPD sessions. There is a well-established and comprehensive programme of support for newly qualified teaching staff, and this has been singled out as a key strength during on-going reviews of our mentoring practices.

In its recent history, Trinity benefited from a £21.5 million Buildings & ICT Investment which was supplemented by a £3 million sixth form Centre, opened in September 2016. The ‘Outstanding’ sixth form is has a capacity of 260 students and has taken the school student population above 1500. In 2022, the school opened up a £1.5 million building extension to enable great consistency of rooming for students and teachers.

Trinity is a ‘Single Academy Trust’ – we were one of the first in the country to experience the freedoms of academisation and have maintained our independence to this day. We are rightfully proud of the strong foundations that we have given to many students and staff who have either learned or worked here over the last 40 years.

In conclusion, our overall aim is "To  provide a Christian environment in which young people are safe, secure, cared for and happy, and are able to develop into articulate, confident and well qualified citizens of the world." Have a look at our video clip to get a feel for our school site and facilities and visit our school website to access our weekly newsletters, our Ofsted Report and School Performance Tables and find out more about our school, our students, our results and our activities.

If appointed we look forward to welcoming you to Trinity and helping you to make the most of your valuable knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for your own self development and the good of the students, the school, colleagues and the wider school community.