Assistant Head of English

Co-op Academy North Manchester, Manchester, M9 7SS

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  9 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 37294 - 54725

Assistant Head of English job summary

Teaching English is a key role within the academy, ensuring that the academy’s vision of excellence and success is achieved within this core department. Through having the highest expectations, they will be able to continue to drive up standards of achievement, attainment and enjoyment for the subject so that all pupils can make exceptional progress. We are oversubscribed and were judged to be a good school in our recent Ofsted inspection. 

The Assistant Head of English, acting under the direction of the Head of English, will work to ensure that high standards and high quality outcomes are achieved across English. You will be a successful and experienced English teacher, who is able to enthuse, motivate and inspire children, generating a love for learning. You will have a commitment to the highest standards and be able to secure the highest quality outcomes for all. You will be able to instil in our pupils a love, passion and interest in English which goes beyond the classroom. You will be an excellent leader who will be able to use their skills to develop others. 

We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates unconditional positive regard for young people and who has the highest expectations of themselves and others and with an ambition to make a difference. You will have the opportunity to lead within the department and to further develop it. You will be joining a team of highly skilled and committed professionals who are relentless in the pursuit of excellence to improve the life chances of our pupils. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and will be highly effective in promoting and securing excellence for all. You will have the drive and ambition to help drive forward excellence in teaching and learning within the English department. 

Since March 2016, the academy has been part of The Co-op Academies Trust and embodies the vision and values of the Trust through all it seeks to achieve. We are now proud to be a Good School. A significant benefits package is also available to the successful candidate. 

We are proud of our career and professional development offer which staff at all levels can benefit from. You will be engaged in our CPD offer and other whole school opportunities for professional development also exist, alongside a bespoke package due to us being a part of The Co-op Academies Trust. 

Our core values of Respect, Commitment and Trust are at the heart of all we do and our vision of excellence permeates our drive to ensure the highest outcomes for every pupil. This is a key post in ensuring that the Academy continues to move from strength to strength. 

We are proud to be part of the Co-op Academies Trust and the successful candidate will have the chance to meet with staff from other trust schools and enjoy the benefits of being part of the Co-op.

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.  We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.

All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles, and the Ways of Being Co-op.

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Co-op Academy North Manchester

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1259 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Co-op Academy North Manchester website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-north-manchester

Co-op Academy North Manchester is a secondary school based in Blackley. We are extremely ambitious for our pupils and work hard to ensure that they leave the Academy equipped to lead happy and successful lives.

We are a sponsor-led Academy that is part of the Co-op Academies Trust. Through a great education the Trust is changing the lives of young people across the North of England. They work with us to empower teachers and young people to work together for a better education and community.

What makes our school unique is that the Trust is sponsored by the Co-op Group. This relationship means that staff benefit from all the business expertise that has seen the Co-op grow to be one of the most ethically driven and respected businesses in the country.

Values and Vision

Respect - for ourselves, each other and our community

Commitment - to strive to achieve our best and support others to achieve their best

Trust - in ourselves and each other

Ofsted

We are delighted that in February 2019, Ofsted declared us a 'Good' school. Inspectors said, "staff are approachable and unwaveringly considerate of pupils' emotional and physical well-being."

https://northmanchester.coopacademies.co.uk/

Twitter - @CoopAcademyNM

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