Class Teacher

Co-op Academy Nightingale, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7AX

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter; however, a September start will be considered for the right candidate.

• Closing date

  23 January 2026 at 3:30pm

• Date listed

  22 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual salary £32916 - £45352

Class Teacher job summary

At Co-op Academy Nightingale, we are more than just a school; we are a community. We are passionate about providing a dynamic learning environment where every child is empowered to reach their full potential. We believe our colleagues are the heartbeat of our academy, fostering curiosity and a lifelong love for learning.

We are seeking a highly motivated Teacher with the confidence and enthusiasm to ensure our pupils achieve academic success while enjoying a truly fantastic education.

Early Career Teachers (ECTs) are warmly encouraged to apply – we offer a supportive environment to launch your career.

The Role: What are we looking for?

We want an educator who loves their job and takes pride in every lesson. You should be:

• An Exceptional Practitioner: A qualified teacher with a track record of success in behaviour management and academic achievement.
• A Team Player: Someone who enjoys collaborating to promote excellence across the whole school.
• Driven & Organized: Motivated to do your best, with the organizational skills to thrive in a challenging, rewarding environment.
• Relationship Focused: Able to maintain excellent bonds with parents and multi-agency networks.
• Energetic: Equipped with a good sense of humour and the "boundless energy" required for primary education.

Our Values: The Co-op Way

At Nightingale, we don’t just teach values; we live them. Our ‘Ways of Being’ guide everything we do:

• Succeed together
• Do what matters most
• Be yourself, always
• Show you care

As part of the Co-op Academies Trust, we are committed to Self-help, Self-responsibility, Equality, Equity, Democracy, and Solidarity. If these values resonate with you, you will fit right in.

Why Join Co-op Academy Nightingale?

We recognize the vital role you play in our success and offer a wide range of benefits:

• You’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
• Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
• Co-op Funeralcare benefit
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans

And more!

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

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 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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Co-op Academy Nightingale

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 407 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Co-op Academy Nightingale website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-nightingale

Co-op Academy Nightingale is an inspiring place to work and learn, as part of the Co-op
Academies Trust, Nightingale aims to secure excellence in all aspects of its work. It is one
of thirty schools in the Trust, and one of thirteen in West Yorkshire. All schools in the Trust
demonstrate a strong commitment to cooperative values and principles. It is therefore
vital that applicants are willing to fully embrace these, embedding them into the learning
experiences for pupils and using them to drive up academic standards further. The Trust
is a successful and highly collaborative partnership of schools committed to raising the
educational ambitions of the communities it serves.

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