Classroom Teacher

Co-op Academy Glebe, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 3HZ

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  19 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 32,916.00 - 51,048.00

Classroom Teacher job summary

EYFS lead and Classroom Teacher

Co-op Academy Glebe, ST4 3HZ

Salary: MPS-UPS + TLR 2a Hours per week: Full-time (1 FTE)

Required from September 2026

If you have what it takes to make a difference within the Early Years, then the children of Glebe need YOU! This isn’t just any teaching job. This is the opportunity to be part of something amazing, to improve the life chances of children and to accelerate your career at a phenomenal rate. We’re looking for a highly talented EYFS leader and classroom teacher to join our team at Co-op Academy Glebe; someone who will deliver effective teaching and learning and continue to raise attainment and progress through innovative teaching, tracking and intervention with clear previous impact in both their own classroom practice and positively lead by example across our EYFS classes including transition into Key Stage 1.

This exceptional EYFS lead will also be Glebe’s key leader for the Department for Education’s new Reception Networks programme. Co-op Academy Glebe will lead a professional network across Stoke and Staffordshire, fostering excellence in early years education. This collaborative approach ensures that the expertise within both the Academy and Trust is shared effectively with our regional partners, while also bringing the latest national evidence-informed practices back into our own classrooms. This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher with a clear impact of driving standards to ensure they are the key player to support the government’s ambition for 75% of children to reach a good level of development (GLD) by the end of reception year by 2028,

Co-op Academy Glebe will provide you with the reward of making a difference and you’ll do all this whilst capturing the spirit of our vision and values and whilst role-modelling exceptional professional behaviours with our Trust and beyond. 

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and dynamic EYFS Leader. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive our Early Years provision as we continue our journey now in collaboration with DfE as Reception Lead Network school. We are looking for an EYFS leader who:

Has a proven track record of outstanding teaching in EYFS 

Is an outstanding classroom practitioner with high expectations for both themselves and all children and adults they work with 

Is driven by a strong moral purpose to ensure all children achieve well, regardless of their starting point

Is passionate about creativity and fun yet still have clear outcomes

Understands the key role assessment plays in EYFS;

Can plan appropriately to meet children's individual needs rooted in ambition and high expectations.

Is determined to succeed together, with the ability to communicate well with parents and other all stakeholders, professionals and key leaders from other settings

Is committed to bringing the curriculum alive through inspirational learning

Has a thorough and up to date knowledge of the EYFS curriculum, pedagogy, safeguarding and national initiatives

Can work strategically as part of the Extended Senior Leadership Team and other subject leaders to ensure the EYFS curriculum prepares children well for KS1 and beyond

Committed to teamwork, recognising that more can be achieved together than is possible as individuals

Warm in character and easy to work with

Able to be pushed at an accelerated rate of development, and reflective and proactive enough to make it happen

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 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.
Please note, references will be sought and an online social media check completed for all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

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 Glebe

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 233 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Co-op Academy Glebe website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glebe-academy

Our Academy

Co-op Academy Glebe is part of Co-op Academies Trust.

We joined Co-op Academies Trust on 1st October 2022 after consultation with all our stakeholders.

Within our Academy we endeavour to focus upon the needs of the individual and therefore perceive education in terms of activities and discoveries, which are purposeful, practical and challenging. This helps our children to structure, interpret and understand their experiences of the world.

We believe that education should be a personal experience and through the provision of exciting and experimental first hand learning situations the content will be both significant and relevant.

As an Academy we know that effective education is about a partnership between the staff, parents and the children. We believe in the active encouragement of parents to participate in the life of the school, which may be in several ways. Parents are welcome to visit the classroom and are given opportunity to come to understand as well as experience the curriculum.

Our Academy itself is a family but we are also part of a larger family within the community of Fenton. This provides a wonderful opportunity for our projection into the wider community and we believe a school will provide a richer and more relevant education if links with the community are strong.

It is our shared belief that education is preparation for life and we seek to prepare each child to face life beyond the Academy with confidence. We aspire to set high standards for personal behaviour and self-discipline, with consideration, courtesy and respect for other people of all ages, races and cultures. We are concerned with the provision of exciting and quality learning experiences in a safe, secure and happy environment.

We endeavour to achieve high standards in every aspect of Academy life by making the most efficient use of all the resources available.

Our principal aim is to use education to enable all our learners to reach and maximise their potential to help children to become independent, caring and critical adults who are fully able to contribute and know what to expect from society.

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