Teacher of Maths
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5SG8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
2 June 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday-Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
- To support the Subject Leader in the development and implementation of an ambitious and exciting knowledge-rich Maths curriculum, filled with opportunities for students to experience new things, learn, grow, reflect and question the world around them.
- To support students to make great progress through the skilful use of assessment, using clear assessment end endpoints.
- To deliver a learning experience which supports all students, including students with SEND and disadvantage, to achieve great outcomes
- To adopt and promote the Academy’s values and Ways of Being, providing opportunities for personal and academic growth and success.
- A commitment to the academy’s restorative and relational practice.
- Promote the purpose and power of Student Coaching.
- Effectively contribute to the academy and department improvement plans and improve the outcomes for students across the academy.
- To be an active and supportive member of the Maths Team.
Key Responsibilities – all teachers
● To plan and deliver great lessons, to all students that;
- Explore core and gateway concepts, using methods of delivery that are rooted in the science behind the acquisition of knowledge, including first class guided, deliberate and independent practice.
- Skillfully check for understanding through effective questioning, including ‘Pitstops’, designed to anticipate errors and tackle misconceptions head on.
- Reinforce knowledge that deepens understanding and promotes the transition from novice to expert learners, with fluent comprehension and application of specialist vocabulary.
● To use Student Passports to inform bespoke learning experiences for our students with SEND and Disadvantage, leading to accelerated progress made.
● To deliver feedback strategies that ensure; - Consistency in the quality of work amongst all key groups within the academy (in particular, disadvantaged, most disadvantaged and SEND) - Effective feedback as a tool for ‘upgrading’ student work and addressing misconceptions.
● To ensure that literacy, numeracy, cross-curricular and future career themes are reflected in the learning experience of students.
● To expect and encourage strong student engagement through consistent implementation of Academy policies relevant to teaching and learning, behaviour for learning, home-learning and assessment, with strong relationships at the core.
●To expect and encourage strong student engagement by recording and reporting on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students.
● To positively contribute to the Department Develop Plan.
● To participate in learning evaluation strategies in accordance with the Academy policy and frameworks.
● To contribute to collaborative planning activities, seeking out and recommending improvements to processes within the team.
● To provide, or contribute to, verbal and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.
●To uphold Teachers Standards in all areas of work and be an active and supportive member of the faculty.
● To lead a Student Coaching group, supporting and nurturing their personal and academic development.
Data and Assessment
● Analyse and interpret Academy data to inform planning and personalised support..
● Ensure appropriate planning documents are in place and that they support strong progress for all students..
● Support internal frameworks that monitor the quality of achievement through Data Sweeps and assessment moderation.
● Provide all relevant bodies with robust information relating to student performance and development.
● Assess, record and report on the impact of intervention and mentoring strategies. Curriculum Development ●
To assist in the development of an ambitious and exciting knowledge-rich curriculum filled with opportunities for students to experience new things, learn, grow, reflect and question the world around them.
● Support structures that ensure teaching and learning are innovative and of a high quality throughout the Academy.
● Support the implementation of high quality reading for learning strategies across the curriculum so that reading is prioritised to create a culture where pupils read widely, often, with fluency and understanding.
● Contribute to the development of a programme of enrichment extending the academy 2 experience beyond the limits of the formal academy day. Developing self and working with others
● To encompass what it means to be a reflective practitioner, including engaging in opportunities to further develop the ‘craft’ of teaching.
● Engage with the Academy’s CPD programme including the application of theory to daily practice.
● Engage in the Academy’s Personal and Professional Development Cycle.
● Contribute to subject specific CPD opportunities during time with teams. ● Develop positive working relationships with all staff.
●Support the academy’s ITT, SCITT and ECT programmes of staff development, as appropriate.
● Support colleagues to be successful in their own role through mentoring, coaching and line management, as appropriate.
● Be a visible, proactive presence around the Academy, promoting positive student engagement.
● Reinforce and model the Academies and the Co-op Academies Trust’s core co-operative values and behaviours. Strengthening the community
● Liaise with colleagues in other academies, higher education institutions, industrial links, governors and other relevant external bodies.
● Work with other agencies to ensure learning experiences and opportunities for students are integrated into the wider community.
● Build the reputation of the Academy within the local and wider community.
● Create and maintain partnerships with parents and carers to support and improve students’ achievement and personal development. Managing and promoting the organisation
● Ensure effective communication/consultation, as appropriate, with the parents of students and other relevant stakeholders.
● Actively promote the development of effective links with external agencies.
● Act with integrity and a high level of professionalism in all situations.
● Be able to present the Academy’s performance and other academy initiatives to a range of audiences; parents, governors, the Co-op Academies Trust and other external agencies. Child Protection and Safeguarding
● Ensure that the child protection policies and procedures adopted by the Governing Body and Co-op Academies Trust are fully implemented and followed by all staff.
● Ensure that sufficient resources and time are allocated to enable staff to discharge their Child Protection related responsibilities effectively.
Our Policies All staff will fully support and champion, Safeguarding, Child Protection, Equality and Diversity and 3 the Prevent agenda at all times, as appropriate. NOTES All teaching staff will have generic responsibilities which support the development and learning of students. This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the amount of time to be spent carrying each of them out. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from the Principal to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. This job description is current at the date shown. In consultation with you, it may be changed by the Principal to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits include:
- Well-being weeks at the end of each term with well-being activities, all meetings cancelled as well as a dedicated well-being committee team
- Supportive Academy Leadership Team with well-being high on the agenda
- ‘Community’ sessions once a week with free staff breakfast and 25 minutes to connect and chat with colleagues
- ‘CRAFT’ sessions every 2 weeks investing in personal development for all colleagues
- You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores. Staff also receive double discounts every month!
- 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
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1055 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe website
- Email address
- nicola.webb@coopacademies.co.uk
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe is situated in Pudsey and just 15 minutes from both Leeds and Bradford centre with places for 1250 students and 135 colleagues. The Academy has a very special ethos, which visitors continue to comment on. Equity and equality are key drivers for us in ensuring that all students have the opportunity to excel within a highly inclusive and supportive community.
Arranging a visit to Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nicola.webb@coopacademies.co.uk.
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