Vice Principal - Quality of Education

Co-op Academy Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 0WQ

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  28 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership scale L22-26

Vice Principal - Quality of Education job summary

We are seeking a dynamic and inspirational Vice Principal - Quality of Education, to join our leadership team. This role is a key position in the academy, and the successful candidate will join a team of highly motivated and talented colleagues, both at leadership and across the rest of the academy.

This is an exciting time to be joining Co-op Academy Manchester. In 2023, OFSTED graded the academy as Good and, in 2024, our Progress 8 score improved significantly. The current post holder, alongside a new Principal, has developed a new vision for the quality of education, including a new curriculum intent, knowledge expert assessment model, and data informed approach.

The successful candidate will be a knowledge expert and well-read. They will be a well-rounded leader who will lead by example and drive the quality of education. They will have a passion for embedding a codified teaching methodology to ensure high standards and great learning habits. The successful candidate will also have a thorough understanding of current challenges nationally and a proven track record of successful leadership of curriculum implementation with impact.

The academy, based in Higher Blackley in North Manchester, has over 1,600 students on roll and is part of Co-op Academies Trust.

Co-op Academy Manchester was recently judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in March 2023. Ofsted said that:

“Leaders, trustees and governors strive for all pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester to be successful. Pupils are encouraged to demonstrate the ‘ways of being Co-op’ in all that they do.”

“Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use their expertise to help pupils to learn well in lessons. Teachers who are not specialists in a subject receive appropriate and effective subject-specific training. This enables these teachers to deliver the curriculum equally well.”

“Leaders have thought carefully about the curriculum that they want all pupils to learn, including those with SEND. The curriculum is well organised. Subject leaders have thought deeply about the key knowledge that pupils should learn and the order in which this content should be taught.”

All academies in our Trust are united by our Ways of Being Co-op.

These are:

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

We are looking for colleagues who are up for a challenge; who want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with; who are committed to their own professional development and who want to be outstanding teachers, classroom assistants, administrators, leaders, and support workers across a wide range of roles in our academy.

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

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

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Co-op Academy Manchester

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1608 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Co-op Academy Manchester website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-manchester

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