Year 6 Class Teacher and English Lead
Co-op Academy Brownhill, Leeds, LS9 7DH16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
5 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,874 - £52,475
Year 6 Class Teacher and English Lead job summary
Coop Academy Brownhill Academy
Year 6 Class Teacher and English Lead
Permanent
Full time
Contracted hours: 32.5
Salary: MPS 2-6 /UPS + TLR 2A
Required for September 2025
Coop Academy Brownhill Academy is a large primary school situated in East Leeds and forms part of the Co-op Academies Trust.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, pioneering and motivated Year 6 teacher and English lead who shares our belief in providing the highest standards of teaching and learning. We are looking for an outstanding practitioner who has excellent English subject knowledge and who is innovative and motivated and able to build on the school’s success. The right candidate will have a strong track record in improving pupil’s academic outcomes and we welcome applications from those who are looking to take the next step in leadership to join our middle leadership team. An additional half day management time will be provided to ensure that the right candidate has sufficient time to drive the teaching of English within the school. As we are looking for an experienced practitioner this post is not suitable for ECTs
Brownhill is a happy and energetic school and is part of Co-op Academies Trust which has received judgements of ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a forward thinking staff team that is committed to improving the lives of its pupils.
Are you:
- Innovative and flexible in your approach and quick to take on new initiatives
- Possessing of energy and enthusiasm and committed to enabling every child to be successful
- Committed to the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour and to continuous school improvement
- An excellent classroom practitioner, who is reflective and is passionate about teaching and lifelong learning
- Someone who has the ability and dedication to make a real difference to the lives of children
- Someone who enjoys a challenge and has the determination to make a difference
- Committed to attaining high standards for all pupils
- Able to develop positive relationships with all members of the school community
- Committed to your own personal professional development. Keen to expand their knowledge, skills and understanding of learning, education and pedagogy in order to grow and develop as a teacher
- Committed to driving English forward
- Committed to developing leadership skills.
- Able to use research and current thinking to drive teaching and learning and subject leadership
- Supportive of partnerships with parents, governors and the community
- Committed to providing young children with a curriculum full of purpose and experiences
We can offer you:
- An exciting opportunity to be fully involved in the shaping of our dynamic academies and their curriculum.
- A supportive governing body
- Creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning
- An environment where innovation and creativity is encouraged
- A dedicated, skilled and talented leadership team
- Valuable support system from a strong and growing network of partner schools
- The opportunity to work under the ethics and values of our sponsor, the Co-operative Group
- Co-op Academies Trust benefits package including discount gym memberships & leisure offers, childcare vouchers, cycle to work, Co-op Credit Union, season ticket & rental deposit loans, cash-back healthcare scheme and co-operative discount offers
- Excellent professional development opportunities from colleagues and other schools within Co-op Academy Trust, who all share the same aim, to provide all children with an excellent broad and balanced curriculum
- Tailored support to develop, which includes, continuing professional development through differentiated training, through locality partnership links and through other well established training links. Development ranges from initial training support, through to leadership programmes
We are looking for a teacher who is committed to ensuring that excellence, inclusion and challenge are at the heart of everything we do. The successful applicant will have varying levels of experience.
Coop Academy Brownhill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
“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”.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged. Please contact on 01132489539 to arrange a mutually convenient time.
CV’s are not accepted as part of our recruitment process.
Closing date: 26th March 2025
Shortlisting: Friday 28th March 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 2nd April 2025
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.
About Co-op Academy Brownhill
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Co-op Academy Brownhill website
School location
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