Summary

School name
Greater Manchester Academies Trust
Address
1 Silchester Drive, Manchester, M40 8NT
Type
Multi-academy trust
Email address
hr@gmatrust.co.uk
Website address
https://www.gmacademiestrust.com/ (opens in new tab)

About Greater Manchester Academies Trust

 Manchester Communication Academy was first established in 2010 and has gone from strength to strength each academic year. The Academy has approximately 1250 students on roll in Years 7-11 and we boast a wonderfully rich and diverse school community. MCA is at the heart of the community and is committed to improving educational outcomes for all of our students. MCA is proud to be a community hub and our outward facing work is outstanding. In September 2026, we will open a new purpose built Transition Centre, a school in its own grounds just for Year 7.


This demonstrates our commitment to the transition process and ensuring every child has the best possible start to secondary school. In addition to this, we will also open a Science and STEM facility, with 11 state of the art Science labs to support increased student numbers over the next 5 years (from 1250-1500). It is a really exciting time to join us.


MCA was recognised by OFSTED in 2024 as a Good school with Outstanding Personal Development and we strive for excellence in everything we do. Implementing an ambitious, text-rich curriculum is a key priority and driving force in our ambition for excellence. We believe in the transformative power of knowledge in ensuring equitable opportunities for success. Our aspirational, bespoke curriculum ensures that all of our students gain the necessary experiences to compete academically, practically, socially and morally in the wider world. In order to achieve this, we invest deliberately in professional development. Drawing upon our EEF Research School, we are able to provide all staff with the most up-to-date and high quality evidence to develop their expertise. During department time, allocated during the academy day, and during weekly subject-specific CPD time, teams explore the ‘best bets’ of evidence-informed practice and work collaboratively to embed this practice within their daily habits. These sessions are engaging, impactful and ambitious, including deliberate practice, instructional coaching and an emphasis on building effective habits.
At MCA, we proactively promote staff wellbeing through our management of workload and additional benefits for staff, such as flexi days and the Employee Assist programme. As a result, our staff are highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals who embrace new opportunities to learn more and keep getting better – a culture that permeates the academy amongst staff and students.


Our students appreciate and relish the opportunity to learn and we support their effective learning behaviours through high expectations with emphasis on metacognition and our work with parents, families and the community. Having the highest expectations of our students means that our teachers can focus on teaching and our students can focus on learning.


We are looking for teachers who are aligned with our values and who have the talent and potential to accelerate the school’s journey to excellence. The position is a great opportunity for someone who shares our passion for delivering educational excellence. If you are aligned to our mission and values and could flourish with this opportunity, we very much look forward to hearing from you. 

Commitment to safeguarding

Greater Manchester Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure for a Regulated Activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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1 Silchester Drive, Manchester, M40 8NT

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