Teacher of Geography

Job title:

Teacher of Geography

Company

Co-Op Academies Trust

Job description

Establishment: Co-op Academy Florence Macwilliams Location: Co-op Academy Florence Macwilliams Salary: MPS Department: Humanities Job Type: Full TimeClosing Date: 10/02/2025 09:00 Interview Date: 14/02/2025 Start Date: September 2025Additional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR – All year round Hours per Week: 32.50 Weeks per Year: 52.000 Pay Grade: MPSThe RoleStart date: September 2025Close date: 10th February, 2025Interview: 14th February, 2025Thank you for your interest in applying for Teacher of Geography at Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams. This is a unique opportunity to lead a new free school in Stoke-on-Trent working closely with the SLT and a brand new team of teaching and support staff.Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams opened its doors in September 2024 in temporary accommodation, welcoming our founding cohort of 120 Year 7 students. Through collaboration with the Local Authority and the DfE’s Free School program, Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams is an important addition to Stoke-on-Trent’s educational landscape. For September 2025, we will transition into our state-of-art facility, expanding each year until reaching full capacity of 1150 students in 2030.This role comes with unparalleled opportunities for development, progression, and influence as the academy evolves.Why Choose Co-op Florence MacWilliams?

• Lifelong Learning: At Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams, we are dedicated to fostering continuous professional development throughout your career journey. With an unwavering commitment to growth, we offer double the standard number of training days. This ensures you have abundant opportunities for learning, skill enhancement, and staying at the forefront of educational advancements.

• Thriving in a Collaborative Community: Joining Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams means becoming an integral part of the larger Co-op network, one of the UK’s most successful Multi-Academy Trusts. You will become part of a dynamic community where peers connect locally and nationally sharing valuable resources, knowledge, and best practices.

• Streamlined Organisational Support: Our organisational structure is meticulously designed to support our staff. This strategic approach allows you the freedom to focus on your strengths, ultimately contributing to the enhancement of educational outcomes for the academy’s students.

• Curriculum Excellence for Future Success: At Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams, our curriculum is crafted with support from central service subject directors. This results in a solid knowledge base and a depth of understanding in each subject.

• We Care: At Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams, we are committed to creating something special, a culture of high expectations with the ways of being and our PACE principles at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to provide an exceptional educational experience for our students and to foster a community where everyone feels valued and supported.

• Extended Learning Opportunities: Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams is introducing an extended school day to provide students with valuable additional time for comprehensive learning and skill development. This extended period will be dedicated to a well-structured enrichment program, offering a diverse range of activities designed to expand students’ horizons, cultivate cultural capital, and nurture enduring interests that will shape their lives beyond their school years.

This innovative approach to our school day and calendar enables the incorporation of an extra two weeks of holiday into the academic year, providing both students and staff with shorter, more rejuvenating term times.Benefits include:Our employee benefits package includes:

• 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.
• 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

If you have what we are looking for, we would love for you to take the initiative and apply to be part of a team that is not just building a school but shaping the future of education in Stoke-on-Trent.Elizabeth ClewlowHeadteacherCo-op Academy Florence MacWilliamsQualifications
Qualification Title Grade Strong A Levels or equivalent
Essential
Qualified Teacher Status
Essential
Degree in a relevant subject
Essential

Expected salary

Location

Stoke-on-Trent

Job date

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:12:23 GMT

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