Thank you for your interest in applying for the role of Head of English at Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent. As the Head of English, the successful candidate will play a critical role in driving standards in the classroom so that practice is consistently exceptional. We are seeking to appoint a successful english leader who knows how to deliver exceptional outcomes. We are seeking someone who has a commitment to ensuring every young person has the very best opportunity to succeed. We are very clear in our vision that we want to deliver an “exceptional education to all children and commit to achieving the very best outcomes.” We want to appoint a leader who can deliver that in english.  

You will be a highly successful english practitioner, with experience of leadership in english combined with a track record of excellent individual and team outcomes for students. You will have a strong understanding of how to effectively implement a coherent curriculum to achieve the best outcomes, and will be able to develop your team so that they become a high performing subject in our Academy but also more widely across the city and the region.

In turn, we will offer you a fantastic package of development and CPD. Our Academy has a strong track record of developing its colleagues and helping them successfully move on to promoted roles, including senior leadership, both internally and externally. This is an Academy that provides the best grounding for the next steps in your career. As Head of English, you will be on our Extended Leadership and play a key role in the development of our Academy.  

Why us?

Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent is one of the City’s most successful schools. We have just achieved our best ever Progress 8 score that puts us in the top third of all schools nationally, with some of our subjects in the top 3%. 

All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.

Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.

Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.

Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.

Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.

Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.

Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.

Our Values

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Be yourself, always

Show you care

So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you!

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success: 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. 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 And More!

For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk

The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.