Key Role Information

Salary
32916-45352
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
14/11/2025 13:22
Interview
24 November 2025
Pay grade
Teachers Main | M1 - M6
Department
SEND
Key stage
Key Stage 2
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Teacher

Co-op Academy Rathbone


Salary: MPS 1 - UPS 3 plus SEND allowance 2A

Contract : Permanent

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside 

Start date: January 2026 or April 2026 (depending on notice period)


Co-op Academy Rathbone is our newest special educational needs academy. Situated around 3 miles from Liverpool city centre, Co-op Academy Rathbone caters for 70 children aged 5-11 with social, emotional and mental health needs and will be a beacon of best practice, providing exemplary care and education. This is an exciting time to come and join us. 


We are now seeking a Teacher who can demonstrate high expectations and ambition for themselves, our children, and their families; someone who will work alongside our excellent staff team to ensure that our amazing pupils get the best start, enabling them to thrive and make excellent educational and personal progress. There is no limit to our ambitions.


You may have experience of working in a SEND context, with children with complex needs. More importantly, we need people with a heart,  patience and understanding, and the drive and determination to provide an excellent education to our children. The post will suit someone with energy and an endless drive and the ambition and creativity to make learning irresistible. 


You will be supported, you will be challenged - you will receive ongoing training and receive an excellent grounding in SEND.


We will also be interested in Co-op Academies Trust primary teacher colleagues who would like to apply and be considered for an initial two-term secondment from January 2026 - August 2026. You will need the support of your Headteacher before applying.


The application deadline is Friday 14th November 2025. Interviews are planned to take place on Monday 24th November 2025. If you wish to apply, please complete the Trust application form outlining how you meet the person specification and why you feel you will be successful in this exciting post.



Co-op Academy Rathbone

Andi MacGregor

andi.macgregor@coopacademies.co.uk

Bankfield Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L13 0BQ

Safeguarding Information

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.

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS and satisfactory references. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.