Geography Teacher

Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers Pension

Staff discount

Flexible benefits

Credit union

Health-care cash-back

Gym membership & leisure

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Co-op Academy Walkden in the North West is seeking an enthusiastic Geography Teacher to engage students and deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum. Building on recent GCSE results, you will join our ambitious Geography department to sustain high achievement and inspire curiosity about the world.

You will work with a supportive team, demonstrate strong organisation, good behaviour, and effective collaboration. Start date January 2027; salary band MPS/UPS; permanent contract with opportunities for

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have great behaviours, strong organisational skills, the ability to collaborate effectively, and work constructively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an exciting, knowledge-rich Geography curriculum informed by expert knowledge and current research.
• Engage students and map their future through enquiry, fieldwork and rigorous assessment.
• Collaborate with colleagues within the Geography department to maintain high standards.
• Demonstrate strong behaviours, organisation, initiative and resilience in a busy school setting.

Job description

Your Role

Help students map their future! At Co-op Academy Walkden we are seeking an enthusiastic Geography Teacher to engage young minds in the fascinating study of our world. Having recently achieved above national average GCSE results (68.8% 4+) we are looking to add to our ambitious Geography department to support continued success for our students.

As a Teacher of Geography you will help to implement and deliver an exciting, knowledge-rich curriculum that is thoughtfully sequenced and is informed by expert subject knowledge and the latest educational research.

The successful candidate will have great behaviours, strong organisational skills, the ability to collaborate effectively, and be able to work constructively as part of a team. How and why you do things matters greatly to us, as does your ability to use your initiative, work independently and be resilient.

Why us?

Our academy serves the local communities of Worsley, Boothstown and Walkden and provides places for 1500 pupils aged 11-16. We are easily commutable from all areas of the North West. We have a dedicated team of staff who build and share positive relationships and a caring culture with our wonderful students. This was highlighted in our recent Ofsted inspection (May 2023), where we were graded 'Good' in all areas.

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.

Co-op Academies Trust aims to provide an outstanding education for all our learners, founded on co-operative values, at the heart of the community. It is responsible for an increasing number of academies in Leeds, Greater Manchester, Wirral and Stoke-on-Trent with the Co-op acting as the sponsor. There is the likelihood of significant further growth in the near future.

We are looking to appoint talented individuals who can build on our current success and support our ambitious vision for the future as a Teacher of Geography.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and committed applicants with the highest ability and practice.

This post offers variety, challenge and professional development.

For more information about the Trust and other vacancies please visit our website coopacademies.co.uk

Salary: MPS / UPS

Contract: Permanent

Start date: January 2027

Benefits include:

1. Teachers Pension scheme


2. Co-op staff discount


3. Co-operative flexible benefits, including cycle to work


4. Co-operative credit union


5. Health-care cash-back scheme


6. Discounted gym membership & leisure activities


7. Season ticket & rental deposit loans

Closing date: 11.10.2026

All applications for this role are to be completed via our SAMpeople Recruit platform. Please follow the link on our website to access this information.

Co-op Academies Trust is an aware employer and 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. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.

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.