Teacher of PE

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Manchester Creative & Media Academy as a Teacher of PE.

The successful candidate will be responsible for working hard to secure the highest quality of standards and outcomes in all areas and will be joining a dynamic team. They will be a creative thinker with an ability and determination to contribute to the development of MCMA as a centre of excellence in their subject area in order to secure excellence for all.

You will be joining the Academy at a very exciting time. The Academy is the most improved school in Manchester 2014-16, with its ‘rapid and substantial improvement’ being noted by Inspectors and in 2016, the Academy achieved its best ever GSCE results. The Academy has been asked to increase its intake for 2017 and beyond and therefore requires additional staff to work with us at this exciting time.

MCMA is a large campus set in nine acres of urban woodland and the learning spaces incorporate state of the art ICT, media and performance spaces. Our facilities include: a 3G sports pitch, sports hall, extensive sports fields, tennis courts, dance studio and gymnasium. The department is well-resourced to develop students’ knowledge and skills. The extra-curricular offer is strong and pupils regularly benefit from additional cultural experiences. Successful partnerships and the outward facing nature of the academy have been both noted and praised, as has the academy’s strong CPD offer.

MCMA is part of the Co-operative Academies Trust. The Trust already sponsors eight successful academies in Leeds, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent and has been ranked as one of the top performing multi academy trusts. Further information about the Trust and the positive difference that it is making across the North West can be found on their website www.-co-operative.academy.  The Trust also offers an attractive benefits package. The CPD offer for staff is a strength of both the Academy and the Trust. We are committed to providing career and professional development opportunities for all staff and a programme is available which offers a wide range of internal and external opportunities.

If you feel you have the passion and drive and are committed to our vision of excellence and our values of Respect, Commitment and Trust, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Application form, job description and person specification are available from our academy website: http://mcmacademy.co.uk/staff/vacancies.

Completed applications should be returned to Ms S. Hobson at the Academy by email shobson@mcmacademy.com, hand or post by 9.00am, Tuesday, 18th April 2017. Interviews will take place on Wednesday, 26th April 2017.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MCMA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the DBS. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applicants who are not contacted during this period may assume that they have not been successful but are thanked for their interest. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants who are not called for interview.