MPS

Full Time, Permanent

January 2025

11 November 2024

“Pupils at Haywood Academy…enjoy coming to school. They feel part of a caring community that supports them to do as well as they can. Pupils are very appreciative of the many and varied experiences and opportunities that help them to prepare for their next steps” (Ofsted, 2023)
Are you a passionate and enthusiastic teacher who places students at the heart of everything you do? We invite applications from teachers who share our vision for delivering a world-class education to the young people of Stoke-on-Trent to take up the above position at Haywood Academy. This post is / is not suitable for Early Career Teachers.
If you want to work in an Trust where you can make a real difference to young people’s life chances, while working in a partnership of academies that are committed to cooperation and collaboration to unlock talent and fulfil potential, then this post is just right for you. In return, you will be supported and encouraged to develop further and enjoy a long and rewarding career working across the award-winning City Learning Trust.
The City Learning Trust is committed to raising the aspirations and achievements of all young people within our learning community and is a 3-19 partnership of academies.
We are looking for someone who:

• has vision, energy and enthusiasm for teaching and learning,
• is proactive, innovative and focused on student outcomes,
• is an inspirational and ambitious teacher with excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
• is committed to raising standards for all students and securing and driving excellence in teaching and learning,
• is child centred,
• is committed to their own development and,
• is a team player.

In return we can offer you:

• the opportunity to work in an excellent academy with a talented and committed team of staff,
• a dynamic and thriving academy student body who deserve the best,
• the support and shared purpose of the wider staff team,
• commitment to your professional development and growth,
• a competitive salary structure,
• a range of benefits, including discounts and salary sacrifice schemes
• excellent career opportunities and access to a comprehensive programme of personalised professional learning and growth and,
• national and international networking opportunities.

Haywood Academy is a successful academy that provides high quality education for the young people of Burslem, and the surrounding area in Stoke-on- Trent.
We are popular and oversubscribed with 1114 students on roll.
The Academy has been consistently graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. Its latest inspection was in April 2023 where it received an extremely complimentary report.
Haywood was the founding member of the City Learning Trust and was the first convertor Academy in the City of Stoke on Trent.
The Academy is also the only Academy in the country to win two national awards of excellence from the Df E in the same year, the Regional Pupil Premium Award and the Regional Character Education Award.
We are very privileged to have wonderful, creative and committed pupils and enjoy excellent relationships between all staff, pupils and parents/carers and our local community. This ensures that we continue to build a vibrant, successful and happy school.