Training at Co-op Academy North Manchester gives you an impactful and supportive start to your teaching career in a values-led secondary school. The Co-op Ways of Being – Be Yourself Always, Do What Matters Most, Show You Care and Succeed Together – are part of everyday academy life, creating a strong sense of purpose for staff and pupils alike.

Trainees benefit from experienced mentors and an evidence-informed training programme delivered through the Co-op Academies Professional Development Institute. This is complemented by academy-based professional development that helps you put theory into practice, strengthen core classroom skills and learn alongside other trainees and Early Career Teachers.

You’ll be part of a vibrant community with high aspirations for every pupil, regardless of background. The academy’s collaborative culture gives you opportunities to observe strong practice, reflect on your own teaching and build professional relationships that can continue beyond the training year. If you want to develop into a resilient, thoughtful and values-driven teacher while making a genuine difference to young people, North Manchester provides an excellent place to begin.

Co-op Academies Trust believes in changing the lives of young people through empowering teachers and young people to work together for a better education and a better community.

The Trust brings together expertise from across Primary, Secondary, Special and Further Education in an aim to promote excellence in all aspects of education.

Our provision is a combination of practical training, both within and outside of the classroom; a proactive and evidence-informed curriculum to build your pedagogical and subject knowledge with a further academic focus provided by university professionals. Our courses offer Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) accredited by Bright Futures SCITT, part of the Bright Futures Teaching School Hub as well as a Masters Level Qualification through the Postgraduate Certificate in Education awarded by The University of Derby (PGCE with 60 Masters Credits).

As a Trainee Teacher with Co-op Academies, you can immerse yourself in school life from day one and join a team of staff committed to delivering the highest quality learning and teaching to children across our Trust. 

If you are keen to learn from a range of professionals currently in a full time role within our placement schools, then our school-led training is the route for you. Your mentors, teachers and Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs) will support you fully, using innovative training to enable you to become a resilient, successful teacher. 

• A curriculum that grows with you, through three phases: Introductory, Developmental and Consolidation

• Weekly Learn, Explore, Apply reflection tasks – linking theory to practice

• Professional studies to boost your confidence in behaviour, planning, assessment, and SEND

• Intensive training weeks focused on things like questioning, clarity and scaffolding

• Experience across mainstream, alternative and SEND settings – plus out-of-phase experience (e.g. primary trainees spend time in secondary)