Training at Co-op Academy Friarswood provides a supportive and rewarding foundation for your career in teaching. You’ll join a welcoming primary school where staff work collaboratively, pupils are enthusiastic about their learning and professional growth is valued across the whole team.

We see teachers as lifelong learners, so professional development is an important part of academy life. As a trainee, you’ll benefit from personalised coaching, experienced practitioners and a nurturing environment where you can ask questions, reflect on feedback and steadily deepen your understanding of effective primary teaching.

From day one, you’ll be part of the daily rhythm of the school rather than simply observing from the sidelines. This hands-on experience, combined with strong mentoring and a positive, values-led culture, will help you build confidence and develop the practical skills needed for the classroom. If you want to train in a vibrant community where colleagues will champion your development and where you can make a meaningful contribution from the start, Friarswood is 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)