Work for us
At Greater Manchester Academies Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to offer a supportive, inclusive working environment where staff are valued, encouraged to grow, and empowered to make a real difference.
We invest in your wellbeing with access to wellbeing sessions, an employee assistance programme, and a positive work-life balance supported by generous holiday entitlements. Your professional development matters to us, which is why we offer ongoing CPD opportunities to help you grow, progress, and achieve your career ambitions.
We also provide a range of practical benefits to support everyday life, including pension schemes, car and cycle-to-work options, EV charging, staff parking, and staff dining facilities.
By joining our Trust, you become part of a collaborative community committed to excellence, development, and care — for our pupils and for each other.
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Wellbeing sessions
We offer a variety of wellbeing sessions and programmes ran by our Health and Wellbeing department to help staff keep in shape.
Car
scheme
Like Cycle to Work, you can offset some of your salary in exchange for a brand new car. We are partnered with Tusker to be able to provide this to our staff. Each of the cars comes complete with insurance, servicing, maintenance and repairs, road tax and breakdown assistance included. All you need to do is add fuel/electricity and top up any vehicle fluids listed in your vehicle handbook. *subject to approval and financial
background checks*
holidays and
flexi-day
All staff are entitled to one extra days holiday (flexi day) per academic year after completing a 6-month probation. Also, we offer 25 days holiday for all-year-round staff. Pro-rata holidays for term-time staff. We also offer 8 bank holidays for all staff.
Weekly CPD OpportunitieS
All staff have access to a 1 hour weekly CPD session held on a Monday. We believe that through CPD we can help our employees stay at the cutting edge within their respective fields.
Free on site gym
Staff are able to use our on-site gym which is based at MCA either early morning pre 8am or after 4pm free of charge.
Employee Assistance
Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a package of emotional and practical support that provides a range of counselling options, a dedicated coaching service for line managers, financial, legal and practical support and access to online health and wellbeing resources. This free service is confidential and can be used to support staff with any personal or work-related issues that may be affecting their wellbeing.
We have 2 electric vehicle charging points located in the MCA’s car park available to all staff.
ev charging points
Technology
scheme
The home and technology scheme lets you buy tech, appliances and home essentials from Currys and IKEA with no upfront cost, interest-free salary repayments and savings on thousands of items—including discounts.
FREE ON SITE PARKING
Staff are able to receive a car pass to allow
secure and safe car parking.
Pension
scheme
Support Staff are automatically enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme, Teaching Staff are automatically enrolled into the Teacher Pension Scheme. This is a defined benefit scheme with individual contributions being free of income tax and national insurance. Staff may opt out of the pension scheme at any time.
Christmas Payroll Saving Scheme
We offer staff the ability to put some money
aside through staff payroll each month, this
is then repaid before Christmas.
We have a staff Bistro open every day with a range of warm and cold foods and drinks available for staff to purchase.
Staff Only
canteen
Cycle to
work scheme
GMAT is a registered employer of the Cyclescheme which is the UK’s most popular Cycle to Work benefit, providing staff members with the opportunity to purchase a bike of their choice, tax-free and national insurance. Staff can save 25-39% of the cost of a new bike and accessories whilst also spreading the
cost. Payments are deducted via payroll over a term of 12 months.
A health cash plan allows you to claim money back, up to set limits, towards the cost of your essential healthcare, as well as providing access to valuable health and wellbeing services.