Teacher of English

Ark Boulton Academy

Teacher of English

Location: Sparkbrook, Birmingham

Salary: £28,704 - £45,437 (Ark main payscale or upper payscale)

Start date: September

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Closing date: Tuesday 6th June 2023 at 9am

Exciting opportunity for a passionate English Teacher to join Ark Boulton’s community in the heart of Sparkhill.

About the role:

You will deliver outstanding teaching and learning of English to help pupils achieve excellent academic results. This will include designing an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires children to appreciate the subject and it’s application.

You will also be a role model and contribute to the effective working of the academy. You will work in collaboration with colleagues and other professionals to help create a strong academy community

Our ideal candidate will:

·      Be an excellent classroom teacher with the ability to reflect on lessons and continually improve their own practice  

·      Have effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards 

·      Good communication, planning and organisational skills 

·      Vision aligned with Ark’s high aspirations and high expectations of self and others 

View the full job description and person specification here.

About our school:

Ark Boulton Academy is a seven-form entry secondary school in the heart of Sparkhill.  Our approach is summed up in the African proverb - “It takes a whole community to bring up a child”. We work together to ensure that each of our children can overcome barriers to learning, catch up where needed and achieve at the highest levels by working harder, behaving better and making faster progress than children in other schools and academies. We support our students to develop a lifelong love of learning; a sense of personal and civic pride and the confidence to not just navigate the modern world, but to shape it. 

At Ark Boulton, our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are our role-models and ambassadors on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty. Therefore, staff wellbeing is at the heart of what we do at the academy and we will help you to be the very best that you can be, throughout your entire career.

Find out more about us by visiting www.arkboulton.org.

Specific benefits at Ark Boulton include:

• Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning, soup for lunch and lunch for those on duty. We have parking available, a gym on site and a well-equipped staff room including a pool table.
• Our systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches we take are research led and based on the needs of our local context. For instance, at present we do not use traditional book marking across the school.
• On Fridays, children finish at 2pm, giving time and space for professional development amongst staff.
• Staff voice is important to us; we like to listen to our staff. We are always seeking feedback and input from our staff.  

How to apply:

Please visit www.arkboulton.org/vacancies and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly advised.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity or for any questions, please contact Amal Hersi on a.hersi@arkboulton.org.