Reading Progress Tutor
Ark Putney Academy
Putney
- £28,301 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Ark Support Inner London Scale 5 point 9 £32,902 prorated for term time only. Actual salary is £28,301.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- October 2026
- Apply by:
- 23 September 2026
Job overview
Ark Putney Academy is recruiting an ambitious and committed Reading Progress Tutor to join our team. The successful candidate will support students who have been identified as needing help with their reading and assist in the delivery of our reading interventions. They will also assist with assessing English proficiency of students with English as an additional language.
They will possess excellent literacy skills in spoken and written English, be proficient in at least one modern foreign language and have experience of working with children of relevant age in a learning environment.
Benefits:
Tailored professional development based on the needs of the teacher and department to ensure everyone achieves their full potential.
We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously as we recognise that teaching can be a challenging profession. Therefore, staff receive regular rewards and recognition for effort.
Salaries 2.5% higher than the national main pay scale.
Generous pension scheme.
Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact Julie Rickard by email j.rickard@arkputneyacademy.org or by phone 020 8161 4974.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so early application is advised. The academy reserves the right to close the advert early should we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.
Attached documents
About Ark Putney Academy
Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark network in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We’re a non-selective, mixed secondary school with 750 students, ranging from year 7 through to sixth form. The school boasts exceptional indoor and outdoor sports facilities, plus an arts centre, spacious classrooms and specialist teaching rooms.
We offer a rich curriculum emphasising core academic subjects, whilst providing the facilities, time and specialist staff to ensure students develop across a range of subjects. Music is at the heart of our school, with every student learning an instrument and all secondary students having the chance to be part of our band programme.
In our 2022 Ofsted inspection we were rated ‘Good’ in every category with real strengths in teaching and learning, curriculum breadth and personal development.
Values and vision
At Ark Putney we have a holistic view of educating young people. Our mission statement is;
Preparing every student to be a pillar of any community
By this we mean that we are focusing on developing students to be the very best they can be in all aspects of their lives not only through academic progress but also by developing the soft skills that will enable students to be successful in the world such as good manners and the ability to speak confidently combined with the desire to participate through sport, the arts and contributing to charity and community projects.
This can be illustrated by our core purpose, which is to provide students with:
- An appreciation and curiosity for life and learning
- The courage and ambition to unlock and fulfil their potential
- A desire to contribute to society in a positive way
- A sense of self –awareness, combined with the integrity to be compassionate towards others
The main drivers for this are our Six Pillars as listed below. These permeate academy life and can be seen in everything that we do, think and say at APA. They are also a focus of our assemblies, reflections and tutorial activities. They help to guide us in how we behave, what we do and what kind of people we want to be:
- Effort
- Team work
- Community
- Enthusiasm
- Commitment
- Independence
Alison Downey
Executive Principal
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