Ark Blake Academy

Ark Blake Academy is a growing and successful academy based in East Croydon that opened in September 2020.  We are consistently oversubscribed in every year group and currently have students in Years 7–10.  We will continue to grow and look forward to our first cohort of students completing their GCSE studies in the summer of 2025.  We have recently welcomed a new Principal and a number senior and middle leaders to the Academy and are now recruiting for further key roles to drive forward our ambitious plans.

At Ark Blake Academy, our mission for the school is to embed a powerful knowledge-rich curriculum and provide fantastic opportunities for character development, all underpinned by an environment where exemplary behaviour is the norm.  In terms of our school culture, it is based around the simple but powerful belief of ‘working hard, being kind and taking responsibility’.  We aim to become a leading school in London as quickly as possible by living out this day-to-day belief.

What we offer our staff?

· Collaborative planning, centralised or shared resources

• Clear and consistent behaviour systems
• Knowledge rich curriculum and traditional T&L approach
• A Behaviour Policy that supports disruption-free learning
• Highly visible supportive leaders who have your back
• Centralised daily detentions
• Realistic and manageable feedback policy
• Excellent CPD opportunities – internal and within the network
• A thoughtful and impactful meeting schedule and protected time for co-planning on Friday afternoons following earlier student dismissal
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• A free breakfast daily

Our team have the opportunity to grow with the school and within the network. We provide one-to-one support, coaching for every teacher and extensive network training including access to high quality, professional development for future leaders including nationally recognised qualifications such as NPQML and NPQSL.

In addition to our welcoming working environment and professional support all employees are eligible for Ark Rewards, a scheme that offers discounts at over 3,000 major retailers.

Ark Blake Academy is part of Ark, one of the UK’s most successful school groups, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country.

As a proud member of the network:

· We pay 2.5% higher than main pay scale

· Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network

· We take CPD seriously which is why we offer twice as many training days as standard, and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education

· Generous pension scheme

· Interest free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or to buy a bicycle

· Gym discounts offering up to 40% off membership at your local gym

· Access to our Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support

· Access to the Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 retailers