Assistant Headteacher - Teaching and Learning

Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with a unique journey in their education through the curriculum, the wider student experience offer and the vast range of opportunities that we are able to provide as an all-through school. Whilst being a large school, we are able to retain a family feel to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they leave us with the skills and qualifications to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.

It's for this reason that Ark Victoria Academy was judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2019, with a strong emphasis on expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our students and staff. 

Do you want to be an integral part of our success story?

Due to structural change, we are looking to strengthen the Leadership Team with a forward-thinking Assistant Headteacher to work in our secondary phase. We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of excellence in learning and teaching, a real interest in educational research and a proven track record of excellent learner outcomes. 

This role would be suited to an excellent classroom practitioner with middle or senior leadership experience, who has had experience of coaching, mentoring and leading CPD around learning and teaching.

You will build consistent levels of excellence across the curriculum and support great results across the school. You will also hold exceptionally high expectations for all pupils and teachers and give them every opportunity to succeed. Being an established leader, you will join with a strong track record of improving student outcomes.

As a member of the senior leadership team, you will also be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy and will help to establish a school culture that is both nurturing and rigorous, as well as enhancing our CPD offer.

Our values mean a great deal to us and underpin all that we do, and so it is important that you champion Ark Victoria’s pledge of being Ambitious, Resilient and Kind as well as living by the Ark ethos and six pillars that enable us to achieve our mission.

As part of the Ark network, our staff benefit from strong links with the wider network; particularly with the other Ark schools in Birmingham. We harness expertise and build pastoral communities so that our teachers can learn from and collaborate with colleagues. As well as networking with colleagues in other Ark schools, our staff receive high quality training and support.

To apply 

Visits to the school are strongly welcome and encouraged.

For further information on this brilliant opportunity as well as the fantastic benefits available, please see the job description and person specification below and to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Mrs Mubarik, HR Manager, on 0121 393 4459, or via email at k.mubarik@arkvictoria.org. We look forward to receiving your online application. 

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process which will include questions about safeguarding. This process is outlined here, but can be provided in more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.