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Deputy Cover Manager and Cover Supervisor

Deputy Cover Manager and Cover Supervisor

Ark Greenwich Free School

Royal Borough of Greenwich, London

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Salary:
Ark Salary Scale Band 6 £22,858 - £27,676, annualized hours, (pro rata £21,794 - £26,333)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
July 2019 or sooner
Apply by:
5 June 2019

Job overview

Described as “among the highest performing schools in the country” (Evening Standard, 2017), AGFS is a new and ambitious school model based on what we know excellent schools do. This is a “fantastic and extraordinary school” (Tom Bennet Founder of Research Ed, 2018).

This is an opportunity to join a smaller than average school with big ambitions. As a small school this role represents an opportunity to have a real impact on the life chances of the pupils we serve. A position has opened for a dynamic individual who thrives on the pace and excitement of London schools. 

The successful applicant will contribute to developing Ark Greenwich Free School into an outstanding secondary school by providing an exceptional service students and staff by providing cover for short term absence of teachers, in addition to administrative support for the Cover Manager and Exams Officer. You will be required to oversee the co-ordination cover across the school on a rotational basis and through examination seasons.

This is a busy and highly important role within the school and would ideally suit someone who is passionate about education, has excellent classroom presence, is highly adaptable and can bring a range of skills and qualities to contribute to the growing needs of the school.

How is Ark Greenwich different?

• We are part of the Ark family of schools and benefit accordingly from outstanding networking and career opportunities and first class CPD. 

• Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning and have a 6pm/weekend work related communication curfew to ensure our staff can maintain a work/life balance. We do not do knee jerk reactions, fads or last minute deadlines. Our systems and processes for communication, pupil marking and feedback and assessment are efficient and streamlined and the approaches we take are led by research and the needs of our local context. 

• This is a small school model (600 students aged 11-16) because we believe that our close-knit community provides the optimum conditions for success   

• Behaviour for learning is exceptional so our teachers can focus their time on the things that matter – planning and delivering brilliant lessons for our students. 

• Our curriculum is traditional and academic and we do not take shortcuts – we do not offer vocational courses or equivalencies such as Btecs or Vcerts. 

• We put high-quality teaching at the heart of what we do. We have 60 mins of staff training every week and run coaching for staff wanting to see rapid progress in their discipline. Live coaching and current best practice in the field of education is central to our approach. 

• We don’t grade individual lessons or ask for lesson plans.

• Our students enjoy a compulsory co-curricular program on a Wednesday which includes a strong focus on community volunteering and we facilitate 12 drop down days per academic year ensuring our pupils benefit from a range of life enriching experiences.

• This is a strict no excuses, no mobile phone school.    

To read the full job description please click on the attached document.

To find out more about Ark Greenwich Free School, please visit our website via www.arkgreenwichfreeschool.org 

Closing date: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 10th June 2019. 

To apply please click 'Apply now'.

If you have any technical issues with the application form or would like further information please contact us via 020 8319 3692 or info@arkgreenwich.org.  

We value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS and any other relevant employment checks.

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About Ark Greenwich Free School

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We opened in September 2012 as a new Free School - a four-form entry, state-funded, mixed, non-denominational, 11-18 comprehensive school for the children of Greenwich. We are now full at 11-16. The School is extremely popular and is 6 times oversubscribed and staff are hard-working and committed to the school’s vision.

We have some very clear ‘givens’ and below is set out what we think are the most important features of our model. The school's ethos runs in line with our core values of Ambition, Growth, Fellowship & Scholarship. Underpinning this is a clear focus on Behaviour and we have exceptionally high expectations of our students.

We invest heavily in the curriculum and believe that the design and implementation of the curriculum is at the heart of school life.  It creates an atmosphere for learning and sets the tone and philosophy for teachers.

Alongside being a school that values the importance of subject disciplines we also invest in high-quality weekly training and have access to world-class development opportunities through our partnerships with a wide range of schools, universities and sector-leading organisations. We are an accredited CPD provider through the Teacher Development Trust, many of our departments have won external awards in History and Computer Science, and we work closely with well-regarded curriculum providers. This means that we can help all staff at the school grow and develop.

We run a compulsory enrichment programme every Wednesday afternoon to ensure all our pupils receive a more holistic education. All of the AGFS staff commit to delivering elements of this. We also run a series of 12 ‘Drop Down Days’ throughout the year where the timetable is collapsed, enabling all pupils to undertake day-long programmes and activities – for example, university visits and trips to museums and theatres -  as well as providing space for more intensive subject-led learning and extended academic projects.

AGFS has been described by The Economist as providing “plenty of hope for British education” and was selected by the Evening Standard as one of five “new model schools” in London. 

Additionally we have received the following comments:

  

“Fantastic and extraordinary…Quiet lessons, happy students, nuclear focus, masses of support for students” Tom Bennett, founder of Research Ed and behaviour adviser to the Department for Education

“Amongst the highest performing schools in London” Evening Standard

“It was a real pleasure to visit AGFS. You are absolutely focusing on the right things and should be extremely proud of your school” Rebecca Boomer-Clark (Former Regional Schools Commissioner)
 

'Every child deserves the best possible start in life - and nothing is more important to them than a good education. The teachers and staff at Greenwich Free School are passionate about the importance of education, and they combine their passion with great professionalism and skill. They will do their very best for your child.'
Lord Adonis, former Schools Minister

'GFS is one of the country's most impressive and forward-thinking Free Schools, attracting considerable national attention and setting an exceptionally high quality bar for future Free Schools. I'm confident that its superb team will provide an outstanding education for the children of Greenwich.'
Rachel Wolf, Director, New Schools' Network

We warmly invite you to come and visit GFS and see for yourself all that we are doing to provide outstanding teaching and pastoral care to all our pupils.

Life in the Greenwich Free School is hard work, but it is also truly engaging, exciting and fun. It is a school of which our pupils are proud – and we are proud of each and every one of them.
 

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