Graduate Co-Teacher
Ark Bentworth Primary Academy
London
- Expired
- Salary:
- £20,984 pro rata £18,431
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 3 June 2018
Job overview
Graduate Co-teacher
Ark is a leading London-based education charity with 35 established academies across the country. We aim to run a network of outstanding schools and ensure every child has the opportunity by age 18 to go to university or follow the career of their choice. Ark Bentworth Primary Academy is a non-selective school serving children of all abilities. Our commitment is to know every pupil as an individual, and to foster the principles of team spirit, responsibility and care for others.
We are now looking to recruit Graduate Co-teachers who are committed to providing learning support to pupils and small groups who need it the most. We need exceptional graduates who will be inspirational role models to our pupils and work with both teachers and the wider school community to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children make rapid academic progress. This is a great opportunity for those wishing to pursue a career in primary teaching and could lead to the opportunity of training to be a teacher with the Ark Teacher Training programme www.arkteachertraining.org in 2019 - 20.
Our recent Graduate Co-Teachers have successfully gained a place on the programme and are now working towards Qualified Teaching Status with us. We invest in our teachers as they aspire to continually develop their practice and become outstanding practitioners and leaders.
Our ideal candidate will:
*have experience working with young people in a paid or voluntary capacity
*have a strong academic background in English and Mathematics
*have the desire and enthusiasm to help deliver outstanding teaching
*be committed to Ark Bentworth’s ethos of high expectations
*have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils
In return, we offer a variety of development opportunities including high quality CPD training and Ark network hub days. In addition, we offer attractive remuneration as well as a range of benefits including free private healthcare, reduced gym membership and large retail discounts.
If you share our commitment to providing an outstanding learning environment, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: 11am – Monday 4th June 2018.
Interview date: Week commencing 4th June 2018
Start date: September 2018
Salary: Ark Support staff Payscale, Band 4 £20,984 pro rata £18,431 Hours: 36 hours per week, term time only (40 weeks)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract; Contract end date: 31st August 2019.
Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Ark Bentworth Primary Academy
Ark Bentworth Primary Academy is a mixed, non-selective school serving children of all abilities. Our commitment is to know every pupil as an individual, and to foster the principles of team spirit, responsibility and care for others.
Our vision is to aim high and achieve together. We achieve through the highest of expectations encouraging all to attain the highest standards. We learn together as a community through exciting opportunities. Our teachers are inspirational and prepare our children with the skills for life as citizens of the future.
We provide our staff with the tools and support to instil a strong learning culture in their classrooms. In order to deliver the best training and network events, we offer twice as many training days as standard. Our training doesn’t stop once our teachers reach a certain level or learn a certain skill – we support our staff throughout their whole career, from starting out as a trainee to running their own school.
In order to enable effective teaching and learning to take place, good behaviour and safety in all aspects of school life is necessary. At Ark Bentworth Primary Academy we seek to create a caring and learning environment in the school by enforcing our strict behaviour and safeguarding policies.
Curriculum
We are committed to providing significant curriculum for pupils to master basic skills in English and mathematics from an early age. Ark Bentworth has an adapted version of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum, and has comprehensive curriculum maps to ensure that we cover all the statutory requirements during your child’s time with us. All children will also participate in the Ark schools arts programme. Every child at Ark Bentworth will have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and some pupils may wish to take up individual one-to-one music tuition.
Ofsted
Ark Bentworth Primary Academy was inspected by Ofsted in November 2014 and we are delighted to announce that we were graded good in every category.
"Leaders have created a culture of high aspiration for staff and pupils. Teachers benefit from high quality training. As a result, teaching and learning are good and improving rapidly."
Read more about Ofsted's observations or see the the full report.
The Ark network
Ark Bentworth Primary Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 38 schools across the UK in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark exists to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. Ark schools are all non-selective and in areas where they can make the biggest difference.
Read more about Ark: http://arkonline.org/
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