Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate  Teaching Assistants – EYFS, KS1 and KS2

• Looking for a new and exciting challenge?
•  Excited by the prospect of contributing to the development of a new school in brand new facilities?
• Looking to teach in an outstanding setting?
• Keen to work in a supportive team with many opportunities for career progression.

Ark Byron and Ark Priory are two form entry schools based in Acton. We take great pride in the diversity of our student body, celebrating all backgrounds and cultures. Our community is already very strong and we are fortunate to have a committed and supportive parent body.

This year Ark Byron is based at its sister school, Ark Priory, which was rated “outstanding” by Ofsted in June 2015. In spring next year Ark Byron will move a short distance away to a brand new building in a fantastic park setting in Acton Park. 

We are now looking for Graduate Teaching Assistants to join our team of teachers. The Graduate Teaching Assistants will support teachers, parents and other colleagues in order to create an effective, safe and purposeful environment in which pupils can make outstanding progress. We are looking for candidates who are aspiring to be teachers.

Both academies work to provide the best possible education and experience for its pupils. We focus on citizenship and a drive for academic success. Our core values are “courage,” “exploration,” “endeavour” and “excellence.”

There are plenty of opportunities for career progression. This will also provide access to regular training and coaching, excellent facilities and resources and opportunities to share best practice regularly across other Ark schools. 

We offer our staff a supportive, challenging environment, coupled with a strong CPD programme. If you are looking for an opportunity to propel a new school forward and be part of children’s development at a crucial time in their life, we would love to hear from you.

Join our schools and you will be supported by the expertise of the senior leadership team and experienced network colleagues to develop your career. This is a great opportunity for those wishing to pursue a career in primary teaching and represents excellent preparation for teacher training programmes such the Ark Teacher Training programme www.arkteachertraining.org.

If you have the drive, enthusiasm and resilience for a challenging but rewarding new opportunity, then we’d love to hear from you. 

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
• be a positive role model for the pupils in your care
• believe in high expectations and be committed to seeing that every child reaches their full potential.
• be able to inspire learning beyond the classroom, ensuring that learning doesn’t stop once the school day ends
• be prepared to be innovative and creative
• be a team player 
• enjoy what they do 

If you have the drive, enthusiasm and resilience for a challenging but rewarding new opportunity, then we’d love to hear from you.

If you would like to discuss the role or have any queries, please contact the school on 020 3110 0787/ 0717

To apply, please visit https://goo.gl/zq3sNg by 11am on Wednesday 28th June 2017.

Closing date: 11am on Wednesday 28th June 2017. 

Start date: 1st September 2017

Salary: Band 4 (inner London) £18,797 pro rata term time only (£16,510.42 actual) 

1 year contract: we anticipate that Graduate Teaching Assistants will apply for the Ark Teacher Training programme for September 2018.

Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.