Head of EYFS
King Solomon Academy
Westminster
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2018
Job overview
Over the last four years, King Solomon Academy has consistently been one of the highest performing non-selective schools in the country. We are redefining what is possible and we are seeking an exceptional leader, ready to join the leadership team in our high-performing school and to contribute to the achieving of our mission. This is a unique opportunity to be part of showing what education can achieve.
In 2019, the EYFS settings at Ark Paddington Green and King Solomon Academy will combine into one shared EYFS setting that will serve 90 pupils per year group in Nursery and Reception, in addition to a brand new 2-year-old provision on site. This will make use of the fantastic EYFS facilities, with a very large outdoor provision (amongst the very best in central London) and a newly built nursery building.
For the Head of EYFS this is a very significant leadership responsibility and an
opportunity to build an exceptional provision from scratch. By joining in
September 2018, the leader will be instrumental in building the plans, both
academic and operational, for September 2019 and beyond. In addition it is a
chance to play a full role on a highly effective senior leadership team.
We are looking for a teacher and leader who is passionate about our school, our community and our pupils’ life chances. The role of Head of EYFS combines excellent classroom teaching with a commitment to supporting the development of the character and self-belief of our youngest pupils, and act as a role model to the staff in these year groups as well as the wider staff body.
You will join an immensely committed team who are willing to work above and
beyond the normal expectations of a school to make incredible things happen for our pupils.
In this role you will:
- Build a large EYFS setting including designing the buildings, constructing
the curriculum and acquiring appropriate resources and hiring exceptional
staff - Be responsible for ground-breaking educational outcomes for pupils from
an economically deprived background - Benefit from weekly leadership coaching and development
- Join a team of like-minded colleagues
- Experience a range of development opportunities through being part of the Ark network
King Solomon Academy is a place where teachers learn how to improve their
teaching, constantly striving to be the best they can be. Each teacher has a coach who supports their teaching with frequent drop-ins and action steps to improve our practice. Our teachers rapidly progress into being exceptional classroom practitioners. Our school is one which is transformational for staff and pupils alike.
To apply, and to see more information about the school and this role please visit
http://kingsolomonacademy.org/current-vacancies. The deadline is 11am on
Monday 21st May 2018. To discuss the role, please feel free to email the
Principal’s PA, Shaheen Riaz (s.riaz@kingsolomonacademy.org) or phone on
02075636901.
Attached documents
About King Solomon Academy
King Solomon Academy is an all-through school for 3 - 18 year olds in Lisson Grove.
Pupils and their immense potential are at the heart of the academy. They live and work by the philosophy that there are no excuses and no short cuts to success, and promote excellence in every aspect of academy life.
Aims, Vision and Values
Our mission is to provide our pupils with a rigorous and transformational education which prepares them for success at university and beyond. We ensure that every pupil achieves academic success and has the real option of going to university. We want to make university education something which is accessible, exciting and aspirational. We believe our pupils work hard towards this goal because we make it real for them. We name our classes after well-known university cities and we name each year group by the year in which they will graduate from sixth form. We run residential trips to universities to open their eyes to the opportunties that university study can deliver.
In order to make our dreams for our pupils a reality, we foster values and approaches that transform the lives of our pupils. At the heart of our approach is that we are an all-through school with a thriving nursery provision. We believe in investing in knowing our pupils and their families extremely well, and we prioritise our pupils making extraordinary progress in the early years of their education. This sense of long-term commitment is core to our approach.
We have high expectations for all of our pupils, and believe that with great teaching and a lot of love and care, every child here can fulfil their potential.This both warm and strict approach means pupils feel safe and secure in the school but also confident to contribute to the future of the school and their community.
Long term, we aim to play our part in removing the educational disadvantage currently experienced by those born into economic deprivation our country. We strive to create role models and leaders in our community and through them to create a safer, fairer, and happier society.
Our vision
High expectations We are climbing the mountain to university
Excellent teaching We love teaching and learning and place it at the heart of all our work.
A rigorous and transformational curriculum Our all-through curriculum is carefully designed and implemented to ensure that our pupils have a journey from nursery to university
Exemplary Character Our focus on high quality relationships creates a powerful culture which ensures that our pupils develop exemplary behaviour and character.
A long-term commitment to every pupil As one of a handful of all-through schools with consistent cohorts of children across primary and secondary, we are able to develop a unique team and family orientated culture which ensures that each of our pupils and families are known and cared for as individuals.
Investment in our team We choose to work at KSA because we know we will work together to address educational inequality.
Efficient and effective organisation We carefully organise the operational and educational activities in our school to maximise our collective impact and make our work sustainable.
Specialisms
Like all Ark academies, King Solomon Academy has a maths specialism. Proficiency in maths is essential in every sphere of adult life, so we invest in the resources to attract and train the best maths teachers. We aim to produce confident and proficient mathematicians. We will ensure that pupils acquire skills as early as possible. We will help every student to maximise their skills and qualifications and offer those with particular ability the chance to accelerate their achievement in maths and further maths.
King Solomon Academy is a music specialist school. We chose music as a specialism because it is fun and inspiring and can involve every pupil. We believe that being part of the KSA orchestra will create a great sense of shared identity as well enabling our pupils to benefit from the known academic, intellectual and social advantages of musical training.
Ofsted
King Solomon Academy was inspected by Ofsted in May 2013 and was graded as "outstanding" in all areas. You can read the full report here.
Among the points highlighted by the Inspectors in the academy's first full inspection report since opening, they say:
“King Solomon Academy is an outstanding and unique 21st century school". Among many other points Ofsted praise KSA's creation and inspiration of "a community of enthusiastic learners, who are passionate about achieving academic excellence."
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