Head of Faculty – Humanities
Ark Helenswood Academy
Hastings, East Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Outside London Leadership L8 – L12 (£46,798 - £51,637)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2018
Job overview
Head of Faculty – Humanities
We are currently looking for a Head of Faculty to head our Humanities department at Ark Helenswood Academy, a large all-girls 11-16 academy with a mixed sixth form provision in Hastings. Hastings is a vibrant seaside town situated in East Sussex, a county steeped in English history and areas of natural beauty. The academy benefits from being located within stunning grounds surrounded by fields and woodland, and being just three miles from Hastings town with its artistic Old Town, quirky shops, and revolutionary double deck promenade and pier of the year. There are easily accessible links to Eastbourne and Brighton with a direct rail link to London.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and aspirational school which is consistently achieving some of the highest results in Hastings and St Leonards. The strength of our ambitious Improvement Plan provides a strong and supportive environment for you to lead the faculty to outstanding. You will have the ability to teach a range of Key Stages, and feel confident in leading your fellow colleagues towards success. The ideal candidate will:
• be experienced in raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment
• have excellent leadership and management skills
• have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
• have proven experience working successfully with students of all abilities
• be able to show evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning of their subject though schemes of work and extra-curricular activities.
Helenswood Academy is looking for a strong middle leader who seeks the opportunity to be part of our school transformation and help them gain the experience needed for advancement to senior leadership positions.
We are committed to ensuring all staff have access to a comprehensive programme of professional development and currently dedicate one afternoon to training sessions on a weekly basis. Our middle and senior leaders are supported with the NPQML and NPQSL and other agreed training.
Helenswood Academy is part of Ark, an international charity and one of the UK’s most successful multi-academy trusts, with a network of 35 schools in 4 locations across the country. Benefits of being part of the Ark network include:
• A salary 2.5% higher than the main scale teacher salaries
• Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education
For more information about the school please visit www.arkhelenswood.org. Visits to our school are encouraged; to arrange, please contact Jan Laker, HR Manager on 01424 757928 or jlaker@arkhelenswood.org.
To apply please submit your application online by visiting http://arkhelenswood.org/vacancies
Start date: September 2018
Salary: Outside London Leadership L8 – L12 (£46,798 - £51,637)
Location: Hastings Closing Date: Monday 30 April 2018 at 11.00
Interview: W/C 07 May 2018
Ark Helenswood Academy is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Ark Helenswood Academy
- Ark Helenswood Academy
- 650 The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea
- East Sussex
- TN37 7PS
- United Kingdom
As Hasting’s highest-performing secondary school, Ark Helenswood is quickly improving and has put outstanding, well-supported staff with access to excellent CPD at the heart of its plan for the future.
Ark Helenswood Academy strives to provide an excellent quality of provision in which every student has the potential to succeed. High expectations, a broad and relevant curriculum and inspirational teaching mean students will leave well educated, confident and ambitious; students have an excellent understanding of the world they live in. Excellent academic standards allow students to flourish onwards to university or the career of their choice.
We know that our students cannot reach their full potential without great teachers who are supported throughout their career. From day one at Ark Helenswood, staff are offered regular training and support to help them develop their career and practice – through Teaching Leaders’ and Future Leaders’ programmes, direct and regular mentoring with an experienced line manager and co-planning sessions for trainees and NQTs. The school also has dedicated CPD sessions and further staff training every Wednesday.
The school recognises that good behaviour and academic achievement go hand-in-hand and has established a strong ‘Behaviour for Learning’ policy, meaning that teachers can really focus on teaching.
As a member of staff at a school with a well-established performing arts specialism, staff have the opportunity to participate in Hastings’ thriving art scene – from dance students performing when the Olympic Torch arrived in the town to Hastings’ acclaimed festivals.
Staff regularly get together to celebrate outstanding practice with its weekly “Songs of praise”, in which staff who have gone above and beyond are applauded in staff briefings, and “Wine of the week”, in which the Principal awards a member of staff with a bottle of wine for
Curriculum
All young people need an excellent command of English and Mathematics to ensure their success in all areas of the curriculum. To support this we dedicate extra time to these two areas: giving students additional support for literacy and numeracy where required.
In Key Stage 3 students will study core subjects in depth to allow students to secure firm foundations in English and Mathematics, so that they find the rest of the curriculum far easier to access.
To fully support our students’ achievement in Mathematics, we follow the English and Mathematics Mastery Curriculum, a highly-effective curriculum and teaching approach inspired by pupil success in Singapore and endorsed by OFSTED.
At Key Stage 4, all students study the core subjects and select a varying number of options depending on their pathway.
Ofsted
“Externally verified information about standards in Years 10 and 11, and Year 10 work seen during the inspection, confirm that more effective teaching has generated a dramatic shift in standards and progress this year. Ark consultants have contributed to this. Disabled students and those with special educational needs are now achieving well. Stronger and well organised arrangements for their well-being and academic progress are in place.”
View Ark Helenswood Academy’s latest Ofsted report
The Ark network
Ark Helenswood 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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