Head of Geography
Ark Kings Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark MPS/UPS Outside London (£24,313 – £41,366) + TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2019 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2019
Job overview
Head of Geography
Reports to: Vice Principal
Start date: September 2019 or sooner
Location: Ark Kings Academy
Salary: Ark MPS/UPS Outside London (£24,313 – £41,366) + TLR2b
Deadline: Monday 25th February at 9:00am
Ofsted: Good in all areas (2016)
Ark Kings – a small school, big family; transforming the lives of our students
In 2015, Ark Kings Academy was named as the most improved academy in the country, and was rated ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted in October 2016. In April 2017 we moved into our brand new school building and in September 2017 we became an all through school with students from Reception to year 11. It is therefore a very exciting time to be joining Ark Kings as part of our schools’ transformation. We are looking to recruit Head of Geography to be play an integral part in our journey to outstanding.
The Role
As Head of Geography, you will lead, develop and manage the effective delivery of an outstanding curriculum which enables the highest level of student progress and attainment. You will lead the professional community of Geography to ensure high attainment across the school.
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About Ark Kings Academy
- Ark Kings Academy
- Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B38 9DE
- United Kingdom
Ark Kings Academy is an all-through school in the Kings Norton area of Birmingham admitting pupils from Nursery - Year 11. We expect our students to achieve academic excellence and to make a positive contribution both to the academy and the wider community that we serve.
Our Vision
At Ark Kings Academy every student will make excellent progress, develop outstanding character and be successful in life, education and employment.
Our School Values
Our school values 'Aspire. Expect. Achieve. Together’ capture the essence of our school.
- Every student is encouraged and helped to Aspire, to great things in their lives – both what they can do now and what they can be and will do in the future.
- Every student can Expect to be taught well in an orderly and industrious environment and in return can Expect to work hard, be respectful of others and make no excuses.
- Every student can Achieve. We won’t accept any excuses and we won’t make any either. We will do whatever we can to help ensure each student can be successful succeeds each and every day.
- Together we are a big family.
We were rated as "good" in all areas in our 2016 Ofsted inspection. Read the full report here.
Curriculum
Our curriculum has been designed to meet the needs of the community of students we serve.
We promote reading and vocabulary and prioritise exposing our students to a wealth of vocabulary in different contexts.
We promote the identification of our students as global citizens – aspirational, respectful, values driven.
We provide our students with the cultural capital they need go on to be successful in the next phase of their education and beyond.
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