Head of Geography
Ark Elvin Academy
London
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark Main Pay scale/ Upper Pay Scale (Inner London) £29,377 - £48,481 depending on experience plus TLR2B (£4442.00)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September, October 2018 or January 2019
- Apply by:
- 3 June 2018
Job overview
Do you ‘dare for greatness’? Come and join a team who are really making a difference…
At Ark Elvin Academy we are working hard to give all our pupils an excellent education and are looking for committed teachers and support staff to join us at this exciting stage in our school improvement journey. In June 2017 we came out of special measures and now our team of enthusiastic, high expectations staff are doing what it takes to rapidly improve our school and deliver the outstanding education our community needs and deserves.
We are committed to ensuring teachers can focus on teaching and have the opportunity to refine and develop their practice in the classroom and develop their leadership skills, we have:
- twice as many training days as is standard
- weekly professional development for all staff
In recruiting for our Head of Geography we are seeking the following from applicants:
- A degree in Geography or related subject and good A levels, or the equivalent
- A commitment to our school improvement process
- A growth mindset
- High standards of professionalism and courteousness
- Record of or potential to be an outstanding teaching
- The potential to be an exceptional leader
You will become part of a close knit professional community of enthusiastic colleagues who benefit from the training, guidance and support from both the Ark network, one of the country’s top performing school groups and our North London region of schools where we work closely with four outstanding schools; Ark John Keats Academy, King Solomon Academy, Ark Academy and Burlington Danes Academy.
This year we moved into our long awaited brand new school building with state of the art facilities. We would love for you to visit our school - to arrange a visit please contact Anita Amaning on a.amaning-ampong@arkelvinacademy.org or 020 8902 6362.
We passionately believe in our six pillars and they drive all our thinking and our school improvement at Elvin – Please click here for more information.
Ark Elvin is on an exciting improvement journey – join us and be part of that change.
Closing date: 4 June 2018
Start date: September 2018
Salary: Ark Main Pay scale/ Upper Pay Scale (Inner London) £29,377 - £48,481 depending on experience plus TLR2B (£4442.00
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About Ark Elvin Academy
Ark Elvin is an eight-form secondary school in Wembley, north-west London.
We recently moved into our new, bright and airy building, which features a new library and a dining hall opening onto a courtyard, along with modern classrooms, a 5 court sports hall and a sixth form common room and study space. Outside, staff and students benefit from a new all-weather pitch for sports like football, hockey, rugby and cricket and a multi-use games area for sports like basketball, netball and mini-tennis.
Our motto – ‘dare for greatness’ – runs through everything that we do. It reminds us that as a school community, we must uphold our core values of integrity, courage, community and mastery.
Our mission is to ensure that every pupil leaves Elvin confident, articulate, and culturally aware; able to pursue careers they are passionate about, contribute to society and live happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.
We were rated a "Outstanding" overall in our most recent Ofsted report (June 2023) - you can read the full report here.
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