Head of Geography
Ark Putney Academy
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark MPS/UPS (£28,799 - £47,998) plus TLR 2C (£6,450)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 22 March 2017
Job overview
Join an aspirational school nurturing ambitious students and teachers
Ofsted: Good (2013)
Visits to our school are encouraged; to arrange, please call 020 8788 3421 or email the Principal at a.downey@arkputneyacademy.org
Ark Putney Academy joined the Ark network in 2012 and is now on a journey to outstanding. We have recently undergone a £30 million renovation project and now boast facilities such as a new sports hall and state-of-the-art dance and recording studios and 3G pitch. We also have extensive brand new geography classrooms and discreet humanities ICT room.
We are now seeking a Head of Geography to join the school. You will be responsible for providing engaging and positive teaching to our students with the aim of raising the attainment of all, fostering a love of the subject and helping our students to study it at A Level and beyond.
The successful candidate will:
- have experience as a successful teacher who impacts strongly on students’ progress
- have experience of having significantly contributed to raising attainment in Geography
- be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations
- have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils
Ark Putney recognises the importance of having set structures and procedures and the benefit this has for both staff and students. All teachers adopt similar approaches to teaching across the subjects as well as agreed behaviour management systems.
We know staff wellbeing is fundamental to our school’s success, so have created a supportive culture throughout the school. Our staff are also provided with high levels of training opportunities, to ensure continual progression and development.
As a teacher at Ark Putney Academy, you will be 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
Click here to find out more about the benefits of work for Ark Putney Academy.
Visit our website for more information on the school. For an informal, confidential discussion, please contact our Recruitment Manager Francesca Waters on 0203 116 6345 or recruitment@arkonline.org.
Please submit your application online by visiting https://goo.gl/IMqiki .The deadline for applications is 11am Wednesday 22nd March 2017.
Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
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About Ark Putney Academy
Ark Putney Academy is a mixed secondary school with sixth form in Putney, south-west London. The school has recently undergone a refurbishment and now boasts exceptional indoor and outdoor sports facilities, plus an arts centre, spacious classrooms and specialist teaching rooms.
Principal
Alison Downey
Values and vision
At Ark Putney we have a holistic view of educating young people. Our mission statement is;
Preparing every student to be a pillar of any community
By this we mean that we are focusing on developing students to be the very best they can be in all aspects of their lives not only through academic progress but also by developing the soft skills that will enable students to be successful in the world such as good manners and the ability to speak confidently combined with the desire to participate through sport, the arts and contributing to charity and community projects.
This can be illustrated by our core purpose, which is to provide students with:
- An appreciation and curiosity for life and learning
- The courage and ambition to unlock and fulfil their potential
- A desire to contribute to society in a positive way
- A sense of self –awareness, combined with the integrity to be compassionate towards others
The main drivers for this are our Six Pillars as listed below. These permeate academy life and can be seen in everything that we do, think and say at APA. They are also a focus of our assemblies, reflections and tutorial activities. They help to guide us in how we behave, what we do and what kind of people we want to be:
- Effort
- Team work
- Community
- Enthusiasm
- Commitment
- Independence
In March 2017, Ofsted rated the academy as good in every category and highlighted our students’ progress and achievement at GCSE and in sixth form. The full report can be read here.
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