Head of RE
Ark Putney Academy
Wandsworth
- £35,638 - £55,626 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark Main 1 to Ark Upper 5: £35,638 to £55,626 plus TLR 2b: £5,023
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2023
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2023
Job overview
Salary: Ark Main 1 to Ark Upper 5: £35,638 to £55,626 depending on experience
TLR 2b: £5,023
Contract: Permanent
Start date: 1 September 2023
Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 20 February
Interviews: Week commencing 27 February
About the role:
This is an exciting time in the development of this curriculum area. Historically, RE has been taught on a carousel rolling programme as well as through learning in other relevant subjects to complement the programme. To give more scope and curriculum time to the subject, we have decided that RE will become a distinct subject.
RE will be taught within the humanities faculty and will be delivered in a single lesson. The ambition for this subject is that it is offered at GCSE by 2024 and A level by 2026.
You will:
· Design an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires students to appreciate the subjects and their application
· Have had significant impact on student attainment
· Be able to motivate and challenge learners of all abilities
· Have the resolve and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of students
· Be committed to Ark Putney’s ethos of high expectations
About our school:
Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark network in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We’re a mixed school with 950 students, ranging from year 7 through to sixth form.
Our student body is diverse and we celebrate all backgrounds and cultures. We have a strong ethos, results are excellent and every year we send large numbers of students to some of the best universites, including Oxbridge.
In our 2022 OFSTED inspection we were rated ‘Good’ in every category.
We adopt a holistic view to educating young people. Through our commitment to inclusion, equality and attainment, we prepare every student to be a pillar of any community.
We offer:
· Tailored professional development based on the needs of the teacher and department to ensure everyone achieves their full potential
· We also take the wellbeing of our staff seriously as we recognise that teaching can be a challenging profession. Therefore, staff receive regular rewards and recognition for effort.
Find out more about us by visiting www.arkputney.org.
How to apply:
Please apply by visiting www.arkputney.org/vacancies.
For questions about the position or an informal discussion, please contact the Principal, Alison Downey, at a.downey@arkputneyacademy.org. For any other queries regarding your application, please contact Julie Rickard, Principal’s PA at j.rickard@arkputneyacademy.org
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Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Attached documents
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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