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PE Teacher

PE Teacher

Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

Lambeth

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Salary:
Ark Teacher Main pay scale: AM1-AM6
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
April 2023 or sooner
Apply by:
29 January 2023

Job overview

Reports to:     Head of Department

Start date: January 2023

Contract:       Permanent 

Salary:           Ark Teacher Main Pay Scale: AM1-AM6

The Role

As a PE Teacher in Ark Evelyn Grace Academy, you will lead, develop, and manage the effective delivery of an outstanding lessons, which enables the highest level of student progress and attainment. You will promote outstanding teaching and learning and a strong school culture within a nurturing and rigorous environment.

Key responsibilities

• Set high expectations so that all students are inspired, motivated and challenged to reach their full potential, and in doing so meet their progress and attainment targets

• Plan and teach well-structured, differentiated lessons that are aligned to the agreed curriculum and cultivate every student’s intellectual curiosity

• Use well-selected and safe practical work to help students understand PE concepts and the process of working scientifically 

• Use data to inform teaching and learning, identify areas for intervention and provide feedback to students, staff and families in order to promote progress and outcomes

• Manage behaviour effectively to create a safe, respectful and nurturing environment so that students can focus on learning

• Work collaboratively with both school and network colleagues as a committed team member, building successful, high performing teams 

• Participate actively throughout the network, by attending relevant meetings, and, as appropriate, delivering network-wide training and initiatives

• Work with colleagues, students and families to develop a strong school community 

• Participate in and/or create extra-curricular and interdisciplinary activities and trips 

Academy Culture 

• Contribute to the development of an Academy culture and ethos that is utterly committed to high achievement and exemplary behaviour

• Live the values of the academy by modelling caring and respectful behaviour

• Support the academy’s vision by contributing to the development and implementation of policies practices and procedures

• Work alongside other middle leaders to help create a strong community of learners, characterised by everyone seeking advice on how to improve and develop

• Support, work in collaboration and share best practice with colleagues and other professionals in and beyond the Academy

Other department related issues

• Offer enrichment opportunities that stretch and challenge 

• Work closely with the SEN department so that low attaining students are supported in making rapid and sustained progress 

Other

• Undertake other various responsibilities as directed by members of the SLT or Principal.

• Undertake the other main professional duties of a teacher as set out in the ARK schools pay and conditions of service document

Role review

This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the time of drafting. It cannot be read as an exhaustive list. These responsibilities will be discussed annually as part of the post holder’s annual performance review and are subject to change. However, it may be altered at any time subject to need in consultation with the post holder subject to the Principal’s approval.

Person Specification: PE Teacher

Qualification Criteria 

• Qualified to degree level and above 

• Qualified to teach and work in the UK.

Experience

• Experience of raising attainment in a complex urban environment

• Demonstrable commitment to raising attainment of all pupils in a challenging classroom environment 

• Excellent understanding of both subject and general teaching pedagogy 

• Effective and systematic behaviour management 

• Knowledge of the national secondary education system, examinations and curriculum

• Understanding of the recent changes to GCSE and implications for teaching and learning

• Be or demonstrate the potential to become an outstanding teacher


Personal Characteristics

• Able to listen and empathise

• Able to influence and motivate others

• Excellent written communication skills

• Sustains energy, optimism and motivation in the face of pressure and setbacks

• Stays calm in difficult situations and maintains clarity of vision

• Makes decisions based on facts

• Open to change and new ideas

Other

• This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

• Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils

• Willingness to undertake and contribute to professional development activities 

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About Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

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+44 20 7737 9520

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Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is an 11-16 mixed secondary school, located at the heart of the London Borough of Lambeth. We are a community school and part of the Ark Network.  Our mission statement is to empower our students to be the voice of their future.  This is based on the belief that each young person is different, difference should be embraced, and each young person has a unique contribution to make and should be given a voice. Through finding their voice, young people can lead empowered lives where they have choice, agency and influence. We are focused on the future as we want our young people to be the face of it.

Supporting our mission is our Culture Compass which sets out the values that drive the work that we do creating a shared sense of purpose.

Through providing a nurturing environment, a high-quality education and a wide range of experiences and opportunities, we enable all our young people to have choices over the direction of their lives. We want our young people to be heard, be seen and be their best, making significant progress in school and securing high quality destinations so that they reach their full potential.

School Structure

The school has a small leadership team that comprises of the Principal, two Vice Principals and two Assistant Principals. Each subject area is lead by a Head of Department and year groups are led by a Director of Learning (Head of Year).

Aims, Vision and Values

Our Culture Compass sets out the values that drive what we do and who we are. Community sits at the centre as the work we do is with and for our students, our families, and our wider community.

Community: We are stronger together. We value each other, celebrate what we have in common and our differences. We make sure everyone is included.

Ambition: We believe in setting goals for ourselves and working hard to achieve them. We aim to be and do our very best, in all environments.

Integrity: We do the right thing and are honest about our words and actions.

Professionalism: We have high standards of ourselves and are consistent in our approach to them.

Perseverance: We know that success comes from hard work. We believe in working through difficulties and see challenge as an opportunity to grow and learn.

Read more about our vision here.

Twitter: @ARKEvelynGrace

Our website: https://evelyngraceacademy.org/

Una Sookun

Principal

Ark Evelyn Grace Academy | 255 Shakespeare Road, London, SE24 0QN

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