Principal Development Lead – English Mastery (Ark Curriculum Plus)
ARK Schools
London
- £40,000 - £50,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £40,000-£50,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2021
Job overview
Principal Development Lead – English Mastery (Ark Curriculum Plus)
Reports to: Head of School Development
Location: Mix of London (Shepherd’s Bush) and home working; balance may change from time to time. The role also involves travel between schools across the UK
Contract: Permanent
Pattern: Full Time
Closing date: 12pm on Friday 29 October 2021
Salary: £40,000-£50,000 per annum
About the role:
The Principal Development Lead (English Mastery) will support the successful implementation of the English Mastery programme across the English Mastery community. You will have your own portfolio of partner secondary schools with whom you will offer a mixture of in-person and virtual support. Having established strong relationships with your schools, you will deliver ongoing training and coaching to teachers and leaders to ensure the programme meets the needs of staff and pupils.
You will be a crucial member of the team, working closely with the Head of School Development and other Principal Development Leads and you will promote a programme that’s transforming English education in UK, celebrating success, and sharing good practice.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
• Senior management: You will contribute to the shape of delivery and new ways of working across the programmes and lead on identified pan-programme delivery projects
• Key account management: Establish a strong relationship with the person responsible for English Mastery in key accounts (usually Multi Academy Trusts), seeking to understand their priorities and build confidence and work closely with colleagues managing other relationships within the same key account, as part of a key account team, to build a stronger partnership and to ensure a joined up and high quality experience for our strategic partners
• Delivery partners: Set and implement a communications plan for external Development Leads on the programme, ensuring they feel a valued part of our extended family and motivated and briefed to represent us in a positive light. You will also manage the Associate Development Lead pool, working to understand need and capacity in order to identify upcoming gaps
• Broader programme representation: Be the first port of call for the partnerships team to support partnerships initiatives including leading webinars or information sessions
• School Development Support: Engage with ongoing PD and sector thinking and maintain a strong understanding of the English Mastery programme in order to offer high quality training, PD and support in the programme. You will also provide one-to-one school development support across a portfolio of partner schools, ensuring they are supported to implement our programmes successfully to gain the intended immediate and longer-term impact
• Relationship with wider organisation: Contribute to the development of the overall programme strategy and structure through cross-functional working and collaboration, especially by feeding back relevant insights gathered from schools to the design and partnerships teams
• General: Identify and carry out any other duties which fall within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post as requested.
Key Requirements:
Experience, knowledge and skills
• Understanding of the education landscape and issues affecting education
• 5+ years’ teaching experience across at least two key stages
• A proven record in delivering outstanding achievement in English, particularly for pupils with low prior attainment in challenging urban schools
• Up-to-date knowledge and use of the current curriculum and assessment requirements and best practice in implementation and delivery of professional development
• Record of successfully leading change in a school context
• Track record of providing professional development to teachers, including coaching, mentoring and training
• Experience of managing a budget and managing resourcing
• Regular and on-going engagement with training and personal development
• A strong and proactive communicator with a collaborative working style
Qualifications
• Educated to degree level
• Qualified to teach in the UK and qualified to degree level
• Subject specific qualification/further study desirable
• Right to work in the UK
Benefits
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service
• We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
About Ark Curriculum Plus
Ark Curriculum Plus is a not-for-profit education venture. Our mission is to empower teachers to give every young person, regardless of their background, the subject knowledge and skills that will allow them to succeed. We believe that great curriculum design and delivery leads to improved teaching and learner outcomes, which impacts positively on children’s life chances.
Our commitment is to empower and equip schools to provide high quality subject teaching, through curriculum and integrated professional development, in order to develop young people’s subject mastery.
We are grown out of one of the highest performing Multi Academy Trust’s in the UK. Our connection with Ark gives us our experience and our specialist expertise earned while we developed and taught curriculum across our own network of 39 successful academies in the UK.
How to Apply:
Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Applications to be submitted by 12pm on Friday 29 October 2021 but please note: we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised
Please contact Evie Newbold at evie.newbold@arkcurriculumplus.org.uk if you have any queries about the role.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
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About ARK Schools
Ark is charity that aims to transform children's lives through education. Our goal is to help give children the best start in life, regardless of their background.
Our network of 39 schools schools in the UK achieves great results for young people, and some of our schools are among the best in the country. We educate around 28,500 pupils in four locations across the UK; Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth.
Why work for Ark?
At Ark, we are all united by the same goal; a commitment to drive real change in education where it’s needed most. The development of our staff is one of our top priorities, at every level and in every role.
Joining Ark means there are plenty of diverse opportunities to progress your career, choosing the direction you want to take it in. Whether that be in one of our new or transition schools, a school in another region in the UK, as part of our dedicated central team or by working for one of our innovative Ark Ventures.
Make a difference where it matters most
We only work in the communities where we can make the biggest difference to children’s lives and take on some of the most challenging schools in the country.
Many of our schools have a history of academic under-achievement or are in areas of economic disadvantage. 84% of Ark schools are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.
Take your career in your own direction
We are committed to offering you diverse career progression, whether that means aspiring to senior leadership or becoming an outstanding at what you do, allowing you to really carve out a successful career in with us. We are dedicated to offering opportunities to support your career in our schools or as part of our wider network.
Learning at every stage
We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career. The development of our staff is one of our top priorities, at every level and in every role. That’s why we offer twice the number of training days as standard. Staff at Ark have access to a variety of training sessions and experiences, all designed to meet the needs of their team. So no matter what stage of your career you’re at, we’ll support you to be the best that you can be.
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