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Regional Lead Teacher MFL

Regional Lead Teacher MFL

Ark

South London

Salary:
£50,000-£60,000, depending on experience.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2017 or as soon as available
Apply by:
26 September 2017

Job overview

Interviews: Interviews will be on Wednesday 4th October and second round interviews to be held on Thursday 5th October.
Location: Globe Academy, Harper Road, London, SE1 6AG.
Ofsted: Good (2017)

Extensive travel across South London will be required with weekly visits to Hastings.  Where capacity allows, other schools in the network may request assistance and this may require further travel across London or to Birmingham or Portsmouth.  Travel requests made of the post-holder will not expect more than one overnight stay in any week.

Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to make sure that every child, regardless of background, has access to a great education and real choices in life. 

We know that great schools need great teachers, which is why we offer you the very best training and support at every stage of your career - from starting out as an NQT to running your own school.

Our highly-successful network of 35 schools educates over 22,000 students across Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. They are achieving some of the best results in the country despite being largely in areas of historic academic underachievement.

But we want every child to succeed, whether they go to an Ark school or not, so we are constantly developing new teaching techniques and programmes, discovering what works in our schools before rolling them out more widely. Innovative programmes that started life at Ark include; English Mastery, Maths Mastery, and Ambition School Leadership.

We are currently looking to recruit an outstanding teacher, ideally with leadership experience, to work as Network Lead Teacher for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in some of our highest priority schools across South London and Hastings.

The support you offer our leaders and teachers will be vital in ensuring that all of our schools achieve the same successes.  Joining a regional leadership team led by a Regional Director, you will use your passion, subject knowledge and expertise in MFL to drive forward the quality of teaching and learning. Based in one school, you will model great practice through a partial teaching timetable but you will also travel around the region to coach and lead others. This in an exciting role that requires flexibility, a team spirit, and a willingness to lean and it will suit individuals who want to take a step-up and work at a senior leadership level in MFL, across a range of schools. 

Our expectations are high.  We are aiming to ensure that all our schools show strong progress in MFL so that students can progress onto further study, university or employment of their choice.

The successful candidate will:

  • be an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of securing excellent outcomes, not just in controlled assessments, but in all components of GCSE and GCE examinations
  • have an up-to-date knowledge of the subject curricula and assessment requirements
  • have had experience of leading a subject area or holding a leadership responsibility within a school where a clear impact has been made through the proactive work they have done
  • be proficient in teaching both Spanish and French to GCSE, and one of those to GCE
  • have proven experience of identifying and implementing effective strategies for improving attainment in Modern Foreign Languages in urban schools at KS3, 4 and preferably 5
  • have a highly effective style that is both consultative and influential
  • be able to demonstrate resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement
  • be able to work across a group of schools and show significant impact in developing capacity and improving outcomes for young people (involving being based in South London but working also in Hastings on a weekly basis as needed)
  • be aligned with Ark’s ethos of growth mindset, high aspirations and high expectations of self and others.

The base school for this post is Globe Academy in South London.

To apply, please go to https://goo.gl/mYmhTo . Please submit your application by 11am on Wednesday 27th September.  If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact the recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or Francesca.Waters@arkonline.org.

Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check

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  • Ark
  • The Yellow Building, 1 Nicholas Road
  • London
  • W11 4AN
  • United Kingdom
+44 20 3116 6345

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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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