Science Teacher (with a specialism in Physics)
Ark Helenswood Academy
Hastings
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark MPS – UPS, £23,486 - £39, 596 dependent on experience.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 1 December 2017
Job overview
Exciting opportunity to work at Ark Helenswood Academy in Hastings
We are currently looking for a Science Teacher to join Ark Helenswood Academy, a large all-girls academy in Hastings.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and aspirational school. We are seeking an experienced teacher who is enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious to join our well qualified, committed staff and add capacity to our Science Department, delivering outstanding teaching and learning of their subject to ensure students achieve excellent academic results.
The ideal candidate will:
· be experienced in raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment
· have proven experience working successfully with students of all abilities
· be able to show evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning of their subject though schemes of work and extra-curricular activities
· be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses.
We are looking for someone with a passion and determination to see all students, regardless of background or ability, succeed in their education, gain access to university and lead fulfilling lives in careers of their choice.
This role is suitable for either a NQT or an experienced teacher.
Ark Helenswood Academy is part of Ark’s Hastings ‘hub’ – alongside Ark William Parker Academy, Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy and Ark Blacklands Primary Academy. The schools work in close collaboration with a shared vision and shared resources. While each school retains its ethos and values, the Ark Hastings hub allows staff to share ideas and develop their careers across several academies. Both Ark Helenswood and Ark William Parker have a long history in Hastings and we believe that working together we can provide outstanding educational opportunities for students in the area. Together, we will continue to raise standards and attainment, ensuring every pupil has access to the highest quality education.
For more information about the school please visit www.arkhelenswood.org. Visits to our school are encouraged; to arrange, please contact the school on 01424 753040.
To apply please visit https://goo.gl/ZfE8PC . Please submit your application by 11am, Monday 20th November. Applications are viewed on a rolling basis, so please do apply early.
For an informal, confidential discussion please contact our central Recruitment office on 0203 116 6345. For technical queries, please contact the schools recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or recruitment@arkonline.org
Location: Hastings
Closing Date: 11am, Monday 20th November
Interview: W/c 27th November
Start Date: January 2018
Salary: Ark MPS – UPS, £23,486 - £39, 596 dependent on experience.
Ark Helenswood Academy is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Ark Helenswood Academy
- Ark Helenswood Academy
- 650 The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea
- East Sussex
- TN37 7PS
- United Kingdom
As Hasting’s highest-performing secondary school, Ark Helenswood is quickly improving and has put outstanding, well-supported staff with access to excellent CPD at the heart of its plan for the future.
Ark Helenswood Academy strives to provide an excellent quality of provision in which every student has the potential to succeed. High expectations, a broad and relevant curriculum and inspirational teaching mean students will leave well educated, confident and ambitious; students have an excellent understanding of the world they live in. Excellent academic standards allow students to flourish onwards to university or the career of their choice.
We know that our students cannot reach their full potential without great teachers who are supported throughout their career. From day one at Ark Helenswood, staff are offered regular training and support to help them develop their career and practice – through Teaching Leaders’ and Future Leaders’ programmes, direct and regular mentoring with an experienced line manager and co-planning sessions for trainees and NQTs. The school also has dedicated CPD sessions and further staff training every Wednesday.
The school recognises that good behaviour and academic achievement go hand-in-hand and has established a strong ‘Behaviour for Learning’ policy, meaning that teachers can really focus on teaching.
As a member of staff at a school with a well-established performing arts specialism, staff have the opportunity to participate in Hastings’ thriving art scene – from dance students performing when the Olympic Torch arrived in the town to Hastings’ acclaimed festivals.
Staff regularly get together to celebrate outstanding practice with its weekly “Songs of praise”, in which staff who have gone above and beyond are applauded in staff briefings, and “Wine of the week”, in which the Principal awards a member of staff with a bottle of wine for
Curriculum
All young people need an excellent command of English and Mathematics to ensure their success in all areas of the curriculum. To support this we dedicate extra time to these two areas: giving students additional support for literacy and numeracy where required.
In Key Stage 3 students will study core subjects in depth to allow students to secure firm foundations in English and Mathematics, so that they find the rest of the curriculum far easier to access.
To fully support our students’ achievement in Mathematics, we follow the English and Mathematics Mastery Curriculum, a highly-effective curriculum and teaching approach inspired by pupil success in Singapore and endorsed by OFSTED.
At Key Stage 4, all students study the core subjects and select a varying number of options depending on their pathway.
Ofsted
“Externally verified information about standards in Years 10 and 11, and Year 10 work seen during the inspection, confirm that more effective teaching has generated a dramatic shift in standards and progress this year. Ark consultants have contributed to this. Disabled students and those with special educational needs are now achieving well. Stronger and well organised arrangements for their well-being and academic progress are in place.”
View Ark Helenswood Academy’s latest Ofsted report
The Ark network
Ark Helenswood Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 38 schools across the UK in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark exists to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. Ark schools are all non-selective and in areas where they can make the biggest difference.
Read more about Ark: http://arkonline.org/
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