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Second in charge of Creative Making

Second in charge of Creative Making

Ark Putney Academy

Wandsworth

  • £40,661 - £58,838 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Ark MPS or UPS (Inner London) £35,368-£53,815 plus TLR 2b £5,023
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1 September 2023
Apply by:
14 April 2023

Job overview

Location: Putney, Southwest London

Salary: Ark Main 1 to Upper 5 (Inner London) £35,368-£53,815 depending on experience

TLR : 2b £5,023

Working pattern: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Start date: 1 September 2023

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Second in charge of Creative Making to ensure the academy achieves its targets through appropriate schemes of work, effective assessment tracking and intervention. As Second in Charge you would deputise for the Head of Creative Making, including setting cover if necessary and ensuring excellent teaching and learning takes place. You will assist in the design of an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires children to appreciate Art and Design Technology and its application. You will be expected to teach A-level DT. 

You will:

·        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. 

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.

In our 2022 Ofsted inspection we were rated ‘Good’ in every category with real strengths in teaching and learning, curriculum breadth and personal development.

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.

To apply please visit www.arkputney.org/vacancies

Closing date: Friday 14 April

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis so early application is advised. The academy reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

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

 Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. 

 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. 

About Ark Putney Academy

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+44 208 788 3421

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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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