Senior Leader - Director of Sixth Form
Ark Academy
Brent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive to allow the appointment of a suitably qualified, ambitious and experienced candidate to the role.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 8 April 2019
Job overview
Opportunity to join an ‘Outstanding’ all-through academy specialising in mathematics and citizenship.
Start date: September 2019
Salary: Competitive to allow the appointment of a suitably qualified, ambitious and experienced candidate to the role.
Location: Wembley, London
Nearest Tube station: Wembley Park (Jubilee/Metropolitan)
Deadline: 9:00am Monday 8 April 2019
Interviews: will be arranged Week commencing 8 April 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding (2010)
Visits to our school are warmly encouraged; to arrange, please call 0208 385 4370.
Ark Academy is an all-through, state-of-the-art school in Wembley, set against the backdrop of the iconic Wembley Stadium, with excellent transport links
We are looking to recruit a talented, committed and inspiring teacher and leader to the role of Director of Sixth Form. Ark Academy Sixth form opened to its first cohort of pupils in 2016 and has grown into a highly successful and competitive Key Stage 5 provider. The Sixth Form serves as the pinnacle of education for pupils in the lower school while attracting the best and brightest from other schools in the local area. The Sixth Form has built a solid foundation of achievement in ensuring our pupils achieve outstanding results and make excellent progress when compared to their peers nationally. We are committed to ensuring every child is challenged to achieve their maximum potential and have celebrated wonderful successes in seeing our pupils progress to study at the most competitive universities, both Oxbridge and Russel Group and onto the most competitive degree level apprenticeships. If you are a middle leader looking to make your mark this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Our Sixth form has over 220 students and has an impressive record in providing all students with the highest quality of teaching and experience in Advanced Level subjects. We have had excellent results with 60% of grades at A*-B in 2018 making Ark one of the best achieving schools in the ARK network and across the country.
Working with a dedicated and motivated Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Sixth Form will be responsible for the strategic planning and will provide effective and inspiring leadership for a committed Sixth Form team. The post holder will drive forward improvements in teaching and learning, outcomes and the continuous development of our Key Stage 5 provisions, whilst promoting the Sixth Form as a truly holistic educational experience and holding overall responsibility for the maintenance of high academic standards. As part of the Senior Leadership Team you will work together with your colleagues to ensure that the Sixth Form is a fully embedded part of our dynamic all through school, and that our pupils serve as the best role models and inspiration for our younger pupils.
We are very proud of our reputation for academic excellence and also the superb pastoral care our students receive along with the support we provide for the less academically able. We now want your help to enable us to go beyond outstanding and achieve ‘excellence for all’.
As a member of Ark Academy you will receive extensive professional development geared towards excellence. Weekly sessions designed by those who understand the context of the school, are ensured to cater for our teachers’ every need. In addition, the school provides continual support and career progression. Numerous comprehensive training programmes are available to our staff from NQTs to aspiring middle and senior leaders.
Our successful behaviour policies treat student behaviour not as the responsibility of individual teachers, but of the entire school. This ensures as a teacher at Ark Academy, your time is never wasted dealing with discipline. Our students know what is expected of them, allowing both students and teachers to focus on learning.
As a teacher at Ark Academy, you will be part of Ark, an international charity and one of the UK's most successful multi-academy trusts, with a network of 35 schools in 4 locations across the country. Benefits of being part of the Ark network include:
- A salary 2.5% higher than the main scale teacher salaries
- Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education
To find out more about the benefits of work for Ark Academy please visit the website https://www.arkonline.org
If you share our expectations and are passionate about making a difference then look no further. We are confident our school provides an exceptional teaching environment and we would actively encourage you to visit our school and see for yourself what is on offer. For more details and to access our on-line application form, please visit www.arkacademy.org/vacancies. For an informal, confidential discussion, please contact Delia Smith on 020 8385 4370 or via d.mckenna@arkacademy.org.
Please submit your online application by 9:00am on Monday 8 April 2019. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are encouraged, with interviews being arranged week commencing 8 April 2019.
Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Ark Academy
About Ark Academy
Ark Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational all-through academy for 3 to 18-year-olds in Wembley, London. It opened its primary school in September 2008 and its secondary school in September 2010. Ark Academy is recently rated as one of the top 100 non-selective state schools in England.
The school motto - ‘Civitas' - is at our core and will be seen everywhere around the school. We pride ourselves for being first and foremost citizens and this is what binds us together. The academy believes in high aspirations, high motivation and high achievement for all. We want our students to grow into rounded, confident, ambitious young people who aspire to high achievement and will make a mark on the world, and our staff to be striving to constantly deliver the best possible education and experience to all our pupils. Hence, we hold staff development of the utmost importance. In order to deliver the best training and network events, we offer twice as many training days as standard.
Ark Academy has at its core the pursuit of highest standards possible in education. We believe in high aspirations, high motivation and high achievement for all. Through our extended curriculum and community life we seek to meet the needs of the whole person. Civitas - citizenship - is at our core. We will build a community of civic pride and social justice in which all members are equally valued. We are committed to the service of young people and help them play their full part in society.
In light of this we aim to:
- Provide every student with the knowledge, skills, self belief and motivation to be successful in their learning and lives
- Welcome, value and respect all who come to the school
- Build a community based on justice and a sense of personal responsibility
- Provide opportunities for all to experience Civitas whilst developing a spirit of tolerance and understanding for all cultures, traditions and faiths
- Promote dialogue and co-operation with the wider community
The DNA of Ark Academy
The DNA of Ark Academy is based on the six pillars of Ark Schools and developed into our own unique feel generated by a genuine buy in for our core values. Our values are also underpinned by our habits and ‘the way we do things around here’. We believe that in Ark Academy the following principles are tangible and central to achieving our mission from Reception through to Year 13:
1. High expectations
2. Excellent teaching
3. Knowing every child
4. Depth for breadth
5. Exemplary behaviour
6. Always learning
Curriculum
Our curriculum model is based on the values as outlined in the Ark Academy DNA. Depth for breadth confirms our emphasis on firm foundations in English, mathematics and science which are supported by a broad range of subjects throughout KS3 and a balanced option process in KS4.
With 30 periods per week of formal classes (55minutes per lesson) we are able to provide every student with a rich and varied curriculum, supplemented by an extended curriculum including both enrichment sessions and study support..
Ofsted
In their first full inspection of Ark Academy, Ofsted inspectors have rated the academy as an outstanding school with outstanding capacity for sustained further improvement. Ofsted’s main conclusion was that:
“The new school has quickly established high expectations and secured impressive progress in the short period since opening. Pupils make outstanding progress in their studies. They greatly enjoy coming to school and attendance is high. Pupils behave well and they respond enthusiastically to the growing team of dedicated staff. Relationships between adults and pupils are very positive and help to promote above average attainment.”
Read more about Ofsted's observations or see the the full report.
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