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Teacher of Mathematics (potential TLR for the right candidate)

Teacher of Mathematics (potential TLR for the right candidate)

Ark Greenwich Free School

Greenwich

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Salary:
Ark Inner London Salary Scale MPS/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2021 or sooner
Apply by:
1 March 2021

Job overview

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to work at one of the highest performing schools in the country (Evening Standard). If you are passionate about the importance of mathematics and want to work in a seriously ambitious, respectful and high performing school, this is the job for you.

Ark Greenwich is a new, ambitious school model based on what we know excellent schools do. We have created a highly respectful and disciplined environment where our staff and pupils can fulfil their potential. Our aim is to consistently be one of the highest performing schools in the country.

Joining the school team is a superb opportunity for an ambitious and motivated teacher who wants to make a lasting difference to the communities they serve.

Ark Greenwich

To view our school video please click here 

Advert closes: 09:00 Monday 1st March

Shortlist confirmed/communicated: 2nd March 2021

Interview dates: Candidates must be available to interview online between 4th and 9th March 2021

The Role and the Department

We invest heavily in our outstanding Mathematics department which we believe is fast becoming one of the strongest departments in the country; dedicating 6.5 hours per week to Mathematics for every Yr 11 pupil. In recent years the Progress 8 score for this department has been ranked in the top 7% of schools nationally.

The department consists of 8 members of staff including a Teach First trainee, NQT and several wonderful fully qualified teachers. The department benefits from a dedicated GTA and gap year student and has a track record of recruiting and training some brilliant practitioners. Through the Ark network, the department enjoys close links with Dani Quinn, one of the UKs leading mathematics experts. This is an innovative and highly motivated team of staff who are dedicated to impacting the lives of the pupils they serve.

How is Ark Greenwich different?

Ark Greenwich exists to empower young people, regardless of socio-economic background, to grow and be successful. This is an ambitious and forward-thinking school that encourages innovation and values its staff. We are proud of our highly respectful and disciplined community and of the outstanding academic outcomes achieved by our pupils. Expectations for all members of our community are unashamedly sky high. We work tirelessly to impact the lives of the young people we serve.  Pupils at our school are passionate about Mathematics and achieve exceptional outcomes.

• We are part of the Ark family of schools and benefit accordingly from outstanding networking and career opportunities and first-class CPD.

• Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning and have a 6pm/weekend work-related communication curfew to ensure our staff can maintain a work/life balance. We do not do knee jerk reactions, fads or last-minute deadlines. Our systems and processes for communication, pupil marking, and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches we take are underpinned by research and best practice in the field.

• This is a small school model, because we believe that our close-knit community provides the optimum conditions for success.

• Behaviour for learning is exceptional so our teachers can focus their time on the things that matter – planning and delivering brilliant lessons for our pupils. We have applied to become a national behaviour hub school.

• This is a strict no excuses, no mobile phone school.

• Our curriculum is traditional and academic, and we do not take shortcuts – we do not offer vocational courses or equivalencies such as Btecs or Vcerts. 95% of pupils are entered for the Ebacc.

• We put high-quality teaching at the heart of what we do. We are committed to providing staff with at least 1 hour of high-quality training every week. We run coaching for staff who want to see rapid progress in their discipline. Live coaching and current best practice in the field of education is central to our approach.

• We don’t grade individual lessons or ask for lesson plans.

• Our pupils enjoy a compulsory co-curricular program on a Wednesday which includes a strong focus on community volunteering and we facilitate 12 drop-down days per academic year ensuring our pupils benefit from a range of life-enriching experiences.

If you are ready to add further value to our high performing Mathematics department and to work alongside a brilliant school leadership team, then you will find this job extremely rewarding.

Alignment with the school’s vision, values and approach to education is essential.

About Ark Schools

Ark is a network of high-achieving, non-selective schools and one of the country’s top-performing academy groups. We run 38 academies in London, Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth educating more than 26,000 pupils. 83% of Ark schools are now rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted.

Our aim is to create outstanding schools that give every pupil, regardless of their background, the opportunity to go to university or pursue the career of their choice.

To find out more about Ark Greenwich, please visit our website via www.arkgreenwichfreeschool.org

To apply please click 'Quick Apply'

The school reserves the right to close this advert early should the right candidate be found. Interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role.

Ark value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.

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About Ark Greenwich Free School

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We opened in September 2012 as a new Free School - a four-form entry, state-funded, mixed, non-denominational, 11-18 comprehensive school for the children of Greenwich. We are now full at 11-16. The School is extremely popular and is 6 times oversubscribed and staff are hard-working and committed to the school’s vision.

We have some very clear ‘givens’ and below is set out what we think are the most important features of our model. The school's ethos runs in line with our core values of Ambition, Growth, Fellowship & Scholarship. Underpinning this is a clear focus on Behaviour and we have exceptionally high expectations of our students.

We invest heavily in the curriculum and believe that the design and implementation of the curriculum is at the heart of school life.  It creates an atmosphere for learning and sets the tone and philosophy for teachers.

Alongside being a school that values the importance of subject disciplines we also invest in high-quality weekly training and have access to world-class development opportunities through our partnerships with a wide range of schools, universities and sector-leading organisations. We are an accredited CPD provider through the Teacher Development Trust, many of our departments have won external awards in History and Computer Science, and we work closely with well-regarded curriculum providers. This means that we can help all staff at the school grow and develop.

We run a compulsory enrichment programme every Wednesday afternoon to ensure all our pupils receive a more holistic education. All of the AGFS staff commit to delivering elements of this. We also run a series of 12 ‘Drop Down Days’ throughout the year where the timetable is collapsed, enabling all pupils to undertake day-long programmes and activities – for example, university visits and trips to museums and theatres -  as well as providing space for more intensive subject-led learning and extended academic projects.

AGFS has been described by The Economist as providing “plenty of hope for British education” and was selected by the Evening Standard as one of five “new model schools” in London. 

Additionally we have received the following comments:

  

“Fantastic and extraordinary…Quiet lessons, happy students, nuclear focus, masses of support for students” Tom Bennett, founder of Research Ed and behaviour adviser to the Department for Education

“Amongst the highest performing schools in London” Evening Standard

“It was a real pleasure to visit AGFS. You are absolutely focusing on the right things and should be extremely proud of your school” Rebecca Boomer-Clark (Former Regional Schools Commissioner)
 

'Every child deserves the best possible start in life - and nothing is more important to them than a good education. The teachers and staff at Greenwich Free School are passionate about the importance of education, and they combine their passion with great professionalism and skill. They will do their very best for your child.'
Lord Adonis, former Schools Minister

'GFS is one of the country's most impressive and forward-thinking Free Schools, attracting considerable national attention and setting an exceptionally high quality bar for future Free Schools. I'm confident that its superb team will provide an outstanding education for the children of Greenwich.'
Rachel Wolf, Director, New Schools' Network

We warmly invite you to come and visit GFS and see for yourself all that we are doing to provide outstanding teaching and pastoral care to all our pupils.

Life in the Greenwich Free School is hard work, but it is also truly engaging, exciting and fun. It is a school of which our pupils are proud – and we are proud of each and every one of them.
 

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