Teaching Assistant KS1 - Ark Byron
Ark Byron Primary Academy
Ealing
- £23,002.68 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2022
- Apply by:
- 7 July 2022
Job overview
Teaching Assistant – KS1
Exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing school, uniquely located in a park setting in West London.
Start date: 1st September 2022
Salary: £23,002.68 depending on experience, Ark MPS (Inner London). We will welcome applications from NQTs.
Location: Acton, London
Nearest Tube station: Acton Town
Nearest Overground station: Acton Central
Deadline: noon on Thursday 7th July 2022
Interview dates: Monday 11th July 2022
Join Us
Joining Ark Byron is an exciting opportunity to help develop a relatively young school, which has had its first Year 6 this year and embark on a rewarding career path within the Ark Multi-Academy Trust.
We are based in a new, purpose-built building in a fantastic park setting on the edge of Acton Park, with views of trees from every room. We make use of this unique resource through integrating outdoor learning into our curriculum.
Life at our School
Ark Byron Primary Academy is a two-form entry primary school that opened in September 2015 and currently has 420 pupils across seven year groups from Reception to Year 6.
Our motto, “Courage to reach for the sky!” reflects Ark Byron’s high expectations for every child. By aiming high and setting ambitious goals, we believe that pupils will be able to reach their full potential, though this will require real effort and persistence. We support our pupils to show courage and take risks to improve, learn new things and embrace new experiences, so that they become resilient and equipped to deal with life and to be both successful and happy.
We encourage children and adults to follow the Ark Byron values of “Exploration, Endeavour and Excellence” in everything they do.
Our community is already very strong and we are fortunate to have an extremely committed and supportive parent body. The diversity of our student body is a source of pride to us, celebrating all backgrounds and cultures.
Our ideal candidate will:
• be a positive role model for the pupils in your care,
• believe in the potential of every child and be committed to seeing that every child reaches that potential,
• be able to inspire learning beyond the classroom, ensuring that learning does not stop once the school day ends,
• possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of the children,
• be enthusiastic to contribute to the success of this exciting young learning community.
Applications must be received by noon on Thursday 7th July 2022. We will review applications as we receive them and may contact applicants before the closing date. Interviews will take place from Monday 11th July 2022.
If you have any queries regarding your application, please contact Vanessa Watson on v.watson@arkbyron.org.
Ark is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About Ark Byron Primary Academy
Ark Byron Primary Academy is a co-educational free school located in Ealing, West London. This is an exciting time for Ark Byron, as we will be moving to a brand new building in early 2018.
As part of the Ark network we have six key principles that we will follow in order to make Ark Byron a happy, friendly and nurturing school for your child. Our school motto is “Courage to reach for the sky." These high aspirations permeate everything we do, from pupil development to staff development. Our staff are encouraged to bring creativity and individuality to their role in order to provide the best educational outcomes for our young people.
Ark Byron operates stringent rules regarding behaviour and safety. The school sets high standards for students, and goes to great lengths to ensure that pupils understand the value of their education and respect staff members accordingly.
Curriculum
Ark Byron Primary Academy is committed to providing a curriculum that inspires and excites our pupils to achieve excellence and motivates them to succeed. We seek to ensure that pupils develop solid skills in English and maths, with these lessons run for every child every day. Teachers aim for pupils have a strong grounding in foundation subjects before they start to expand their interest into other areas.
Ofsted
Owing to Ark Byron’s very recent founding, the school has yet to receive a formal Ofsted inspection. However, official statistics are available providing more in-depth information about the school, and can be found here.
The Ark network
Ark Byron Primary Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 35 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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