Head of English
Ark Kings Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive + TLR 1
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015 or sooner if available
- Apply by:
- 29 September 2014
Job overview
Exciting opportunity to lead a department and make a considerable impact on the outcomes of our pupils
ARK Kings Academy opened in September 2012 as a mixed, 11 to 16 non-selective comprehensive school, replacing the predecessor school Kings Norton High School. The principal and staff team are deeply committed to a culture of academic achievement and a nurturing environment in which students can thrive.
English and literacy (alongside numeracy) is a vital foundation to future learning and key to ensuring our pupils are able to access higher education or a career of their choice. This summer saw a dramatic increase in GCSE results where the number of students gaining 5 A*- C grades including English and Maths nearly doubled.
We are now seeking an outstanding Head of English with a commitment to academic excellence and passion for helping every child succeed. This exciting role will shape and deliver our English curriculum and play an integral role in our vision for success. You will use your outstanding pedagogy and inspirational leadership to drive up results to ensure our pupils have every possible chance of success in life. Additional whole school responsibility would be available for the right candidate.
Our ideal candidate will:
- be an outstanding practitioner, with an unwavering commitment to the highest standards for teaching and learning
- have a proven track record of raising attainment in an urban, multicultural setting
- possess a strong desire to develop an outstanding department in which innovation is encouraged and excellent teaching can be accessed by all
- be committed to ARK's ethos of high expectations and no excuses
By joining the ARK Schools network you will:
- learn from the best to develop your career
- be supported by the expertise of our Network Lead for English
- help shape the development of a bespoke curriculum for the wider network and beyond.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. To arrange this or for an informal confidential conversation please contact the recruitment team on schools.recruitment@arkonline.org or call us on 020 3116 6345.
To apply for this role, please complete the online application form via:
https://application.arkschools.net/vacancy/zYXcMssJ .Please complete your application by 11am on 29th September 2014.
Closing Date: Monday 29th September 2014 at 11am
ARK Schools 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.
ARK Kings Academy
About Ark Kings Academy
Ark Kings Academy reopened as an academy in 2012, having previously been known as Kings Norton Secondary School. It provides mixed, non-denominational secondary education for pupils aged 11-16 in Birmingham.
The school is run by Ark, an international charity that has 35 schools in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark Kings Academy currently only offers places for pupils in Years 7-11, but it has plans to open a sixth-form in 2017.
Principal
Roger Punton
Values and vision
Ark Kings Academy has been named the most improved academy in the country. It draws its ethos from its parent charity, Ark Schools, which was founded with the intention of providing high-quality education to students from deprived and disadvantaged backgrounds, thus reducing the gap between them and pupils from wealthier backgrounds.
As well as the development of pupils, Ark Kings Academy also focuses on the development of staff, providing an increased number of training days for teachers as well as additional support in order to aid their professional success.
Ofsted report
“Leaders ensure that disadvantaged pupils are well supported. Disadvantaged pupils make similar rates of progress to other pupils nationally … Relationships between pupils and teachers are good. This reflects pupils’ enjoyment of the learning experiences they have in school."
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