Head of English
Ark Helenswood Academy
East Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- ARK MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015
- Apply by:
- 6 October 2014
Job overview
An excellent opportunity to work in a dedicated department at Helenswood Academy
We are currently looking for a Head of English to join Helenswood Academy, a large all-girls academy in Hastings.
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
For more information about the school please visit helenswoodacademy.org.
To apply please go to https://application.arkschools.net/vacancy/d9vcy8VJ Please submit your application by 11am on Friday 6th October. Interviews will be held the week commencing the 13th October 2014. For an informal, confidential discussion, contact the recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or schools.recruitment@arkonline.org.
Location: Hastings
Closing Date: Friday 6th October 2014
ARK Schools is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About Ark Helenswood Academy
Ark Helenswood Academy is a secondary school for girls aged 11-18, located in St Leonards-on-Sea, near Hastings, East Sussex. The school is part of Ark, an international charity that has 38 schools in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark Helenswood converted to academy status and joined the Ark network in 2013, although its admissions procedures are still overseen by East Sussex County Council.
Ark Helenswood Academy shares a sixth form with a local boys' school, Ark William Parker Academy.
Principal
Tracy Dohel
Values and vision
Ark Helenswood Academy focuses on four driving principles: respect, co-operation, excellence and commitment. The St Leonards-on-Sea school has a commitment to high academic standards, ensuring all students are encouraged to achieve and are supported in all instances. By prioritising commitment, Ark Helenswood Academy hopes to instil in students a willingness to achieve academically and to support peers when they may be in need.
The school is part of the Tracking Arts Learning and Engagement scheme, recognising the importance of the arts to the student body.
Ofsted report
“Many middle leaders have welcomed the culture shift generated by Ark and the Principal since the start of this academic year. They know that they must be the driving force for change. Practically all middle leaders have risen to the challenge enthusiastically. Staff responses to the questionnaire reflected increasing confidence combined with realism about issues such as behaviour. The academy has wisely and successfully adopted many of the Ark programmes to develop staff’s skills."
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