Lead History Teacher
Bolingbroke Academy
Wandsworth, London
- Expired
- Salary:
- ARK MPS (Inner London +2.5%)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015
- Apply by:
- 22 September 2014
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join an exceptional History department in a brand new school in Wandsworth.
Bolingbroke Academy, a secondary school for 11-18 year olds, welcomed its first year 7 pupils in September 2012, with another 120 pupils joining every year until the school is fully subscribed in 2018. This is a rare opportunity to work in a brand new academy, located in refurbished Bolingbroke Hospital buildings next to Wandsworth Common, and play an important part in its success.
We are looking for an outstanding History teacher with a commitment to academic excellence and helping every child succeed, who will be responsible for teaching and learning in this core subject.
The ideal candidate will:
- be an outstanding teacher, able to motivate and challenge learners of all abilities
- be an outstanding leader, with good communication and organisation skills
- have a proven track record of success, and raising pupil attainment in History
- be able to use and analyse data effectively to support student learning and teacher development
- be committed to ARK's ethos of high expectations and no excuses, and the belief that every child can succeed
- have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
- work in recently refurbished high quality facilities
- join the ARK network and gain access to an exclusive range of benefits including reduced gym membership, Masters bursaries and international exchanges
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact our recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or schools.recruitment@arkonline.org.
To apply, please complete the online application form via: https://application.arkschools.net/vacancy/MFPkpZJk by 11am on Monday 22nd September. First round interviews will be held on Thursday 25th September.
Deadline: 11 am on Monday 22nd September
Interview: Thursday 25th September
ARK Schools is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About Bolingbroke Academy
Bolingbroke Academy
Although we are privileged and proud to be part of the wider Ark network with the ethos and benefits that come with it we have our own culture and values that is at the heart of all that we do.
We are a courageous, compassionate community – empowering excellence.
Training Opportunities
Our HR and Teaching and Learning teams are dedicated to offering the best development for all staff joining the academy, challenging and supporting staff to excel in their roles. In order to deliver exceptional training, we offer twice as many training days as standard. For teaching staff, we offer weekly CPD sessions which are held on a vast array of topics and run by many staff all showcasing their expertise. To develop the trainers, we ensure all sessions are reviewed retrospectively providing feedback and suggesting presentation and content improvements. We also offer weekly line management for everyone, additional coaching sessions for new and trainee staff and a more regular and developmental appraisal system.
Wellbeing and Inclusion
At Bolingbroke we value the individual and encourage difference. To achieve this, we start with inclusive recruiting practices. Starting from our job descriptions to blind recruiting, structured shortlisting and scoring we ensure that all employees applying are only measured against their skills, achievements and values. We want all our employees to have a voice, these can be heard through the wellbeing committee or diversity group. The Diversity Group promotes diversity within the curriculum, pupil’s school experience and for staff whilst the Wellbeing committee consists of representatives from all departments in the school and highlights issues concerning the staff and supporting in creating achievable and beneficial solutions. All staff are involved in co-planning meaning their input into the curriculum and teaching strategies are implemented. An employee will also have a 360 aspect to all appraisals ensuring peer review and employees to contribute to their managers appraisals. The school is dedicated to training and develop their leaders and staff on diversity and inclusion through a programme of CPD sessions and online training.
We recognise our outstanding talent through half termly staff voted awards and our annual Above and Beyond award.
Specialisms
Like all Ark academies, Bolingbroke Academy will specialise in mathematics. We also have a strong focus on music, which helps develop self-expression, self-discipline, performance and team work as well as building a strong sense of community through collective participation. Our aim is for every pupil to play an instrument confidently and to take part in regular performances.
Be part of a network
Joining our school means becoming part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most. You will have the opportunity to come together with your peers locally, nationally and sometimes even internationally, to share resources, learning and good practice. You'll also be supported to focus on what you do best. We are always looking for ways to take away additional pressures, to give you more freedom to concentrate on improving education outcomes for young people. We offer support beyond the classroom; from prioritising strong behaviour management strategies to giving you access to our award-winning data management platform.
Ofsted
Bolingbroke Academy was inspected by Ofsted in December 2013 and was graded as "good". Read the full report here. You can also read our short 2018 inspection report here.
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