Lead Teacher of Economics
King Solomon Academy
London
- Expired
- Salary:
- ARK MPS + TLR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015 (or later, including September 2015)
- Apply by:
- 24 October 2014
Job overview
A unique opportunity to be part of an outstanding academy, which seeks to redefine what is possible for a school serving an inner-city community.
As a growing school, we are now recruiting for an enthusiastic and talented teacher of Economics to join our passionate team of teachers. The successful candidate will in charge of all aspects of Economics A-level, which is being taught for the first time in sixth form this academic year. It is a great opportunity to form the identity approach and culture of Economics in a highly successful school.
By ensuring academic progress and attainment at Key Stage 3 and 4 King Solomon Academy aims to transform the lives of its pupils, and give them the chance to study academically rigorous subjects at A-level in preparation for university. Our mission is to provide a rigorous education that prepares our pupils for success at university and beyond, irrespective of their starting point. We have set a new standard for a school which serves a community with deprivation - despite 58% of our pupils coming from home eligible for Free School Meals. The GCSE result of 93% A*-C including English and Maths (and 75% EBacc) makes us on the top performing comprehensives in the country.
Our teachers do whatever it takes to change the lives of the pupils we serve. It is a pioneering school looking to hire exceptional people.
In this role you will:
- Become part of a team of like-minded individuals
- Have the opportunity to take on additional leadership responsibilities
- Join the ARK network, with comprehensive in-school CPD as well as the unique opportunity to apply for international exchanges.
For further information, please go to www.kingsolomonacademy.org.
To apply please complete the online application form at https://application.arkschools.net/vacancy/HQnXYDsG by 11am on Friday 24th October 2014.
If you would like any further information or wish to discuss the role, please contact the recruitment team on schools.recruitment@arkonline.org or 0203 116 6345.
Closing date: by 11am on Friday 24th October 2014
ARK Schools is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
King Solomon Academy
About King Solomon Academy
King Solomon Academy is an all-through school for 3 - 18 year olds in Lisson Grove.
Pupils and their immense potential are at the heart of the academy. They live and work by the philosophy that there are no excuses and no short cuts to success, and promote excellence in every aspect of academy life.
Aims, Vision and Values
Our mission is to provide our pupils with a rigorous and transformational education which prepares them for success at university and beyond. We ensure that every pupil achieves academic success and has the real option of going to university. We want to make university education something which is accessible, exciting and aspirational. We believe our pupils work hard towards this goal because we make it real for them. We name our classes after well-known university cities and we name each year group by the year in which they will graduate from sixth form. We run residential trips to universities to open their eyes to the opportunties that university study can deliver.
In order to make our dreams for our pupils a reality, we foster values and approaches that transform the lives of our pupils. At the heart of our approach is that we are an all-through school with a thriving nursery provision. We believe in investing in knowing our pupils and their families extremely well, and we prioritise our pupils making extraordinary progress in the early years of their education. This sense of long-term commitment is core to our approach.
We have high expectations for all of our pupils, and believe that with great teaching and a lot of love and care, every child here can fulfil their potential.This both warm and strict approach means pupils feel safe and secure in the school but also confident to contribute to the future of the school and their community.
Long term, we aim to play our part in removing the educational disadvantage currently experienced by those born into economic deprivation our country. We strive to create role models and leaders in our community and through them to create a safer, fairer, and happier society.
Our vision
High expectations We are climbing the mountain to university
Excellent teaching We love teaching and learning and place it at the heart of all our work.
A rigorous and transformational curriculum Our all-through curriculum is carefully designed and implemented to ensure that our pupils have a journey from nursery to university
Exemplary Character Our focus on high quality relationships creates a powerful culture which ensures that our pupils develop exemplary behaviour and character.
A long-term commitment to every pupil As one of a handful of all-through schools with consistent cohorts of children across primary and secondary, we are able to develop a unique team and family orientated culture which ensures that each of our pupils and families are known and cared for as individuals.
Investment in our team We choose to work at KSA because we know we will work together to address educational inequality.
Efficient and effective organisation We carefully organise the operational and educational activities in our school to maximise our collective impact and make our work sustainable.
Specialisms
Like all Ark academies, King Solomon Academy has a maths specialism. Proficiency in maths is essential in every sphere of adult life, so we invest in the resources to attract and train the best maths teachers. We aim to produce confident and proficient mathematicians. We will ensure that pupils acquire skills as early as possible. We will help every student to maximise their skills and qualifications and offer those with particular ability the chance to accelerate their achievement in maths and further maths.
King Solomon Academy is a music specialist school. We chose music as a specialism because it is fun and inspiring and can involve every pupil. We believe that being part of the KSA orchestra will create a great sense of shared identity as well enabling our pupils to benefit from the known academic, intellectual and social advantages of musical training.
Ofsted
King Solomon Academy was inspected by Ofsted in May 2013 and was graded as "outstanding" in all areas. You can read the full report here.
Among the points highlighted by the Inspectors in the academy's first full inspection report since opening, they say:
“King Solomon Academy is an outstanding and unique 21st century school". Among many other points Ofsted praise KSA's creation and inspiration of "a community of enthusiastic learners, who are passionate about achieving academic excellence."
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