Senior Vice Principal
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive and negotiable depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015 or sooner if available
- Apply by:
- 3 October 2014
Job overview
Outstanding Birmingham school looking for excellent senior leader to drive it to further success
St Alban's Academy is an outstanding Church of England school serving the Highgate area of Birmingham.
The school specialises in engineering and maths and has the best engineering/technology facilities of any 11-18 school in the area. Since joining the ARK Schools group in 2009, the number of pupils gaining 5A*-C GCSE grades (including maths and English) has more than doubled from 31% to 64%. In 2011 the school was judged as outstanding by Ofsted. Recently the school has moved into its iconic, award-nominated new building, and opened a sixth form.
The school is looking to continue its great start to life as an ARK academy. It is therefore seeking a talented Senior Vice Principal to help it continue to deliver a transformative education to its pupils.
If you're an excellent teacher and leader with a reputation for raising standards in a challenging environment, coupled with relentless drive and resilience, then we want to hear from you. This role would suit a dynamic leader with ambitions for Headship; you will benefit from the coaching of an inspirational Principal and excellent training from one of the country's top performing academy networks.
You will share our unwavering belief that every child, whatever their background, can go on to university or pursue the career of their choice.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged - to arrange this, or for an informal conversation, please contact Rachael Bemrose on 0203 116 6345 or Rachael.Bemrose@arkonline.org
To find out more please visit: www.arkschools.org/careers
Deadline: Friday 3rd October, 11am
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St Alban's Academy
About Ark St Alban's Academy
About Ark St Alban’s Academy
At Ark St Alban’s Academy, we achieve success by working together as a team of pupils, parents and teachers who all have a shared belief that every child can – and will – succeed.
Our school achieves outstanding results for our young people.
We challenge every pupil to make the most of their God-given talents by working hard to climb the mountain to university. We are committed to preparing every pupil to succeed at university and in a career of their choice. Our pupils make rapid progress through our academic curriculum from their very first day at Ark St Alban’s Academy and we make every minute matter in our purposeful and disciplined school environment.
Our sixth form is the pinnacle of our school. It offers a wide-range of rigorous qualifications, enrichment experiences and careers advice. Pupils are supported in accessing the most selective university courses and apprenticeship providers in the country and we follow the success of our alumni with great pride.
As part of the Ark Network, colleagues at Ark St Alban’s Academy collaborate with peers across the country in matters of curriculum design and assessment, and in pursuing sector leading professional development programmes and qualifications.
It is a school in which every colleague can make a real difference. We are ambitious both for ourselves, our young people and what we can achieve in our community.
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