Aspiring to Headship
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Portsmouth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive and negotiable depending on experience + relocation and bonus possibility for exceptional performance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2015
Job overview
Highly competitive and negotiable depending on experience + relocation and bonus possibility for exceptional performance
Contract: 1 year FTC
Ark Dickens Primary Academy is a two-form entry primary school in the centre of Portsmouth. Our motto is learning together, achieving forever. We want every pupil, regardless of background or ability, to have real choices: to go on to university or to pursue a career of their choice. So much has been achieved since we joined the Ark network in 2014, but our ambitions to become a beacon of educational excellence mean the next phase of our development will be just as challenging.
If you share our unwavering belief in the potential of every child, then we want to hear from you.
The Aspiring to Headship programme
Aspiring to Headship aims to develop the school leaders of the future. Through the programme, senior leaders, with a proven track record, are equipped with the skills needed for their first headship position.
The programme starts by assessing your current strengths and areas for development. This information is then used to help design a placement that is bespoke to you.
You will receive coaching by outstanding leaders and have the opportunity to experience high-performing schools inside and outside of the Ark network, including exceptional schools in the US. We’ll continue your training through personalised career support, comprehensive feedback on your placement and preparation for headship interviews.
If you are an outstanding practitioner with an established reputation for raising standards in a challenging environment coupled with relentless drive and resilience then get in touch. This provides a real opportunity for an ambitious individual to be a part of a supportive hub of academies in Portsmouth – where you will be given every opportunity to collaborate and share best practice. You will also benefit from the excellent training with one of the country’s top performing academy networks.
Ultimately, we want to prepare you for a headship position within the Ark network.
The best way to find out more about Ark Dickens is to come visit. To arrange this and to find out more about the role please contact Corrina O’Beirne on Corrina.O’Beirne@arkonline.org or 0203 116 6310. You can also visit www.arkdickensprimary.org to find out more about the school.
To apply please go to: www.arkdickensprimary.org.uk/vacancies.
If you have any technical queries relating to your application, please contact the recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or at schools.recruitment@arkonline.org.
Closing date: Monday 20th April, 11am
Interview dates: 29th April and 5th May
Ark Dickens is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
About Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Ark Dickens Primary Academy in Portsmouth is a two-form entry primary academy, which became part of the Ark network in September 2014. Our vision is to provide every pupil with the opportunity to go on to university or pursue the career of their choice. Our motto is learning together, achieving forever.
Ark Dickens offers a collaborative setting ensuring that staff receive responsive feedback and colleagues are encouraged to learn from one another. Every teacher has regular lesson observations to allow reflection and modification towards improvement, guaranteeing our pupils are experiencing the best teaching possible.
Our team at Ark Dickens collaborate on new ideas to ensure our teachers are always learning, as well as our pupils! Every teacher has regular lesson observations to allow reflection and feedback, guaranteeing our pupils are experiencing the best teaching possible. This in-class development is strengthened by the availability of unrivalled levels of CPD through the Ark network.
Staff wellbeing and support is of paramount importance to us and you will be given countless opportunities as well as tailored training geared towards individual professional development. Hard work will never go unappreciated at Ark Dickens, where there is a spirit of recognition and reward. Every Friday morning the headteacher cooks breakfast for the team and then we hold staff 'shout-outs' to commend weekly achievements. Our school a rewarding and fulfilling place to work.
Curriculum
Our curriculum is focused on developing and enhancing our students' skills in reading, writing and maths. These key, lifelong skills are then enriched and developed through as many experiences as possible in science, ICT and the creative arts. To prepare them for secondary school, our Year 6 pupils take part in enrichment activities every Friday afternoon and can choose from cookery, art, sports or drama.
The Ark network
Ark Dickens Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 38 schools across the UK in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark exists to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. Ark schools are all non-selective and in areas where they can make the biggest difference.
Read more about Ark: http://arkonline.org/
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