- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 446 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
Early Career Teacher (ECT) - Portsmouth
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Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
31 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 January 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Art and design, Biology, Business studies, Chemistry, Computing, Design and technology, Drama, Economics, English, Food technology, French, Geography, History, Humanities, ICT, Languages, Mathematics, Music, Physical education, Physics, Politics, Religious education, Science, Social sciences, Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Ark pay scale - M1 or M2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Portsmouth
Are you looking for a supportive yet ambitious school to complete your ECT induction?
Do you have a passion for working with a range of backgrounds to provide the best possible education?
To start in September 2024, we are looking for ECTs to join a Portsmouth school within our network. In return for you getting involved with our students and providing an excellent education, we offer a well-structured, supportive, and personalised ECT induction.
Application Process
- Ark has an ECT Pool to provide support and guidance for applicants as well as allowing them to look at a variety of Ark schools before completing an application.
- Once your CV is submitted, if eligible, you will be contacted by our ECT recruitment advisor for an initial chat. This will be about your experience, why you want to join Ark and the roles available.
- As part of our ECT Pool, your details are sent to the schools you have expressed an interest in. If shortlisted, you will be invited to interview directly by the school. Once an interview is confirmed, you will complete an application form.
- If your desired schools are not currently recruiting, we will keep your details in our pool ready for when a vacancy becomes open.
- Continued support will be available with interview preparation, lesson planning and queries about the process will continue to be available.
Eligibility Check
- UK QTS – must be obtained before starting a position.
- Right to work in the UK
All roles subject to an enhanced DBS check
What the school offers its staff
The highlights of our ECT induction includes:
- Support from an in-school mentor and an Ark ECT tutor
- Training sessions both in-person and online to suit your schedule.
- Wellbeing prioritised through an additional training module, weekly calls with your ECT tutor and an employee assistance line available 24/7
- Goals and targets set based on you as an individual in bite sized chunks, rather than a set programme for everyone.
You can read more about our programme in the attached job description and information!
As well as being an ECT within Ark, being part of the Ark network allows you to join us in our mission of providing excellent education to all children, regardless of their background.
Some of the benefits of being part of our Portsmouth schools and wider network includes:
- Each Ark school is different, although following the same values, and has its own character based on the SLT, Teachers and pupils.
- Ark pay scales – 2.5% above current teacher pay scales for England.
- Training – double the amount of training within working hours and additional INSET days. Allowing you to choose your own courses based on your interests and goals.
- Career progression – ability to complete NPQ or Masters qualifications while working.
- Enrichment and extracurricular – able to get involved in Ark Music, Ark Sport or run your own enrichment based on your own skills and interests.
- Our three Portsmouth Schools - two primaries, Ark Ayrton, and Ark Dickens and one secondary, Ark Charter Academy. These schools are supported by two Regional Directors - each with a dedicated focus on primary or secondary.
See further details by reading the attachment ‘Why work for us?’
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
All employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
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About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- scarlett.armstrong@arkonline.org
We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.
School Details
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 411 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
Ark Charter Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 876 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ark Charter Academy website (opens in new tab)
Arranging a visit to Ark Schools
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email scarlett.armstrong@arkonline.org.
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