Primary Assistant Principal
Ark John Keats Academy, London, EN3 5PAThis job expired on 14 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2023
Closing date
14 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
4 October 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- L7-L11 Ark Leadership scale £53,142- £58,282
Primary Assistant Principal job summary
Reports to: Primary Headteacher
Start date: January 2023
Contract: 1-year fixed term (maternity cover)
Salary: L7-L11 Ark Leadership scale £53,142- £58,282
Location: Enfield – easily accessible from central, north and east London,
as well as surrounding areas
Closing date: Friday 14th October at 9am [Please
note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right
to close the application process early. Early application is advised.]
Exciting opportunity to
join an exceptional school in north London.
The role:
Ark John Keats is
looking to appoint a one-year maternity post as Assistant Principal for curriculum.
You will play a leading role
in delivering outstanding support in all aspects of the curriculum, with a
particular focus on developing our all-through curriculum and improving our
curriculum provision across all key stages through training and developing our
subject leader
You will work alongside a committed senior team, working
particularly closely with the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning
and, as an all-through school, will also work closely with our secondary
colleagues to ensure that our curriculumenables children to make
excellent progress throughout our school.
You will also provide professional leadership of
our full curriculum offer, displaying a passion for helping all staff
understand effective primary curriculum planning, sequencing, and
implementation. The ideal candidate should be able to provide demonstrable
impact improving the quality of curriculum in a school setting.
We are looking for someone who aligns
with our approach to curriculum and teaching. The successful candidate will
work closely with other teachers and leaders in the AJKEnglishteam,
as well as across the Ark network to develop a truly all-through curriculum.
Ark is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its
academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a
rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable
applicants.
Ark requires all employees
to 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.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to 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.
About Ark John Keats Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1765 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ark John Keats Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@arkjohnkeatsacademy.org
Ark John Keats was founded in 2013 with one class of reception children. We are now a fully-fledged all-through school, running from nursery to year 13, with over 1700 children. Our secondary school is oversubscribed, with a waiting list for every year group. Our community is composed of supportive and committed families who buy into our vision and work with us to ensure their children achieve all they are capable of in the future.
We aspire for all our children to have the academic knowledge necessary to enable them to progress to university, for pupils to have a love of learning and curiosity about the world, and for them to be polite, well-mannered young people who take responsibility for their choices and drive their own destinies.
Ark John Keats is part of Ark Schools, a hugely successful network serving pupils from deprived communities. Our network shares a belief in our six pillars:
• High expectations: we have high expectations of ourselves and for what our children can achieve
• Excellent teaching: great teaching is what transforms children’s attainment and opens door for the future.
• Exemplary behaviour: children can and should be taught to behave well, following instructions first time, every time, without question.
• Depth for breadth: with a curriculum that encompasses the best of what has been thought and said ensuring our pupils have the knowledge and cultural capital to thrive in the classroom and beyond.
• Knowing every child: we get to know and care deeply about each of our pupils as individuals.
• Always learning: we expect pupils to always learn, but also for our staff to continually develop their professional expertise, supported by Ark’s broad professional development offer.
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