Job Description

About The Role

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The Assistant Principal for

Maths and Business

will ensure excellent provision for KS3 & KS4 to empower our students to be the voice of their future, preparing them to have meaningful choices over the direction of their lives once they have left Ark Evelyn Grace. Working closely with the rest of the Strategic Leadership Team, this role will be accountable for standards and achievement of students within the faculty. This will involve the line management of Maths and Business teachers within the Faculty, including necessary support and monitoring. In addition, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning to continue the drive to raise standards of attainment so that all students make excellent progress.



As a member of the Academy's Strategic Leadership Team, the successful candidate will contribute towards the Academy Improvement Plan of the whole academy. The successful candidate will be expected to take on a whole academy responsibility based on their experience, skills and interests. The whole academy responsibility would cover one of the following areas:


+ Assessment and Feedback
+ Personal Development, enrichment and extracurricular
+ Digital Strategy
+ Literacy and Reading
+ Training and Development [ECTs]

Key Responsibilities:

+ Demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities and articulate clear values and moral purpose
+ Lead on standards and achievement for all areas within the faculty
+ Model excellence in the classroom, leading the development of colleagues at all levels
+ Confidently monitor and evaluate data and identify priorities for continuous improvement
+ Train, coach and support identified teachers and leaders
+ Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with the whole academy community
+ Evidence successful leadership experience as a middle or senior leader
+ Deputise for other leaders including the Academy Principal or Vice Principal when required

Benefits

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+ Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
+ Twice as many training days as standard.
+ Generous pension scheme.
+ Access to Ark rewards - a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
+ Interest-free loans - up to 5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
+ Gym discounts - offering up to 40%.
+ Access to Employee Assistance Programme - providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at

https://arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

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About Us

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At Ark Evelyn Grace, we believe that education is transformational; that is why what we do matters and why we are always seeking to improve our practice.



We intend for Ark Evelyn Grace Academy to be the school of choice in the local community, whose reputation is centred on great teaching, exemplary behaviour and unrivalled opportunities beyond the classroom.



Our academy is a community. You will join a friendly, motivated team who places pupils at the heart of every decision. All of us play an essential role in making our school a safe, secure and enjoyable place to be.



Our 2022 staff survey found that 81% of staff at Ark Evelyn Grace Academy agree that their line manager listens to and values their opinions.

Visit

evelyngraceacademy.org/jobs

to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

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. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.


Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.