Ark St Alban’s Academy
Teacher of Geography
Ark St Alban’s Academy is seeking an excellent Geography teacher to make an immediate impact in its rapidly expanding Geography department.
A small but strong team of Geography teachers are rapidly improving pupil progress in Geography across all key stages. In Key Stage 3, pupils have two Geography lessons each week and their teachers collaborate with colleagues across the Ark network in teaching and developing Geography Mastery, a knowledge-rich, trust-wide curriculum. In Key Stage Four, there are a growing number of classes studying GCSE Geography and it is hoped that this will lead to the continued growth in the number of pupils choosing to pursue Geography at A-Level in our sixth form.
Our Geography department provides pupils with a thorough and considered insight into the wonders and complexities of our planet. Throughout our 7-year learning journey, a passion for enquiry is developed. Pupils are led through the exploration of a wide and diverse range of places and environments and fieldwork plays a key role in both leading pupils to understand the complex relationships within the world around them, and in allowing them frequent opportunities to practice thinking and acting like skilled Geographers.
Our school is committed to addressing educational disadvantage. We consistently guide pupils to GCSE and A-Level outcomes which place our cohorts in the top 10% of schools nationally on many measures, including those for the progress of disadvantaged pupils. Our school serves pupils from central Birmingham. The percentage of our cohort eligible for the Pupil Premium is the eighth highest in the country. There are very few communities in the UK who need great teachers more than ours.
Teachers and leaders at Ark St Alban’s Academy are determined to prove that the background of a young person can be no impediment to their success. Our school prepares pupils to succeed at elite universities, with our alumni proudly representing our community at prestigious destinations including Cambridge University, Durham University and the London School of Economics.
Our school consistently secures excellent outcomes for our pupils.
We believe that success in a university preparatory curriculum is the best way to make sure that all of our pupils can make meaningful choices about their future when they leave us. As such, we teach an academically rigorous curriculum and provide pupils with both the pastoral support and the excellent teaching that they need in order to thrive.
At Ark St Alban’s Academy, we recognise that equipping pupils with the knowledge and skills required to keep themselves healthy and is a key lever in unlocking their capacity to make progress across the curriculum. We also recognise that guided practice in navigating the dynamics of teams, in leading others and in competing against others is crucial for preparing our pupils for success at university and beyond.
A Geography department led by an experienced curriculum leader, examiner and lead practitioner.
Joining the Geography department at Ark St Alban’s Academy provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to be led by a Head of Department who is an experienced Geography curriculum leader and examiner, as well as being a Lead Practitioner. This role will also provide the opportunity to join a network of Geography teachers who work collaboratively across the Ark network of schools to continually innovate and lead improvement across all aspects of Geography teaching, curriculum planning and assessment.
For an informal, conversation about the role please contact Katie Roberts on 0121 446 1323 or katie.roberts@arkstalbans.org. Please submit your application online by visiting our vacancies page.
Start date: January 2023 (flexible for the right candidate)
Location: Conybere Street, Birmingham B12 0YH
Reports to: Head of Geography
Salary: Ark Main or Upper Pay Scale (£28,704 - £45,437)
The deadline for applications is Monday 16th January 2023 at 10.00am.
Our website can provide more information about Ark St Alban’s Academy.
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