Ark Kings Academy
EYFS Reception Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £30,570 - £48,390 (Ark main payscale to upper payscale)
Contract: Fixed Term 12 months Maternity Cover
Working Pattern: Full-time (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm)
Start date: April 2024 or earlier.
Ofsted February 2022: Pupils in the primary phase enjoy coming to school. They are confident, curious and eager to learn. They feel safe and are well cared for. Teachers and leaders expect all pupils to achieve well and to behave well. Pupils meet these expectations. Pupils and adults get on well and they work together in a culture of respect and kindness.
From the beginning of nursery, pupils in the primary phase are taught how to look after themselves and to understand their feelings and those of other people. They support one another and are happy to embrace new challenges. They are responsible and respectful.
Leadership in the early years is good, resulting in children receiving a good quality of education.
Ofsted December 2022: Safeguarding is effective.
At Ark Kings Academy we take safeguarding very seriously. All adults who regularly work on our site are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to prevent unsuitable people from working with students. Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. To meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. This process is outlined here, but can be provided in more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About the role:
You will be instrumental in our mission to provide every pupil a great education and real choices in life, regardless of their background. A passionate practitioner, you will deliver high-quality, rigorous lessons that drive achievement and inspire a love of learning that extends beyond the classroom. You will motivate and lead a team of staff working in the Early Years in order to build on strong foundations in the setting and accelerate pupil progress and personal development. You will enhance our recently refurbished Early Years provision to ensure both indoor and outdoor learning environments are engaging and stimulating for learners.
View the full job description and person specification here
About our school:
We are an all-through school admitting pupils from Nursery - Year 11. Our mission is to create a school in which every child thrives, academically and socially.
We offer an exciting and aspirational all-through curriculum which is carefully planned to ensure that our students develop and grow their knowledge throughout their whole school career. This is supported by a wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities – extending our curriculum well beyond the classroom.
Our school values are: ‘Wisdom, Resilience, Kindness’ – and they permeate everything we do in school with our pupils, our parents, our staff, and the wider community. We recognise our role in addressing inequality by ensuring that all pupils, regardless of circumstance have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.
How to apply:
Please visit www.arkkingsacademy.org/vacancies and submit your application. This should include an explanation of your motivation to apply and examples/evidence of how you meet aspects of the job description.
We advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact on 0121 459 4451 or info@arkkingsacademy.org
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.