Vice Principal
Location: Barnet, London — a five minute walk from High Barnet tube station
Start: June or September 2019
Opportunity for an exceptional candidate to be a founding senior leader, shaping a brand new Ark secondary school in Barnet
Next September, Ark Pioneer, a non-selective secondary school, will open its doors to our brand new building in Barnet and welcome in our first year 7. By the time they reach year 13, we’ll have over a thousand pupils. We will deliver a standard of education matching the very best schools in the country. Our vision is that every pupil leaves Ark Pioneer with real options, be it embarking on the university course of their choice or starting out in their chosen career.
We are recruiting a highly effective senior leader to work closely with the principal to embed this vision and build an outstanding school from scratch.
The ideal candidate will
· Have a strong academic background, with good A Levels, or equivalent, and a good degree
· Know what it takes to build a great school, and have the commitment, skills and character required to do so
· Share the Ark Pioneer vision and be aligned with the six pillars underpinning it
· Value and support practices driving continued progress across the network of Ark schools
Please submit your application by 9am on Thursday 21st February. For further information, a confidential discussion or any technical queries please contact Aishling Ryan, the principal, at aishling.ryan@arkonline.org
Closing Date: Thursday 21st February
Interviews: Week beginning 25th February
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Full-time hours, permanent contract
Job Description and Person Specification.pdf
Ark Pioneer Academy Vision.pdf
We value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.