Ark St Alban’s Academy
Lead Teacher of Art
Ark St Alban’s Academy is seeking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic teacher to lead its Art provision.
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.
In Art, our pupils are consistently successful. This year, 100% of grades achieved by our GCSE artists were a grade 4 or higher, including 75% at 5+. Our A-Level artists were equally successful, with 100% achieving at least a C grade.
Providing all pupils with an academic and rigorous Art education is central to our university preparatory curriculum.
All pupils study Art at Key Stage Three. At Key Stage Four, Art is an increasingly popular choice. The successful candidate will take on the challenge of expanding our Art enrichment offer, to build a love of Art all the way through our school, as well as growing the number of pupils choosing to study Art at A-Level.
The successful candidate will work with leaders to evaluate the Art curriculum and to develop an approach to guiding pupils to make even greater progress, particularly at Key Stage Three. In addition, there will be the opportunity in this role to continue the work of the department in playing a leading role in the trust-wide collaboration of curriculum leaders from across the network of Ark Schools.
In this role, the successful candidate will receive direct support from the Director of Arts and the senior leadership team through line-management. The successful candidate will also join a thriving a curriculum leadership team within the school that work together to drive whole school improvement. As part of Ark Schools, all colleagues also have access to exceptional professional development and training opportunities, including NPQs through the Ark Teaching School Hub and Ambition Institute.
We are seeking a leader to join our work to provide a transformational education for all of our pupils.
For an informal conversation about the role or to arrange an informal visit or phone call with the Principal, 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: Director of Arts
Salary: Ark Main or Upper Pay Scale (£26,356 - £43,271), plus TLR 2b (£4784)
The deadline for applications is Monday 16th January 2023 at 10.00am.
Our website can provide more information about Ark St Alban’s Academy.
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.