Ark Oval Primary Academy Vice Principal
Reporting to: Principal
Location: Ark Oval Primary Academy, Croydon
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary: Ark (Outer London) Leadership Scale 9-13
Interview Date: 26 May 2021
'Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school. This is because the teachers are kind and make learning fun' - Ofsted March 2020
Ark Oval Primary Academy is a multi - cultural, three form entry Primary School situated close to East Croydon Station. Through our motto Striving for Excellence, we aim to ensure that children, parents and staff all maximise their full potential. Every day we are committed to embracing our core values and we encourage everyone to be the best that they can possibly be and we support each other every step of the way.
Every day we endeavour to provide everyone at Ark Oval with a rewarding and meaningful experience. We are committed to the highest academic aspirations for all pupils, regardless of background or ability and we have established a caring, family orientated culture. We don’t accept excuses and we don’t make any either. We are willing to do whatever it takes to offer our pupils an exceptional learning environment.
As Vice Principal, you will play a key role in every aspect of academy life and be pivotal in the development, implementation, monitoring, assessment and review of the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes and personal development of all our pupils. You will believe, as we do, that all children, regardless of barriers, are entitled to access the full richness of a broad and balanced academic and non-academic curriculum and will thrive in providing equal opportunity for all.
You will have high expectations of yourself and others, be rigorous and consistent, be reflective and able to hold others to account. You will lead the development of teaching staff, both Early Career Teachers and those undertaking middle or senior leadership roles.
As a member of the senior leadership team, you will be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy and will drive a positive and aspirational school culture and ethos at all levels.
The ideal candidate will:
• Have a strong academic background and be a qualified teacher
• Share the Ark Oval vision
• Value and support practices driving continued progress across the network of Ark schools
• Have an innovative, solution focused mindset and maintain current knowledge through research and enjoy working as part of a team
In return, you can expect to work with a team of supportive colleagues who are passionate about making a difference.
We are leading Ark Oval from being a good school to being a great school through active engagement with educational research and innovative practice. We offer strong professional development and training programmes and opportunities for career progression.
Ark Oval Academy is part of Ark, one of the UK’s most successful school groups, with a network of 37 schools in 4 locations across the country.
As a proud member of the network, we offer:
• Twice as many training days as standard
• Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school
• Coaching for every teacher
• Protected co-planning time
• Access to the high-quality, regular professional development
• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network
We also offer innovative programmes of study and Network training and development days.
If you have the drive, enthusiasm and resilience for a challenging but rewarding new opportunity, then we want to hear from you.
If you are considering applying, we would strongly encourage you to visit our school. Please contact Sandra Smithson on 0208 688 3000 or e-mail s.smithson@arkovalprimary.org to arrange a visit.
We are a 5 minute walk from East Croydon Station.
If you have any queries relating to your application, please also contact: s.smithson@arkovalprimary.org
Please apply via our website at: https://arkovalprimary.org/vacancies
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. This process can be provided in more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
Job Description: Vice Principal
Reporting to: Principal
Location: Ark Oval Primary Academy, Croydon
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary: Ark (Outer London) Leadership Scale 9-13
The Role
As Vice Principal, you will play a key role and be pivotal in every aspect of academy life: the development, implementation, monitoring, assessment and review of the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes and personal development of all our pupils.
You will have high expectations of yourself and others, be rigorous and consistent, reflective and able to hold others to account. You will lead the development of teaching staff, both Early Career Teachers and those undertaking middle or senior leadership roles.
As a member of the senior leadership team, you will also be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy and will drive a positive and aspirational school culture and ethos at all levels.
Key Responsibilities
• Support the Principal in setting and maintaining a strong climate for learning where expectations are high, communicated effectively and consistently reinforced
• Drive a culture where pupils have high aspirations, a determination to succeed and opportunities to make exceptional progress both academically and in their personal development
• Develop and monitor curriculum and assessment
• Support colleagues in maintaining excellent standards of behaviour and attitudes to learning in a safe and inclusive environment
• Develop middle leaders into successful senior leaders
• Effectively implement the academy’s culture, ethos, vision and values
• Take responsibility for day to day management of the school alongside the Principal and SLT, and in the Principal’s absence, take full responsibility for the school
• In partnership with the principal and rest of the leadership team, ensure the safeguarding of all pupils, and that the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff is promoted and maintained at all times
Leadership and Management
• Share responsibility for the management of the Academy and to contribute to the consultative and decision-making processes
• Support whole school aims, objectives and policy decisions, contribute to their establishment and initiation and sustain their implementation and review
• Actively promote the academy and liaise with outside agencies as necessary, representing the Principal, the academy or Ark as appropriate
• Provide information, advice and perspective to the governing body and to any legitimate external enquiry/evaluation
• Support the Principal in the responsibility for the implementation of performance appraisal for all staff and line manage identified staff
School ethos and culture
• Support the Principal in fostering a strong sense of academy community and ethos among both staff and students
• Promote consistent implementation of behaviour policy and system of rewards and sanctions, characterised by orderly behaviour, caring and respectful relationships, and no shouting
• Act as a positive role model to staff and students
• Be active in issues of staff and student welfare and support and demonstrate a commitment to Equality of Opportunity for all members of Academy staff
Teaching and learning
• Lead the training and development of teaching staff so as to improve the quality of teaching and raise the level of challenge in lessons
• Develop and review the curriculum
• Use regular assessments to monitor progress and set targets, and respond accordingly to the results of such monitoring
• Support the Principal in leading whole school planning and assessment through accurate record keeping and sophisticated data analysis
• Ensure that all pupils make significant progress and achieve their attainment targets
Other
• Maintain regular and productive communication with parents, to report on progress, sanctions and rewards and all other communications