Location: Acton, London — Excellent transport links, Acton Town station only 5 minutes’ walk and ample car parking onsite.

Role: Teacher of Religious Studies

Start Date: September 2022

Salary: Ark Main scale (Inner London)

Closing date: Ongoing

Interviews: Ongoing – (We reserve the right to close the advert on appointment of a suitable candidate, early application is advised)

Contract: Full-time hours, permanent contract.

Ark Acton Academy is on an incredible improvement journey, and we are sowing the seeds of greatness for our local community. However, there is still much to do, and we are looking for a passionate teacher of Religious Studies who can help drive us forwards. At Ark Acton we have stripped away anything we feel gets in the way of being a great teacher so that we can focus on the main thing. This includes:

• Feedback policies that sit at department level
• No graded lesson observations
• No report writing
• No parent’s evenings
• Only 2 data points a year
• No ½ termly data metrics to track progress
• Protected Department meeting and co-planning time built into the timetable and a teacher’s overall loadings

We are heavily committed to staff welfare and development, and this includes:

• Weekly staff training and coaching for every teacher
• Subject-specific knowledge development
• Free use of our leisure centre
• Access to the school counsellor

We place the curriculum – what we teach – at the heart of the academy and it informs all decisions we make. We are looking for someone who shares our belief in disciplinary thinking and who will help improve and refine our curriculum thinking.

In the words of Alex Standish, we believe that “school subjects then are a way of inducting children into the intellectual habits of humankind, and hence into a disciplinary conversation about knowing our world” and we are looking for someone who shares this belief to join our team.

I look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to our Academy.

The ideal candidate will:

• Combine subject matter expertise with a passion for teaching Religious Studies
• Have the commitment, skills and character required to build a successful department
• Share the Ark Acton Academy vision and be aligned with the six pillars underpinning it
• Value and support practices driving continued progress across the network of Ark schools

For more information and a full job description please click here.

For Further information on the school please visit the school site at https://arkacton.org

To apply please go to https://arkonline.org/careers . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

For further information, a confidential discussion or any technical queries please contact Ruth Macmurray, HR Officer at rmacmurray@arkacton.org 

“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”.

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.