Vice PRINCIPAL
Culture & Ethos
April 2023
Ark Acton Academy
Location: Acton, London — Excellent transport links, Acton Town station only 5 minutes’ walk, ample car parking onsite.
Role: VICE PRINCIPAL- CULTURE AND ETHOS
Start Date: – April 2023 to March 2024.
Salary: L17 – L21 (Ark, Inner London)
Closing date: 9th December 2022
Interviews: On a Rolling Basis – early application advised (we reserve the right to close the application early on appointment of a suitable candidate)
Contract: 12 months maternity cover with potential to become a permanent role.
Ark Acton Academy is on an exciting improvement journey and we are looking for an Vice Principal to join us and help us continue to be the school our students deserve. We are a fully comprehensive school that is proud of its diversity and our rapidly improving outcomes.
We secure very strong progress and great destinations for our students and the 6th form is the jewel in the crown of the academy. We run two main post-16 pathways and as a result of careful guidance and excellent teaching, many of our students take up places at high tariff universities including Oxbridge, Medical school and Russell group universities, with others securing places on competitive apprenticeships. We have a tradition of securing places for our students at US Ivy League universities, mainly on full scholarships.
We are now looking for someone to come and continue our excellent work on culture and ethos, ensuring we maintain a calm and scholarly atmosphere that enables all students to thrive. We serve a disadvantaged community, with half of our students being on Free School Meals and we are proud of our commitment to serving local children.
Benefits of being part of the Ark network include:
· Salary higher than the national pay scales
· Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education
· Excellent staff benefits, including free Yoga sessions, discounted MOT, dry cleaning service, use of the fully equipped gym and fitness suite.
The ideal candidate will:
· Combine subject expertise with a passion for securing the highest outcomes in post-16.
· 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 arkacton.org.
To apply please go to arkonline.org/careers . Please submit your application by 9th December 2022. For further information, a confidential discussion or any technical queries please contact Ruth Macmurray, HR Officer at rmacmurray@arkacton.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