Primary School Teacher
Ark Oval Primary Academy
Croydon
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Contract type: Full Time
Start Date: 01 September 2021
Salary: Ark MPS (Outer London) £30,663 to £42,164 – dependant on experience
Contract term: Permanent
'Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school. This is because 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.
We are looking for a highly motivated Primary School Teacher/s to join our school. In this role you will ensure high quality teaching and learning, and excellent levels of student progress. You will have experience of establishing successful learning relationships with a variety of children at primary age, and be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses.
The ideal candidate will:
• Have a strong academic background, with good A Levels or equivalent, and a good degree and be a qualified teacher
• Have the commitment, skills and character required to drive academic achievement in your year group
• Share the Ark Oval vision
• Value and support practices which drive 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 a strong professional development and training programme and opportunities for career progression.
Ark Oval Academy is part of Ark Schools, one of the UK’s most successful multi academy trusts, 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 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 web site at: http://arkovalprimary.org/vacancies
Job Description: Ark Oval Primary Academy Class Teacher
Duties and expectations of all teachers at Ark Oval Primary Academy:
• Set high expectations so that all pupils are inspired, motivated and challenged to reach their full potential
• Create a positive climate for learning, by explicitly teaching lesson routines and applying behaviour systems consistently and fairly
• Plan and teach well-structured, differentiated lessons which allow adequate time to embed new knowledge, understanding and skills
• Nurture every pupil’s intellectual curiosity, asking pertinent questions to deepen pupils’ understanding
• Systematically check pupils’ understanding and act to correct any misconceptions
• Provide pupils with individual feedback aimed at moving his or her learning forward, developing a growth mindset in each pupil
• Review and reflect on each assessment to identify gaps in pupil learning and take steps to address them
• Play an active role in ensuring a consistently orderly, calm and stimulating environment, both in and out of the classroom
• Enhance the quality of teaching and learning in the wider academy through sharing resources and good practice, lesson observation, collaborative teaching, instructional coaching and active participation in CPD
• Develop habits of excellence in ourselves and our pupils through implementation of the academy rubrics and routines and consistent explanation of, and emphasis, on high expectations in all we do.
Key Responsibilities
Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment
• To model excellent teaching practice in terms of planning and preparation, teaching and assessment
• To contribute to the development of the network’s curriculum strategy within the subject
• To be accountable for pupil progress in teaching classes, ensuring that every pupil achieves results in line with, or better than, national expectations
• To track pupil progress and make intelligent use of data to identify underperformance, plan appropriate support and achieve excellent outcomes for our pupils, ensuring that all pupils achieve at chronological age level
Culture and Ethos
• To adopt the academy’s behaviour management policy, ensuring that school systems are implemented consistently and in a kind and respectful manner
• To develop strong partnerships and ensure regular communication with parents
• To complete duties around the school, modelling best practice for all staff
Academy Culture
• To support the academy’s values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies, practices and SOPs
• To help create a strong academy community, characterised by high expectations, consistent, orderly behaviour based on Oval values
• To help develop an academy culture and ethos that is utterly committed to learning, achievement and the personal development of pupils
• To support and work in collaboration with colleagues and other professionals in and beyond the school, covering lessons, and providing other support as required.
• To contribute to the academy’s wider curriculum offer by supporting extra-curricular activities
Other
• To undertake the appraisal system and relevant training and professional development
• To value and support practices driving continued progress across the network of Ark schools
• To undertake various other responsibilities as directed by the Senior Leadership Team