Ark St Alban’s Academy
Key Stage Leader in Science
Ark St Alban’s Academy is seeking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic teacher to lead in a key stage Science curriculum.
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 seventh 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 science, our pupils are increasingly successful. Last summer in combined science, over half of the Year 11 cohort achieved at least 5-5, in addition to our small cohort of separate scientists of whom 90% gained at least a grade 7 in all three sciences. At A-Level, sciences are increasingly popular, even with a requirement of at least 7-7 in GCSE Science and a 7 in GCSE Maths to study A-Level sciences. Multiple classes of biology and chemistry run in each A-Level cohort, alongside a small but growing number of physicists. Last summer, almost half of the A-Level results achieved in science were at B grade or higher and almost 80% at C grade or higher.
Providing all pupils with academic and rigorous learning in science is central to our university preparatory curriculum and we know that increasing the precision of our KS3 curriculum will lead to even greater success in each key stage.
The successful candidate will work alongside senior leaders and colleagues in the science department to evaluate the curriculum and to develop an approach to guiding pupils to make even greater progress. In this role, the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to lead the professional development of colleagues in the department with a view to making teaching and learning increasingly precise.
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 senior leadership team through line-management. In this role, 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 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: September 2023 (flexible for the right candidate)
Location: Conybere Street, Birmingham B12 0YH
Reports to: Relevant Senior Leader
Salary: Ark Main or Upper Pay Scale (£28,704 - £45,437) plus TLR2b (£5,023)
The deadline for applications is Monday 08 May 2023 at 10.00am.
Our website can provide more information about Ark St Alban’s Academy.
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