Job title: Head of Primary
Reports to: Principal,
All-Through
Start date: Easter
or September 2020
Location: White
City, West London
Salary: Highly
competitive package and negotiable according
to experience
Closing date: Tuesday 7th January 2020
Do you have the vision,
passion and rigour to lead Ark Burlington Danes Primary Academy at this pivotal
and exciting time in its development?
Ark Burlington Danes seeks an
inspirational Head of Primary with the ambition and drive to develop our
primary into a beacon of excellence. You will be a creative and tenacious
leader with the vision to realise the existing potential of our primary and to face
future challenges. You will hold exceptionally high expectations for all
students, share the belief that an excellent education is central to
transforming lives and ensure every student is given the opportunity to
succeed. You will be deeply committed to staff development and have a strong
track record of improving teachers and leaders in your role to date.
The Primary presently runs
from Nursery to Year 4 and will continue to grow over the next two years. By
2021, the primary will have students in each year group and by 2022, it will be
providing students as part of the Year 7 secondary cohort. The Head of Primary will play
a critical role in ensuring that students arriving in nursery experience an
exceptional all-through educational journey taking them from primary to
secondary, into sixth form and beyond. They will have strong curriculum
knowledge and will be adept at planning and integrating the primary curriculum
into that of the secondary. They will have a deep understanding of how to embed
systematic approaches to whole school improvement in a primary and integrate
those approaches within the all-through academy. They will be a positive and
creative leader, with the ability to work effectively with leaders across every
stage the all-through academy.
Burlington Danes Academy is part of the Ark
network of schools, one of the largest and most successful multi-academy trusts
in the country. Ark is renowned for its approach to staff development, with
high quality training provided at every level for both teaching and
non-teaching staff. Leaders within Ark benefit from being able to draw upon the
resources and expertise of the network. They also have the opportunity to work
collaboratively with other school leaders and to feed into the development of
excellent practice beyond their own school. Ark has developed a number of successful
programmes and tools to support the cultivation of excellence including world
class curricula through its English and Maths Mastery programmes. This year the
Great Teacher Rubric has been launched. This tool is a driver for teacher
development and we believe all teachers, from novice to master, will benefit
immensely from it. It is a hugely exciting time for anyone considering joining
our network.
We are keen to hear from successful school
leaders seeking a new challenge. Ideal candidates will:
- Be fully aligned to the Ark Pillars
- Have a clear understanding of what makes a great school
- Possess the technical and behavioural traits to lead a highly effective school
- Be able to demonstrate impact in key areas of provision in current or previous roles
- Be a great teacher themselves
- As a leader of teaching, we are looking for someone who really knows what great learning looks like in the classroom and how to achieve it
- Be network-minded and able to contribute meaningfully to our strategic development at both regional and network level
If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please contact the Executive Principal, Peter Haylock, at peter.haylock@arkonline.org
Key dates
Shortlisting: 09 January 2020
First stage interview: 14 January 2020
Final stage interview: 20 January 2020
View the full job description and person specification here:
Ark Burlington Danes Head of Primary - recruitment pack
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 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.