At Ark Elvin Academy we are working hard to give all our pupils an excellent education and are looking for committed teachers and support staff to join us at this exciting stage in our school improvement journey. Our team of enthusiastic, high expectations staff are doing what it takes to rapidly improve our school and deliver the outstanding education our community needs and deserves. We are deeply committed to our mission:
“To ensure that every pupil leaves Elvin confident, articulate, and culturally aware; able to pursue careers they are passionate about, contribute to society and live happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.”
In our recent OFSTED inspection (October 2019) it was recognised that Ark Elvin Academy:
“Pupils, parents and staff all agree that Ark Elvin Academy has improved out of all recognition. Pupils are proud of the school.”
“The headteacher and leaders have very high expectations…… Staff want all pupils to succeed in every area of their lives, not just academically.”
“The school is a calm, safe and supportive place for pupils. Pupils behave very well in lessons. They get on well with one another and with adults. At breaktimes the atmosphere in social areas is friendly. Pupils say they feel safe and bullying is not a problem. If there is any, it is dealt with quickly.”
"Leaders and Ark trustees believe that nothing less than outstanding is good enough. The school has improved rapidly. Staff morale is high. Excellent training helps to motivate them. Leaders listen to their concerns and do all they can to keep the workload manageable."
We are a large non-selective secondary school in the London borough of Brent, with excellent transport links to central London. We are committed to ensuring teachers can focus on teaching and have the opportunity to refine and develop their practice in the classroom and develop their leadership skills, we have:
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twice as many training days as is standard
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weekly professional development for all staff
In recruiting for our Phonics Lead Learning Support Assistant we are seeking the following from applicants:
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A commitment to our school improvement process
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A growth mindset
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High standards of professionalism and courteousness
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The potential to be an exceptional leader
You will become part of a close knit professional community of enthusiastic colleagues who benefit from the training, guidance and support from both the Ark network, one of the country’s top performing school groups and our North London region of schools where we work closely with four outstanding schools; Ark John Keats Academy, King Solomon Academy, Ark Academy and Isaac Newman Academy.
We passionately believe in our six pillars and they drive all our thinking and our school improvement at Elvin:
Strong Discipline
Calm, purpose and order are established through the consistency of expectations and explicit teaching of discipline.
High Quality Teaching
Teachers are subject experts with an excellent understanding of the intellectual journey they are taking their pupils on and have mastery in effective teaching skills.
Mastery Curriculum
Our curriculum design enables pupils to make rapid progress and develop a framework of knowledge and understanding in each subject area that provides a solid foundation for further study.
Raising aspirations and enrichment
Pupils understand the opportunities that a school and university education will afford them in terms of careers and quality of life. Pupils develop their passions and interests through an Our extensive enrichment programme.
Character development
Pupils develop the characteristics that support their academic achievement, create thoughtful citizens and allow them to make reflective choices over their personal lives.
Developing leaders
All members of staff see themselves as leaders within an aligned community of professionals and are systematically trained in best practice. We create high performing teams to drive our school improvement.
Ark Elvin is on an exciting improvement journey – join us and be part of that change.
We encourage and welcome you to visit our school; to arrange a visit, please contact Anita Amaning on a.amaning-ampong@arkelvinacademy.org or 020 8902 6362.
The role:
To work with our English department to provide tailored support and expert facilitation of our phonics programme to students who are developing their English ability, and to build proficiency in reading. Our EAL teaching assistants play a vital role in developing students who are new to English and building wider literacy skills across the school through facilitation of our phonics and new to English programme with targeted groups of students.
Key requirements:
- to provide high quality phonics interventions
- to support and lead a small team of phonics-trained teaching assistants
- to develop our phonics provision through facilitation of in-school small group training
- to liaise with Ruth Miskin Fresh Start Phonics to support training needs/development days and best practice
- to monitor the quality of provision, and develop the facilitation of our Phonics provision
- to monitor the impact of the phonics programme termly and update pupil records as required
- to work with the HOD to target specific students with additional interventions as required to ensure all students make above expected progress
- to manage/order/replenish phonics resources as required
- to carry out duties around the school to support the smooth running of the school and promote school values
- to liaise with the SENCO to support students identified with phonics need and direct resources as required
Qualification criteria
- Right to work in UK
- Good literacy and numeracy
- Degree level qualification (ideally 2:1 or above)
For those interested in training to teach:
- GCSE math’s and English at grade C or above or equivalent (this a national requirement to enter teacher training)
Essential experience
- Experience of establishing successful learning relationships with a variety of children at the relevant age
Skills and attributes
We are looking for these skills and attributes or at the very least, a candidate’s clear, demonstrable capacity to develop them:
Alignment with Elvin vision
- Relentless drive to do whatever it takes to ensure all pupils succeed.
- Embody our core values – integrity, courage, community and mastery – in all aspects of work and conduct.
- The belief that with the right environment all of our pupils are able to excel at university, or in a meaningful alternative.
- The courage and conviction to make a difference.
- The ability to listen and communicate effectively.
- Empathy and the ability to understand the needs, aspirations and motivation of diverse individuals and groups.
- The ability to influence and motivate others.
- Develop and communicate a shared vision.
- Model desired behaviour and values.
- Empower, support and coach others.
- Hold others to account for high standards of performance.
- Understand and resolve conflict.
Problem solving
- Identify, analyse and resolve problems and issues.
- Develop plans with concrete outcomes and effective solutions.
- Evaluate results and identify necessary actions.
- Make fact-based decisions.
Resilience
- Sustain energy, optimism and motivation in the face of pressure and setbacks.
- Stay calm in difficult situations and maintain clarity of vision.
- Be adaptable in the face of adversity
Results and learning orientation
- Awareness of own strengths and limits.
- Commitment to ongoing improvement and learning.
- A passion for own role and that of others.
- Focus on achieving challenging goals and results.
- Resourcefulness and flexibility in delivering outcomes.
Leadership
- Effective team worker.
- Demonstrates resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement.
- Acts as a role model to staff and students.
- Vision aligned with Elvin’s high aspirations, high expectations of self and others.
Other
- This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure