Ark Soane Academy
Head of Art and Design
Location: Acton, West London - a five-minute walk from Acton Town tube station
Salary: £35,368- £55,626 (Ark MPS / UPS plus TLR)
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Opportunity for an exceptional candidate to lead our highly successful art and design department, shaping a new Ark secondary school in Ealing.
About the role:
We are recruiting an exceptional team of staff to support the growth of a genuinely transformational school. The successful candidate will lead a very strong art and design department and will ensure that art and design are the creative heart of the school. The Head of art and design will embed the school vision and support the development of an outstanding school that empowers our students to take responsibility and drive their own destinies.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the school. They will be supported in their development and preparation for future roles. We develop every staff member that joins our team, providing one-to-one support, coaching and mentoring and access to extensive network training.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Have an unwavering determination to deliver excellence for students from all starting points
- Share the Ark Soane beliefs, vision and mission and be aligned with the Ark six pillars underpinning it
- Be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations for every student in both academic achievement and personal development.
- Be committed to continually improving classroom practice and raising attainment.
View the full job description and person specification HERE
About our school:
Ark Soane Academy is a new secondary school in Acton which opened in September 2021 to 180 year 7 students. We will continue to grow by 180 students each year until reaching full capacity in 2028.
Ark Soane Academy seeks to redefine what is possible in education: by insisting on the highest standards of behaviour; by delivering an immaculately planned and highly academic curriculum exceptionally well; and by providing our students with a compelling aspiration-raising ethos we seek to transform the future of students in a highly deprived community.
Behaviour at Soane is exemplary enabling you to deliver exceptional lessons. Soane students are a pleasure to teach and you can always expect a “thank you” as they leave the classroom. The curriculum ensures that teachers rarely plan alone: staff time is used where it is most valuable: working as a team to implement the curriculum for the students in our classrooms.
Find out more by visiting - www.arksoane.org
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 high-quality, regular professional development
- Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network.
How to apply:
Please submit an application form for the right job by visiting our vacancies page.
To arrange an informal chat or for any technical queries, please contact our HR member ShunYi Ki on [email protected].
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.
