Teacher of English, ARK SOANE ACADEMY

Guardian Jobs; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative educational institution in London is seeking passionate educators to join their dynamic English department. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the curriculum and empower students in a supportive environment. With a focus on professional development, the school emphasizes collaboration and mentorship, ensuring that every staff member can thrive. The ideal candidate will be committed to fostering a positive learning atmosphere, engaging with students to inspire their academic journeys. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming education and making a lasting impact in the community.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Coaching for Teachers

Protected Planning Time

Weekly Staff Training

Collaborative Planning

Open-Door Culture

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching and curriculum planning is essential.
• Ability to manage classroom behavior effectively.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging lesson plans that inspire students.
• Assess student performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Participate in collaborative planning and curriculum development.

Skills

Teaching Skills

Curriculum Planning

Assessment Strategies

Classroom Management

Communication Skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

About The Role

We are recruiting an exceptional team of staff to support the growth of a genuinely transformational school. The successful candidate will join a very strong English department and will work closely with the Head of Department to shape English provision at the school, embed the school vision, and develop 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. Teaching experience will not be a determining factor — we welcome applications from NQTs as well as more experienced candidates. We will develop every staff member that joins our team, providing one-to-one support, coaching, mentoring, and access to extensive network training.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching

• Set high expectations so that all students 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 lessons that allow adequate time to embed new knowledge, understanding, and skills, and which are responsive to student misconceptions.
• Nurture every student’s intellectual curiosity by asking pertinent questions to deepen understanding.
• Systematically check students’ understanding and act to correct any misconceptions.
• Provide students with feedback aimed at moving their learning forward.
• Ensure all students achieve at least at their chronological age level and make significant and continuing progress at all levels.

Curriculum and Assessment

• Participate in and contribute to effective collaborative planning for every year group, feeding your experience into improvements in the curriculum.
• Contribute to the planning of assessments and subject-specific revision, including preparing students for national examinations.
• Review and reflect on each assessment, making intelligent use of data to identify underperformance, and plan appropriate support to address this.
• Lead enrichment activities and participate in trips and visits to enhance the learning experience of all students.

Ethos and Culture

• Contribute to the modern English department’s behaviour management, implementing school systems consistently and in a kind and respectful manner.
• Develop strong partnerships and ensure regular communication with parents.
• Be active in issues of student welfare and support.
• Complete duties around the school, modelling best practices for all staff.

Development of the Ark Network

• Value and support practices driving continued progress across the network of Ark schools.
• Participate actively throughout the network by attending relevant meetings and network-wide training and assessment standardisation.

Benefits

• Leaders at Soane prevent unnecessary demands on teacher time — meetings, marking, and administrative tasks are minimized to ensure teachers can be highly effective. The curriculum and resources ensure 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.
• We have a truly open-door culture where frequent low-stakes feedback is the norm. We value the input of all staff and collaborate to ensure the academy continues to improve as it expands. We frequently host teams of domestic and international educators who come to learn from us and help shape our provision.
• Twice as many training days as standard.
• Weekly staff training designed to meet the school’s needs.
• Coaching for every teacher.
• Protected co-planning time.
• Access to high-quality, regular professional development.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark here.

About Us

We are a new secondary school in Acton that opened in 2021. We will have 720 students in Years 7-10 from September 2024 and will be launching our GCSE programmes for the first time.

Ark Soane seeks to redefine what is possible in education. Our model is “simplicity delivered expertly”: 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. Students are entirely bought-in to the values and ethos of the school and know that they are fortunate to attend a school where the quality of education is exceptional and where love, warmth, respect, and the highest standards permeate every interaction. Students are a pleasure to teach, and you can always expect a “thank you miss” when students leave your classroom.

Visit arksoane.org to learn more about us.

Diversity and Inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organization where everyone — staff and students — can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organization because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To learn more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding Statement:
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. 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.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage submitting your application at your earliest convenience.