Teaching Assistant
Ark Putney Academy
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark band 4 £18,797 - £21,331 pro rata (£16,095 – £18,265 for term time)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2016
Job overview
Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark network, a mixed school with 475 students and 43 teaching staff. Our school was founded as a comprehensive school in 1956 and has established a reputation for its commitment to the comprehensive ideal. As an inclusive school, we are proud of our success with a wide range of students. We have a very successful sixth form which is renowned in the local area. We have a strong ethos, results are excellent and every year, we send large numbers of students to some of the best universities, including Oxbridge.
In 2015, we moved into newly renovated buildings that bring the main Grade II listed building up to a modern learning light and airy teaching space and provides state-of the art facilities for our pupils and staff.
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our school. We need exceptional candidates who will be inspirational role models to our pupils and work with both teachers and the wider school community to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children make rapid academic progress.
Our ideal candidate will:
- be passionate and enthusiastic about young people’s education
- have experience of working with and motivating young people, either in a paid or voluntary capacityhave a strong academic background in English and mathematics
- be driven to learn and develop their own skills
- have the resolve and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of pupils
- be committed to Ark Putney’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses
At Ark Putney, we look for talented and committed people and we work hard to keep them, helping them reach as high as they can. We offer attractive pay and conditions, as well as high quality career and professional development (CPD) and opportunities for career progression. If you share in our commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you.
To learn more about our school, please visit http://arkputney.org. To apply, please visit http://bit.ly/1spjiBk. For queries regarding your application, please contact the recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or recruitment@arkonline.org.
Deadline: 11am on Tuesday 7 June
Hours: 36 hours per week, Term time only (39 weeks per year)
We value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.
About Ark Putney Academy
Ark Putney Academy is a mixed secondary school with sixth form in Putney, south-west London. The school has recently undergone a refurbishment and now boasts exceptional indoor and outdoor sports facilities, plus an arts centre, spacious classrooms and specialist teaching rooms.
Principal
Alison Downey
Values and vision
At Ark Putney we have a holistic view of educating young people. Our mission statement is;
Preparing every student to be a pillar of any community
By this we mean that we are focusing on developing students to be the very best they can be in all aspects of their lives not only through academic progress but also by developing the soft skills that will enable students to be successful in the world such as good manners and the ability to speak confidently combined with the desire to participate through sport, the arts and contributing to charity and community projects.
This can be illustrated by our core purpose, which is to provide students with:
- An appreciation and curiosity for life and learning
- The courage and ambition to unlock and fulfil their potential
- A desire to contribute to society in a positive way
- A sense of self –awareness, combined with the integrity to be compassionate towards others
The main drivers for this are our Six Pillars as listed below. These permeate academy life and can be seen in everything that we do, think and say at APA. They are also a focus of our assemblies, reflections and tutorial activities. They help to guide us in how we behave, what we do and what kind of people we want to be:
- Effort
- Team work
- Community
- Enthusiasm
- Commitment
- Independence
In March 2017, Ofsted rated the academy as good in every category and highlighted our students’ progress and achievement at GCSE and in sixth form. The full report can be read here.
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