Assistant Principal – Head of Sixth Form Full Time

ARK PUTNEY ACADEMY

Working pattern: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Ark Leadership L12-16 (Inner London) £67,466- £73,675

Start date: 1 September 2023

About the role:

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Principal – Head of Sixth Form. You will provide leadership for the sixth form, ensuring the academy’s goal of providing all students with a great education and real choices in life.

You will be responsible for ensuring outstanding pastoral support for students, fostering a culture that enables all students to maximise their achievements across the spectrum of school life. You will be instrumental in our mission to provide every student, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life.

About our school:

Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark Schools network in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We’re a mixed school with 950 students, ranging from year 7 through to our successful sixth form, which has 200 students and is renowned in the local area.

In our November 2022 Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘Good’ in every category with real strengths in teaching and learning, curriculum breadth and personal development.

Our student body is diverse and we celebrate all backgrounds and cultures. 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. We adopt a holistic view to educating young people. Through our commitment to inclusion, equality and attainment, we prepare every student to be a pillar of any community.

We offer:

• Tailored professional development based on the needs of the teacher and department to ensure everyone achieves their full potential.
• We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously as we recognise that teaching can be a challenging profession. Therefore, staff receive regular rewards and recognition for effort.

For questions about the position or an informal discussion, please contact the Principal, Alison Downey at . For any other queries regarding your application, please contact Julie Rickard, Principal’s PA at

Apply online via our website: .

Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Wednesday 19 April

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25 April

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. 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 .

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.