Salary: Ark Main Pay Range AM1 – AM6
Location: Wembley, London
Nearest Tube station: Wembley Park (Jubilee/Metropolitan)
Deadline: Thursday 23rd October 2025 at 9am
Interviews: Will be arranged on an ongoing basis. The school reserves the right to close this advert early and interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment
Opportunity to join an ‘Outstanding’ all-through academy specialising in mathematics and citizenship.
Ark Academy is an all-through school in Wembley Park, set against the backdrop of the iconic Wembley Stadium, with excellent transport links.
We are looking for a History Teacher who is committed to ensuring every child is challenged to achieve their maximum potential. You will have passion, enthusiasm, alongside the skills and desire to develop and nurture every child in your care. You will deliver consistently excellent teaching and learning, to help all students to achieve excellent academic results.
You will be expected to have the potential to teach History at KS3-KS4. This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring teacher looking to develop their career with the support of excellent leadership and strong school culture at our Academy.
You will join a friendly close-knit History department who believes strongly in teamwork and co-plan units of work to ensure consistency and best practice across all classes.
By joining our school, you will be well supported with your professional development. Ark Academy has an exceptional track record for training teachers.
The ideal candidate will:
Have a UK teaching qualification such as PGCE; BEd or equivalent and hold QTS status
Be an outstanding teacher of History or have the potential to become outstanding
Be experienced in raising or the desire to raise attainment in a challenging classroom environment
Have proven experience working or the desire to work successfully to raise attainment in History
Have proven experience working or the desire to work successfully with students of all abilities
Be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses and the belief that every child can succeed
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
Become part of a team of an ‘Outstanding’ all-through academy
Join a highly successful team that has an exceptional track record for training and developing teachers and a large cohort of 6th form taking up the subject.
Access continuous staff development. We have a minimum of 10 training days and weekly in school sessions of a high standard. We strongly support NPQML, NPQSL and Lead Practitioner course
Join the Ark network and have access to a range of benefits including professional development opportunities, reduced gym membership and large retail discounts
As a member of Ark Academy, you will receive extensive professional development geared towards excellence. Weekly sessions designed by those who understand the context of the school, are ensured to cater for our teachers’ every need. In addition, the school provides continual support and career progression. Numerous comprehensive training programmes are available to our staff from NQTs to aspiring middle and senior leaders
Our successful behaviour policies treat student behaviour not as the responsibility of individual teachers, but of the entire school. This ensures as a teacher at Ark Academy, your time is never wasted dealing with discipline. Our students know what is expected of them, allowing both students and teachers to focus on learning
View the candidate information pack here
As a teacher at Ark Academy, you will be part of Ark, an international charity and one of the UK's most successful multi-academy trusts, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country.
Benefits of being part of the Ark network include:
A salary 2.5% higher than the main scale teacher salaries
Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education
To find out more about Ark Academy and further benefits of working for Ark please click here
A Golden Hello is available to the successful candidate if the application is received directly through the schools website.
To apply, please submit an application via the Ark online recruitment portal by Monday 9 September 2024 at 8am but please note: we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.
For an informal, confidential discussion, please contact Alice Kinnon Head of History on 020 8385 4370 or via email [email protected]
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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.
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.
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation 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 organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.