Head of School Review - White City, United Kingdom - Ark Schools

Ark Schools

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White City, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Head of School Review & Assurance

Location:
Ark Schools Central

Head of School Review & Assurance

Reports to:
Director of Standards & Performance

Location:2 to 3 days per week in schools/head office in White City, with 2 to 3 days remote working from home

Contract:
Permanent

Pattern:
Full Time (standard hours 9am - 5.30pm)
_(part-time available)_

Closing date:
Monday 24th April at 10am

Start date: 1st September 2023 (or earlier by negotiation)

Salary:
Highly competitive package, negotiable depending on experience

Interviews:
To be arranged as suitable

About the role:

This is an exciting new senior role within Ark Schools, to build on and lead our review cycle across schools.

Our internal reviews and monitoring process has become a core part of our approach to school improvement, and we receive positive feedback from our school Principals about the quality, precision and supportive nature of our approach.

This is a great opportunity to directly spotlight school improvement priorities as well as provide insights into the design, implementation, and impact of our wider work.

We are looking for someone who has previous experience of direct school improvement at a senior level, ideally through headship or senior leadership, as well as deep knowledge of the Ofsted framework, likely as an Ofsted Inspector or His Majesty's Inspector, with a working knowledge of both primary and secondary phases of education.

The Head of School Review & Assurance is integral to our approach to ensure all of our schools provide an exceptional education to the pupils we serve.

Your success will be measured through the quality of the school improvement insights drawn and shared with schools, alongside the validation of the accuracy of our knowledge of our schools through inspection and published outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead school assurance visits, and establish and maintain a strong team of reviewers, ensuring aligned expectations and approach for school monitoring so that all schools encounter a common experience
On visits to schools, provide support and challenge to leaders, highlighting strengths and describing areas for further development, aligned to the Ark education model
Lead network wide training to leaders at all levels of school in key and identified areas for improvement, where appropriate
Produce a half termly insight report into the patterns, strengths and areas for further development that are observed across our schools, including implications for our central team priorities and activities
Provide support to the Director of Standards & Performance to ensure that schools are prepared for inspection and that we hold an accurate view of the performance of our schools against DfE benchmarks, Ofsted and our wider education standards
Lead on providing 'Ofsted readiness' training and support to schools as required
Work with the Director of Standards & Performance in ensuring that the approach to school monitoring and review genuinely supports school improvement and continues to be a highly regarded and positive part of our education model

Key Requirements:

Experience of Headship or senior leadership in an improved or outstanding school
Deep knowledge of the current Ofsted Framework, as a serving OI or HMI, across phases
Qualified to teach and work in the UK
Deep knowledge of the wider school performance framework at a national level
Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships.
Able to uphold Ark values through their work, demonstrating compassion, kindness and bravery in our work to drive school improvement
Flexible, highly organised and able to multitask and prioritise work to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment

View the full job description and person specification here**
About Ark
We're an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life.

In the UK, we're a network of 39 schools, educating around 30,000 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we're recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country.

We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools.

So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.

You'll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed.

Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

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