Secondary Assistant Headteacher - Safeguarding and Inclusion
An exciting leadership opportunity has become available at Ark Victoria Academy!
Ark Victoria is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher for Safeguarding and Inclusion to join our secondary phase leadership team. You will be passionate about creating a safe and inclusive environment for students with the leadership skills to drive positive change.You will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the school alongside the Executive Principal, Head of School and extended leadership colleagues, maintaining the highest standards of behaviour and attainment.
Our values mean a great deal to us and underpin all that we do, and so it is important that you are strongly aligned to our schools’ vision, championing Ark Victoria’s pledge of being Ambitious, Resilient and Kind as well as living by the Ark ethos and six pillars that enable us to achieve our mission.
As a member of the senior leadership team, you will also be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy with particular focus on Safeguarding and Inclusion.
As part of the Ark network, our staff benefit from strong links with the wider network; particularly with the other Ark schools in Birmingham. We harness expertise and build pastoral communities so that our teachers can learn from and collaborate with colleagues.As well as networking with colleagues in other Ark schools, our staff receive high quality training and support.
If you are ready to add further value to our school and to join a brilliant school leadership team, then you will find this job extremely rewarding.
About Ark Victoria Academy
Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra-curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.
Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos, they are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school and our learning community.
It is for these reasons that Ark Victoria Academy was judged to be significantly improved in all areas from the 2019 ‘Good’ inspection, by Ofsted, in October 2024: ‘This is a school which lives out its values in full for the benefit of children in Nursery to the pupils in Year 11…pupils thrive at all stages of Ark Victoria Academy…as the school knows its pupils very well, they are very well supported to engage with the school’s ambitious curriculum’.The full report (September 2024) can be found here: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50262921.
We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our pupils and staff. Our website can provide more information about Ark Victoria Academy.
Why work for our school?
We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together. Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy: https://arkvictoria.org/jobs/working-for-us
- We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
- Our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
- Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or bicycle
- Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
For an informal conversation about the role please contact HR Manager, Kelly Mubarik, via 0121 393 4459 or via k.mubarik@arkvictoria.org.
Please note 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.