Barnet - Science Teacher (specialism in Chemistry or Physics)
Start: 2nd June 2025
Reports to: Head of Science
Salary: MPS £37,313 - £49,745 / UPS £52,221 - £56,157+ TLR
What is special about this role?
You will join a committed and passionate team in a school where pupils love science and have made strong progress in Key Stage 3 and 4, with a high take up of triple science. We are now looking for an exceptional teacher who can progress our pupil sin Key Stage 5.Our fully equipped labs, based on the second floor of our new build, support a rich practical curriculum. We have extensive enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities from the British Biology Challenge to Eco-Schools clubs to Ethics in Science.
Who are we looking for?
Across school life, we embed high aspirations and a growth mindset in all of our children. We believe that every single child who joins us has the potential to be knowledgeable, articulate and successful. It’s important this resonates with all candidates.Equally important is subject expertise, which is critical to support strong curriculum planning and implementation. Read more about this role and our ideal candidate in our Job description & Person specification doc via our website arkpioneer.org/vacancies.
Leadership opportunities are available for candidates ready to take on further responsibilities as we grow our school.
Why will you love our school?
There are lots of reasons!We’re lucky to be based in a brand
- new building with top class facilities.
- we are non-denominational, mixed gender and two fifths of our pupils receive pupil premium funding.
- Aim High, Have Integrity, Be Kind and Model Determination and our team truly unite behind our vision.
Curriculum is incredibly important to us and we’ve planned backwards from university readiness to give our pupils the very best in every subject discipline.
We timetable collaborative planning and love to engage in ‘productive struggle’.Every team member is supported with coaching and tailored professional development, whatever stage they are at in their career.
Our extended school day (we finish at 4 four days a week and earlier on Wednesday) allows us to offer a broad, rich curriculum and timetabled enrichment for every child
- but we never have meetings after school.
Read more about our school & our recent Ofsted report on our website arkpioneer.org
What are the benefits of working with Ark?
We are lucky to be part of the Ark network of schools, and to build on the successes of numerous exceptional start-up schools in our North London region. Ark offers bespoke professional development to all team members and the opportunity to plan and moderate with colleagues in the same discipline, beyond our own school gates.Joining our network opens a breadth of opportunities - many of our team have taken on leadership roles progressing from one of our sister schools. Ark employees have benefits beyond the classroom including everything from shopping discounts to a supportive and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
In short, you won’t find a better network of schools to join! Read more about Ark at arkonline.org
Would you like to find out more?
If you’d like to speak to our principal confidentially about the role and/or arrange a visit let Kajal Mahatma, HR Office know by emails k.mahatma@arkpioneer.org
Safeguarding
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.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.