What does it mean to be a member of the Ark Pioneer team?
At Ark Pioneer, we are committed to ensuring every child leaves our school with real options - whether that’s going to university or into a career of their choice. We work closely together to ensure we offer the high quality of education every child deserves from their local school, bringing our vision ever closer each day of the week.
We are very proud to be a community of professionals who strive for excellent practice and constant improvement.
Our four core values Aim High, Have Integrity, Be Kind & Model Determination define how we work together as a community in Ark Pioneer; guiding our interactions and communications and reinforcing the behaviours we want to see in our community as we work towards embedding our ambitious vision.
Learning at every stage
We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career. The development of our staff is one of our top priorities, at every level and in every role. That’s why we offer twice the number of training days as standard.
Staff at our school have access to a variety of training sessions and experiences, all designed to meet the needs of our school and our team.
Our teaching practice is be developed through our weekly collaborative planning, weekly coaching or mentoring and our whole school training programme, supplemented by annual training days and a comprehensive induction for new staff.
So no matter what stage of your career you’re at, we’ll support you to be the best that you can be.
Collaborate beyond the school gates
Joining our school means becoming part of the Ark network, one of the UK's most successful school groups. We have more than ten years' experience of successfully transforming schools, building outstanding new schools and improving the life chances of some of the most disadvantaged young people in the country.
You will have the opportunity to come together with your peers locally, nationally and sometimes even internationally, to share resources, learning and good practice. Through Ark Ventures, we incubate, launch and scale initiatives, such as Mathematics Mastery, English Mastery, Institute for Teaching and Ambition School Leadership, that address some of the most intractable issues in education and society – in the UK and around the world.
Effective Organisation
You'll also be supported to focus on what you do best. We are always looking for ways to take away additional pressures, to give you more freedom to concentrate on improving education outcomes for young people.
Take your career in your own direction
We are committed to offering you diverse career progression, whether that means aspiring to senior leadership or becoming an outstanding practitioner, allowing you to really carve out a successful career in education. We are dedicated to offering opportunities to support your career in our school or as part of our wider network.