Job Description
Reports to: Director of Science
Start date: September 2026
Contract: Full time, Permanent
The Role
To deliver outstanding teaching and learning of their subject and therefore help students achieve excellent results, and be a role-model/impact the academy more widely.
Design an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires children to appreciate the subject and its application.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a UK teaching qualification such as PGCE; BEd or equivalent and hold QTS status
- Be an outstanding teacher of Physics or have the potential to become outstanding
- Experience in raising or the desire to raise attainment in a challenging classroom environment
- Proven experience working or the desire to work successfully to raise attainment in Physics
- Have proven experience working or the desire to work successfully with students of all abilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, resource and deliver lessons to the highest standard that ensures real learning and students make superior progress
- Provide a nurturing environment to assist students to develop as learner
- Teach engaging lessons that motivate, inspire and improve pupil attainment
- Contribute to assessments, reports and references relating to individual and groups of pupils
Qualification Criteria:
- Qualified to degree level in subject
- Hold right to work in the U.K
Safeguarding statement:
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 .
