Ark Kings Academy
Our school values are: "Wisdom. Resilience. Kindness." and they permeate everything we do in school with our pupils, our parents, our staff and the wider community.
We offer an exciting and aspirational all-through curriculum for ages 3 to 16. Our curriculum is carefully planned and sequenced to ensure that our pupils develop and grow their knowledge throughout their whole school career.
Our curriculum extends well beyond the classroom and we offer a wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities. These include trips to the theatre, places of worship and museums; sporting events; visiting performers and speakers; pupil leadership opportunities, and many more.
As part of the Ark network, our school benefits from strong links with the wider network of schools. Our staff receive high quality training and support which is recognised as being among the best in the country, and our pupils have opportunities to take part in network-wide activities – enhancing their school experience.
About our school experience
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We would love for you to join us to learn more about Ark Kings Academy and Ark Teacher Training. The day will include:
- A Tour of school
- An insight into our teacher training programme
- Various lesson observation across year groups, with the chance to discuss afterwards
- Q & A with a current Ark Teacher Training trainee or Early Career Teacher
- When possible, meet a teacher in your subject area
- A day to have your questions answered! - Start and finish times
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9:00 to 13:00
- Flexible
Please contact Liz in the Ark Teacher Training Recruitment Team if you cannot attend the whole time in school. The day provides a variety of sessions and opportunities so we do encourage full attendance where possible,
- Dress code
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Business dress
- Teacher training
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Ark Teacher Training (ATT) is a school-based programme offering the perfect mixture of theory and classroom practice to develop you into the best teacher you can be.
Because we believe that every child, regardless of their background, deserves to have access to a great education, we work predominantly in communities of lower income with a history of academic underachievement. We are very proud to have just received our second ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted in all categories! There are only a few ITTs in the UK that can say the same.
Links to more information about our school
- Ark Kings Academy website
- Ark Kings Academy Get Information About Schools
- Ofsted report: Ark Kings Academy
- Performance information: Ark Kings Academy
- Teacher training: Ark Kings Academy
Entry requirements
You must:
- Must have a degree
- Photo identification: Passport or Driving Licence
- Have graduated by August 2025 and have the right to live/work in the UK already in place until at least July 2026
- DBS check required
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No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.
Placement dates
Location
- Address
- Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 9DE
- Parking
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Yes - on site parking provided
Visitor car park available
- Disability and access details
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We offer facilities and provide an inclusive environment for students, staff and school experience candidates with disability and access needs. We're happy to discuss your disability or access needs before or as part of your school experience request.
- School phases
- Secondary (11 to 16)
- Subjects
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- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computing
- English
- French
- History
- Maths
- Physics
- Religious education
- Spanish