If you are a committed, dynamic and inspirational teacher of History and Modern Studies seeking to join a successful and supportive department aspiring to new heights in a popular and high-performing school, this could be just the job for you.
The School
The Glasgow Academy is an ambitious, warm, welcoming, thriving and forward-thinking fully co-educational HMC independent day school of around pupils aged 3-18. It is highly popular, growing in a planned way over the last 14 years. It consists of the Senior School, of around pupils of 11-18 years of age, and a Preparatory School (which has three sites all of which has a Nursery/Kindergarten). Recruitment at the school is very strong at every age group.
We have a long tradition of fostering academic excellence and we are proud of our pupils’ achievements. Results in external examinations are consistently among the best in the country. We have an open and inclusive entry policy and present pupils for a significantly greater number of Higher examinations than many other schools. In / our pass rate at National 5 A-C rate was 98% with the A pass rate at 81%. and at Higher was 97% with 75% of entries awarded A grades. In S6, the pass rate was 91% for Advanced Higher with 53% of entries awarded grade A.
Beyond academic achievement we want all of our pupils to thrive and contribute to a rapidly developing modern world and to do that we must ensure they leave The Academy with a socially conscious, innovative and global outlook. Our aim is that we provide our pupils with rich learning experiences that best prepare them for life after The Academy and also places value on the importance of sustainable education for future generations. Through further development of our local, national and global partnerships our aim is that we have a greater impact on lives within and out with The Academy community.
The school's latest £15 million new building won Best Building in Scotland, the UK's richest architectural prize. The school has invested around £27 million in its facilities over the last decade or so and continues to invest heavily and strategically.
The Department
The Academy History and Modern Studies department has a long tradition of excellent attainment and achievement, and of connecting with and inspiring children. Uptake of the subjects is high. The History and Modern Studies department enjoys spacious and well-equipped accommodation, with a departmental base and five classrooms in close proximity. All classrooms have interactive whiteboards. The department consists of a Head of Department and five other teachers. They work closely together in a mutually supportive way to ensure continuously improving best practice. The department is well resourced, highly successful and much respected: pupil numbers are healthy and the department is both popular and well regarded. SQA results are consistently excellent. Both History and Modern Studies are available for study from S1 to S6. At the end of S1 pupils choose whether to study Modern Studies in their second year. There are currently two classes in the second year. The school follows the Scottish Curriculum. The department has run and runs a range of successful trips. Last year there was a Politics trip to London as well as a History trip to Berlin. We have also visited the First World War Battlefields and New York and Washington in the past.