Vacancy Information
DHT/HT Salary Scale Point 7 (£75, per annum)
Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday
To start 20th October .
This is an exciting opportunity for a Depute Head Teacher of Learning and Teaching to join a very dynamic and enthusiastic Senior Leadership team. The remit will include:
Learning, teaching and assessment strategy - policy & procedures
Teaching and Learning – Sharing Good practice
Learning & Teaching – Professional Enquiry
Self-Evaluation for Self-Improvement
VSER (Departmental reviews)
Career Long Professional Learning
Absence Management (Stage 3/4)
School trips co-ordinator/advisor
Health and Safety (including fire evacuation and risk assessments)
SQA Coordinator
Prelims / Internal examinations
Pupil Leadership
Direct line management for 5 faculty Principal Teachers
Ross High School is a co-educational, non-denominational school situated in Tranent, East Lothian approximately 12 miles from the centre of Edinburgh. The school roll is currently pupils although this is due to increase significantly over the next few years. The school has good facilities for students and is continually looking for ways to broaden the learning environment out with the school, working together with partners within the community.
Ross High School has been designated as the ELC provision for pupils of secondary age who have Complex Support Needs.
Ross High school has significant strengths however its motto ‘Ad Meliora – Towards Better’ states clearly the willingness to improve. The school has clear Aims and Values including the Mission Statement ‘Excellence for Everyone’. Inclusion in all aspects of learning is at the heart of them all. The school strives to offer the highest quality of learning and teaching, support and preparation for the next phase in their lives. The school also has a Code of Conduct as well as a Code of Learning. The school ethos is built on these three key documents. An Expected Standards document has been introduced to all classes to ensure a consistent high quality of learning and teaching across the school.
Ross High School also offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities that allow pupils to develop their skills beyond the classroom.
Job Details
The role of a Depute Head Teacher is to assist and, where necessary, to deputise for the Head Teacher as required. The role of the Head Teacher is, within the resources available, to conduct the affairs of the school to the benefit of the pupils and the community it serves, through pursuing objectives and implementing policies set by East Lothian Council under the overall direction of the Head of Education.
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