George Heriot's School
Edinburgh, City of
Salary:
Commensurate with skills and experience.
Job type:
Part Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
03 November 2025
Apply by:
5 September 2025
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Geography to join our successful Geography Department on a part-time basis from the end of November 2025.
The Geography Department comprises four staff in addition to the Head of Department. The Department is well-resourced, with three dedicated Geography classrooms all with state of the art technology. We seek to make the teaching and learning of all aspects of Geography challenging and rewarding and encourage the development of knowledge and understanding and problem-solving skills in a variety of contexts including fieldwork.
At Heriot's Geography is taught to all pupils in S1 and S2 and in S3 and S4 pupils can opt for National 5 Geography. In S5, Higher Geography is offered and in S6 Geography is offered at Advanced Higher level and at Higher level.
This is a high-achieving Department, which has enjoyed outstanding success rates in SQA National Examinations at all levels. The successful candidate must be willing to teach across all levels and appropriate support will be provided in line with his/her level of teaching experience. Previous experience of teaching Advanced Higher level, and competency in the use of technology applications and programs such as GIS, may be advantageous.
In addition to curricular commitments, the successful candidate will be required to participate fully in the co-curricular life of the School
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About George Heriot's School
George Heriot's School
Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9EQ
United Kingdom
The Sunday Times 'Scottish Independent School of the Decade'.
George Heriot's
is one of Scotland's leading Independent Schools for girls and boys at Nursery, Primary and Secondary levels. We provide a quality education at our historic site beside Edinburgh Castle.
For over 350 years George Heriot's School
has served as one of Scotland's most distinguished schools. Today, it flourishes as an independent co-educational day school. Children between 4 and 18, from in and around the city of Edinburgh, form a vibrant school community. Together with staff, parents, governors, alumni, and friends, Heriot's pupils hold true to the vision of Founder George Heriot.
The school seeks to provide a caring, well-disciplined education. We encourage responsibility, a desire for excellence, and a love of learning. George Heriot's School welcomes children from all backgrounds. Each child comes with different gifts, and contributes in different ways.
Heriot's aims to provide a supportive, mutually respectful and well-disciplined learning environment which is holistic in approach and encourages positive attitudes, a striving for excellence and a lasting appreciation for learning amongst our pupils. Through our academic curriculum and our vast range of extra-curricular activities, we want our pupils to make the most of their opportunities for self-development and discovery of their full potential. Our boys and girls leave ready for the next stage of their lives – confident but not conceited; socially aware; ready to study and work. They love their School.
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