Head Teacher - Kaimes School

Job Description

Children, Education & Justice Services

Head Teacher - fixed term until 31/12/2025
Kaimes School

Salary: £81,579
Hours: 35 per week

Kaimes School is a non-denominational special school situated in the South of Edinburgh. The school provides education for primary and secondary-aged learners with complex long-term additional support needs where the presumption of mainstream cannot be met. The needs of learners are primarily associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The school currently has 16 classes from P6 to S6. The maximum pupil:teacher ratio is 6:1, the staffing model reflecting the support required to ensure that learners' needs are met.

The school is divided into two buildings on the same site. The school also a range of specially equipped classrooms to support learners’ sensory and regulation needs. The school is situated close to local primary schools and Gracemount High School, facilitating joint working and opportunities for inclusion and integration where appropriate.

The Head Teacher is supported by one Depute Head Teacher, three Principal Teachers and a 0.46FTE Business Manager. The school has 23.3 FTE teaching staff and 23.08 FTE support staff. A key strength of Kaimes School is our multi-agency approach to supporting our learners, and school staff work closely with Educational Psychologists, the Additional Support for Learning Service, CAMHS Learning Disability Team, Allied Health Professionals and third-sector partners in order to meet the needs of our learners. We also have an active Parent Council who support us with our work.

We pride ourselves on our positive and inclusive ethos and are committed to enabling learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorder to thrive, by raising attainment and promoting achievement through the development of the curriculum and partnership working to meet a wide range of learning needs. This vision is shared with our families and community and very much part of our everyday practice.

School website: https://kaimesschool.co.uk/

Twitter account: https://twitter.com/KaimesSchool/

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

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