Teacher of Physics - Lasswade High School

Job Description

Main Grade £33,594 - £50,589

Permanent

Full Time

Lasswade High School is the largest secondary school in Midlothian with a roll in excess of 1500 students. The school’s catchment area covers the towns of Bonnyrigg, Loanhead, Rosewell and surrounding villages. We also receive several placing requests as a result of our strong reputation from within and beyond Midlothian. Lasswade has a strong record as a school and provides a wide range of opportunities for our students.

Lasswade High School incorporates a community hub with library, leisure centre, nursery, swimming pool and state of the art sports facilities. The school has over 90 classrooms and high quality facilities to support learning and teaching. Lasswade High School has a School Leadership Team consisting of a Head Teacher, Business Manager and five Depute Head Teachers. Our House, Creative Learning and Complex Needs Provision underpin our Student Support system.

There are over 140 teaching and support staff in 12 Curricular Areas. Each team benefits from its own Principal Teacher leading on curriculum, learning & teaching, improving student outcomes and supporting positive relationships.

We have successful working relationships and transition arrangements with our associated primary schools and nurseries; the quality of this joint working has been recognised by Education Scotland who also highlighted strong community partnerships. The school has an extremely supportive and vibrant Parent Council.

Lasswade High School is an ambitious, caring and creative community working hard to achieve excellence for all students. We aim to offer a wide range of opportunities that allow students to achieve and encourage all members of our school community to pursue excellence in everything they do.

Our vision statement is, ‘Creating our Future Together’. This vision is underpinned by values which have been identified following a collegiate process bringing together the views of staff, students and parents. Our values are

• Creativity, Effort, Kindness and Respect

The appropriateness of our school vision and values is reviewed through our Senior Leadership Team on an annual basis.

Our collaboratively developed mission statement which is reflected in the policies and practices we continue to develop is,

‘Lasswade High School is committed to nurturing, inspiring and empowering our students and staff to learn, progress and achieve at the very highest standard. We believe in our values; creativity, effort, kindness and respect and work together as a community to provide all our students with opportunities to succeed and reach their goals. Our school leavers are equipped and ready to contribute positively and embrace the challenges of being a local, national and international citizen.’

We seek to recruit staff with a formidable work ethic, who work collegiately to improve the experiences and outcomes for our students. Colleagues who are caring and empathetic. Individuals who use evidence to support their decision making and are committed to their own learning. We aim to recruit creative and innovative people. We will support your professional development as that way our students get the best experience we can possibly provide and our school continues its’ year on year improvement.

Interviews Date: Week beginning 20^th January 2025

Requirements

Pre Employment Checks/Requirements for Teaching Positions

If you are successful, our offer of employment will be conditional on satisfactory completion of pre-employment requirements, such as medical screening, two written references, one which must be from your most recent/current employer, verification of your original qualifications and your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. Registration with the General Teaching Council and a satisfactory PVG check for Regulated Work with Children will also be essential.

General Teaching Council Scotland

Teachers applying for permanent posts should be fully registered with the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS). For further information on registration please visit: www.gtcs.org.uk

Regulated Work with Children

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require a PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. The fee for a Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 6 consecutive pay periods. The fee for a PVG Scheme Record Update is £18. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 2 consecutive pay periods. If your employment concludes before the amount is re-paid in full, the outstanding balance will be deducted from your final salary.

In your application we ask for information under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We ask you to disclose any unspent convictions. Disclosures should be made by writing to or emailing the Employment and Reward Manager, in confidence, giving details of the offence(s), penalty and date(s) of conviction. Applicants should note that failure to disclose a conviction which is subsequently advised through a Disclosure Scotland check may result in the withdrawal of any offer of appointment.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar an applicant from working with Midlothian. Decisions regarding suitability for positions of trust which are subject to vetting will be dependent on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of the offence(s).

For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit: www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

 

Responsibilities

Please apply on-line. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Midlothian.

If you have difficulty applying for this post or in accessing the attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.

The Individual

Tuesday 7th January 2025