Principal Teacher of English and Literacy

Jordanhill School is an exciting place to work. We are an all-through school educating children from Primary 1 to Secondary 6 and we are renowned not just for academic excellence, but for helping children experience a rounded education involving sports, music, drama and art. Underpinning our work is a commitment to our vision, values and aims.

Teaching facilities and resources are excellent. The English department is housed on the top floor of the original Jordanhill School building (The North Campus) adjacent to our beautiful school library. The library is used extensively by the department and others, with timetabled lessons in both Primary and Secondary. The library is very popular with pupils at lunchtime and after-school.

The department has 5 teachers led by the Principal Teacher.

The courses currently offered by the department are:

* Primary 7 English

* S1-S2 English

* S3-4 National 4 and 5 English

* S5-S6 National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher English

* S5-S6 General Interest course

Initiatives such as World Book Day and the Reading Schools Award are well established in Jordanhill School. We are fortunate to benefit from an in-school librarian who works closely with the English department to support teachers and enhance lessons.

We are proud of Jordanhill School, but we also recognise that we have much to learn and we are ambitious to grow. You will have drive, energy, vision and commitment to develop our pupils and staff to their fullest potential. You will love inspiring young people, and you will be determined to work with us to make the Jordanhill English department the best it can be.

As the promoted staff member responsible for Literacy at Jordanhill School, you will lead the English department and play a key role in the development of Literacy across the school. You will work with us to develop our pupils’ Literacy skills from Primary 1 to S6. This presents a unique opportunity to work with colleagues across the school to ensure that Literacy continues to improve and our pupils thrive.

The ideal candidate will

* Be an excellent teacher of English who is passionate about their subject

* Have excellent interpersonal and team management skills

* Be a confident communicator with excellent leadership skills

* Thrive on challenge and be ambitious for self and others to achieve highly

* Take ownership of the English department and commit to ongoing improvement

* Work collegiately with the school leadership team to improve Jordanhill School

* Remain solution focussed with pupils, parents and staff when managing the inevitable challenges of such a key role in the school

We welcome applications from existing Principal Teachers looking for a new challenge or experienced teachers who are ready to take on their first middle leadership role.

Applicants require to be registered with GTC Scotland. Appointment is conditional on a successful PVG check prior to commencement in the post, satisfactory references, presentation of qualifications and confirmation of the right to work in the UK. Any offer of employment will be withdrawn if any of the above conditions are not satisfied.

Person Specification, Application Form and Report on Applicant Form can be found at Jobs – Jordanhill School. Please return forms to recruitment@jordanhill.glasgow.sch.uk. Closing date for this post is 9am Friday 24th April 2026 and interviews are expected to take place w/c 11th May. The successful candidate will ideally start Monday 10th August 2026 (negotiable)