Depute Head Teacher - Curriculum for Excellence (Meldrum Academy)

Job Description

Meldrum Academy is one of 17 secondary schools within Aberdeenshire and is situated within the town of Oldmeldrum. The school serves the Mid Formartine area of Aberdeenshire with 12 feeder primary schools.

We are an inspiring place to be, a place where all our young people are encouraged and equipped with the skills, abilities, and attitudes to face the challenges ahead. Our pupils benefit from high quality teaching, an excellent level of accommodation, first-class resources, and a wide range of opportunities within the classroom and beyond. Meldrum Academy aims to combine the finest traditions of Scottish education with the very best practice in teaching and learning.

At Meldrum Academy, there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ pupil. We work together – staff, pupils, parents, business partners and partner agencies – to meet the needs of each individual, so that every pupil can develop a real breadth of skills and talents. We recognise that life at school is not always free of difficulties, that each young person will encounter challenges within their school career. However, with an excellent level of pastoral care and pupil support, we work to instil the resilience that will allow each of our pupils to emerge from our school confident, with a strong sense of responsibility, and a wide range of skills ready for the wider world. The ethos of the school reflects the Meldrum Academy’s School Moto: “Working Together for Success”.

This post holds the current whole school strategic lead of Raising Attainment with an additional focus on Partnership working and Increasing creativity and employability. We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational professional who will work closely with all staff and partners to drive forward these important strategic areas of school improvement. An important aspect of our partnership working is to drive forward our strategic Developing the Young Workforce plan as well as overseeing the Business Partnership Group to continue working to embed our Skills Framework throughout the school.

This post also holds the operational lead for SQA, Exam planning and co-ordination, Tracking Monitoring and Reporting, SNSA/ACEL, 16+ Positive destinations, Parental communication and parent’s evenings.

Requirements

Salary for this post will be in accordance with SNCT agreements. Applicants must be or eligible to be fully GTC Scotland registered. If you qualified as a Teacher out with Scotland, please visit GTCS – Qualified Outside Scotland and review the GTCS FAQs for more information around obtaining registration with the General Teaching Council Scotland. 

Please note that the grade for this position may be subject to change. Promoted Teaching Posts that meet the criteria will be resized on an annual basis, in line with the SNCT Handbook. Any grade change will be effective from 1st August each year.

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. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

If you wish to discuss further aspects of this post, please do not hesitate to contact. Mr Ian Jackson (Head Teacher)

This post has a minimum requirement of one reference, which must be your current or most recent employer.

Interviews expected to be held week commencing the 16th of December 2024.

Informal Enquiries to: Ian Jackson - 01651 267470.

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