Location: Rosehill High School Wallyford Learning Campus, EH21 8BF
Salary: £59,727 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Vacancy Information
Temporary maternity cover until 21st April 2026.
Days of Work:
Monday - Friday
To start 22nd April 2025.
This opportunity is open to current employees of East Lothian Council only.
East Lothian Council seeks to appoint a dynamic and committed individual for the position of Curriculum Leader: Support for Learning, at Rosehill High School on the Wallyford Learning Campus. Our school opened in August 2023 and has rapidly expanded since then, with around 500 pupils in S1-S4 and further fast-paced growth anticipated. The new secondary learning facility is designed to support creative approaches to pedagogy, with a range of adaptive teaching spaces. Alongside up to date and digitally enabled classrooms, there is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) plaza, a Learning Resource Centre, extensive facilities to support the arts, and a state of the art sport and leisure complex. Learning and teaching on the campus goes beyond the traditional classroom and encompasses outdoor learning and learning for sustainability.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they can:
* Lead and manage a large team of both teaching and non-teaching staff to meet the needs of learners, whether on an individual basis, within small groups, or as part of mainstream classes
* Support a range of qualifications appropriate to young people with ASN across the SQQ/SCQ Frameworks
* Work alongside subjects specialists to ensure inclusion for all within the development of exciting and challenging curricula
* Support the DYW agenda by linking to workforce intelligence and vocational opportunities for young people to support sustained, positive destinations for young people with ASN
* Successfully undertake a whole school responsibility for supporting ASN, including leading professional learning for staff, pupil learning of strategies and approaches, and family learning opportunities
* Demonstrate a good working knowledge of the ways in which digital technologies can support young people with ASN
* Exemplify the highest standards of learning, teaching and assessment to support the wellbeing and learning of all, with a clear focus on the voice of the learner to support excellence and equity
* Make effective use of quantitative and qualitative data to self-evaluate and contribute to whole school approaches to raising attainment and promoting achievement, with a particular focus on the inclusion of potentially vulnerable groups
* Provide their team with support and challenge, using coaching and mentoring approaches as appropriate to ensure continuous improvement
* Build positive relationships with all members of the school community, including a particular focus on working with the associated primaries to ensure successful transition
* Exhibit a commitment to ongoing professional learning with a focus on improving outcomes for young people
* Act as the lead professional for a caseload of around 20 young people, within existing House structures
The successful candidate will be at the forefront of a growing school community and have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to young people’s lives. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of a brand new community in which everyone can thrive.
Teaching relevant subject through S1-S6.
Job Requirements
Relevant Qualifications
Registered with GTCS as a teacher of relevant subject
Permanent Posts: GTCS Full registration (General)
Temporary Posts: GTCS Full registration (General) / Provisional registration
PVG Membership
This post is considered as Regulated Work with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.
Please note:
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.
Please Note - Pay arrangements for those starting after 1st day of school session
In accordance with Teachers Conditions of Service (SNCT - Appendix 2.19), Teachers who commence employment with East Lothian Council after the first day of the school session will have their salary for the remainder of the school salary year (which runs from 1 August to 31 July each year), recalculated to reflect how teachers accrue leave and pay.
East Lothian Council Secondary Schools
Further details on all East Lothian Council Secondary Schools, including individual school websites can be found here: Secondary Schools
Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form.
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