Location: Linlithgow Academy, Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EH
Salary: £40,305 - £50,589 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Advert
Teacher of Craft, Design & Technology, Linlithgow Academy, 35 hours per week, Permanent, Closing Date: 26th March 2025
This post has an 11th August 2025 start date (subject to completion of all recruitment checks); however, we can also accommodate an immediate start.
Linlithgow Academy is a six-year comprehensive school offering students in the Linlithgow Area a progressive, relevant, challenging, and enjoyable curriculum with opportunities for personalisation and choice. We strive to ensure that students have the highest quality learning experiences.
We offer the full range of National Qualifications found in a modern Scottish secondary school. We aim to provide experiences that result in a creative and enterprising attitude in our students, to develop young people with a sense of pride and ambition to contribute positively to the local, national, and international community.
Linlithgow Academy provides the opportunity for all students to succeed. The excellent facilities available, allied to the commitment of our staff, allow us to offer all of our students the highest possible standard of education in a safe, caring, and stimulating environment - an environment in which all members of the school community are valued and their achievements recognised.
We place an emphasis on the student experience and seek flexibility to ensure that students achieve success in examinations and through personal achievement pathways.
The school has 100 teaching staff and departments are organised under the direction of a Principal Teacher Curriculum responsible for each Curricular Area.
You would work in partnership with all stakeholders within Linlithgow Academy to ensure a high-quality student experience that reflects curricular design principles and student entitlements with the ultimate aim of maximised achievement and attainment for all. Our mission statement “Together we Thrive” underpins our collaborative approach to improvement where every voice is important and valued. The school values – kindness, curiosity, perseverance, and fairness - underpin all decision-making in the daily life of the school.
We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities, or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
West Lothian Council is committed to far-reaching changes in the way we deliver our Education Services, including providing support and an environment that enables you to excel in your job and develop your abilities.
A relevant teaching qualification and registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland is essential.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful candidates will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment, and the cost will be met by the candidate.
Applications for this job cannot be made online. Please refer to the advert for further information.
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