Sanquhar Academy is located in the Upper Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, serving the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and the neighbouring villages of Kirkconnnel, Kelloholm and Wanlockhead.
We are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Depute Head Teacher to help lead our caring, established team and to ensure that we make a real difference to children’s lives.
The successful candidate will exhibit experience of leading and managing aspects of school improvement and will have demonstrable knowledge of a breadth of teaching skills. They will join a committed team and will share responsibility for the effective leadership of Sanquhar Academy, including tasks such as supporting Principal Teachers, delivering the National Improvement Framework, developing partnership working, ensuring all learners are included, engaged and involved and enhancing our culture of self-evaluation.
This post represents an excellent opportunity to be innovative in leading and developing high quality learning and teaching, sustaining improvement and raising achievement and attainment with the best outcomes for all our learners.
A significant relocation package of up to £5000 may be available to the successful candidate.
Applicants for teaching posts must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in the appropriate sector.
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made.
Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.
Required Information
As part of the recruitment and selection process, we ask that you provide ONE completed reference alongside your application form. It is your responsibility to gather a reference and forward the completed document to the relevant contact within the School. The reference should be submitted prior to the closing date.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact E Hetherington Cree, Headteacher on tel. 01659 50208 or email: gw20hetheringtoncree@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
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