Head of Forest Nursery
Merchiston Castle School
Edinburgh, City of
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 19/08/2024
- Apply by:
- 1 April 2024
Job overview
The Head of The Forest Nursery at Merchiston is a new, exciting role. An opportunity to build, from the ground up, an incredible educational provision for boys and girls in Edinburgh. You should be passionate about outdoor education, a big believer in the power of educating the whole child and ambitious enough to maximise the potential of this unique addition to the education landscape of Edinburgh. The successful candidate should be able to work collaboratively and keep calm under pressure in a busy, multi-faceted environment.
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
We can offer a comprehensive benefits package including accommodation on site, high quality free lunches and a range of other additional employee discounts.
For further details of the position, please view the Job Description and Person Specification available below and the application forms on the School website.
Please e-mail your completed Application Form, along with an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and Self-Declaration Form to hr@merchiston.co.uk
Applications will be considered as they are received and shortlisted candidates may be invited for interview prior to the official closing date. Merchiston reserves the right to appoint ahead of the closing date and thus early applications for this role are advisable.
Interested candidates can contact Davina Bowers, Head of Forest, at dbowers@merchiston.co.uk should they wish to discuss the post further informally.
Closing date for applications: Monday 1 April, 5pm. The date for first round of interviews will be confirmed thereafter.
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About Merchiston Castle School
Educating boys for almost 190 years
Merchiston Castle School was founded in the centre of Edinburgh in 1828 by Mr Charles Chalmers. In 1833 the School moved to its second location, the old Merchiston Tower (now part of Napier University) with a total of 30 boys and the School started under the name of Merchiston Castle Academy. In 1930, the school moved to its current location, a 100 acre campus situated on the southern edge of Edinburgh, in the conservation village of Colinton; the buildings are surrounded by beautiful parkland which includes extensive playing fields.
In the Scottish private sector, boarding schools traditionally cater for pupils beyond the English norm of 13-18 and so Merchiston is an all-through 7-18 school. The 7-10 year olds have their own primary classroom teachers, although, in the case of the 10 year olds, Senior School Teachers augment the teaching. Therefore, it can be anticipated that teachers applying for any post within Merchiston will be expected to teach pupils from as young as age 10 to the rigour of the public examination year groups in the Fifth and Sixth Forms. We believe that this is a way of stretching boys.
Our Tradition
In today’s school, traditional Scottish elements, such as the wearing of the kilt for formal occasions, are very prominent, and the Pipe Band features frequently in School life. Rugby is played enthusiastically throughout the School, and indeed the annual fixture against The Edinburgh Academy, which has now been played continuously for over 150 years, is the longest established inter-club match in existence anywhere in the world.
Our Ethos
The School’s motto ‘Ready ay Ready’ features in the chorus of the School Song, which was last revised in the 1950s, but is much older in origin. This refrain is still sung enthusiastically by the School on frequent occasions. The School’s ethos is based on people and relationships, and particular importance is attached to the development of personal character and moral values in the pupils. The atmosphere, although in some respects formal, is also one of pleasant and relaxed collaboration between pupils and staff.
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