Head Teacher
Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen
- Expired
- Salary:
- £73,266 Per Annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Now
- Apply by:
- 29 March 2015
Job overview
Portal ID ABC00293
Aberdeen - City for Learning
Our vision is to develop Aberdeen as a City for Learning, with public, voluntary and private sectors working together to provide a quality learning environment for all our citizens. Inclusion, raising achievement and lifelong learning lie at the heart of our plans, and professional and motivated teachers are crucial in providing high quality learning experiences for young people.
Aberdeen Grammar School
An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen at Aberdeen Grammar School in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen Grammar School is one of the oldest schools in Scotland with its first recorded origins dating back to 1256. Today Aberdeen Grammar School is a modern, non-denominational secondary school serving areas of Aberdeen's city centre and west end. The school works closely with its five associated primary schools to form Aberdeen Grammar School Associated Schools Group. Currently the school roll is around 1070.
Attainment is high and is improving with the percentage of young people achieving a positive destination above the national average. The curriculum reflects the schools mission statement to provide educational excellence so that pupils are equipped to be successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens. The school offers wider achievement experiences to support pupils develop and extend their skills for learning, life and work. These include a range of opportunities for pupils to assume a variety of leadership roles and to access an extensive range of cultural and sporting activities.
Further information on the schools journey to excellence is available on the website at http://www.grammar.org.uk
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/education_learning/schools/scc_hmie_reports.asp
Qualification Requirements
Full GTC (Scotland) Registration in relevant subject. PVG Membership for Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
Job Specific Requirements
To lead and manage the affairs of the school, enabling the delivery of a quality education through the appropriate involvement of the pupils, staff, parents, multidisciplinary agencies and the community it serves. This will be done in accordance with the Authority's Strategic Plan, Local Improvement Objectives, the school's Improvement Plan and in line with current legislation and national and local agreements.
The following vacancy is available now, and appointment will be subject to full registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), Clerwood House, 96 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UT.
The Council's Relocation Scheme will apply to new employees who move to Aberdeen.
For further information regarding the school, please visit our website: http://www.grammar.org.uk
Closing: 29 March 2015
Aberdeen Grammar School
http://www.grammar.org.uk
About Aberdeen Grammar School
- Aberdeen Grammar School
- Skene Street, Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- AB10 1HT
- United Kingdom
Aberdeen Grammar School is a state secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland, catering for around 1,000 students in a co-educational setting. Founded as a boys’ independent school in 1257, the school moved to its current location in 1863 and become co-educational in 1973.
Famously attended by the poet Lord Byron, whose statue stands in the school grounds, Aberdeen Grammar School has seen extensive redevelopment and modernisation over the past few years, with the latest additions being a gymnasium and updated rugby fields.
Headteacher
Ms Alison Murison
Values and vision
The secondary school’s motto is “Bon Record”. Teachers set a high academic standard for their pupils and are committed to maximising their potential, providing a broad and engaging curriculum to all, as well as allowing for extensive extra-curricular activities inside and outside school.
Aberdeen Grammar School seeks to ensure that pupils are properly equipped for life outside school, with the necessary life skills and emotional intelligence to flourish in the world of work. The school ethos values fairness and equality.
Inspection report
The most recent inspection in 2011 highlighted the following strengths.
• The high levels of young people’s attainment in S4-S6 in relation to comparator schools.
• Young people’s high standards of behaviour and positive attitudes to their learning.
• The commitment of staff to supporting young people’s learning through increased pupil support.
• The very wide range of sports, clubs and trips available for young people.
• The strong lead given by the headteacher and extended senior management team to improving the school.
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