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Teacher of Drama

Teacher of Drama

Woodfarm High School

East Renfrewshire

Salary:
£26,235-£34,887
Job type:
Full Time, Temporary
Start date:
commence in August 2015
Apply by:
31 May 2015

Job overview

35 hours per week

Applicants should be able to demonstrate the necessary skills and experience to teach across the age and ability range and to play an active role in assisting to take Woodfarm High School forward within the context of one of Scotland’s highest performing local authorities.

This post will commence in August 2015 (Temporary until end of March 2016).  Probationer teachers in the Teacher Induction Scheme, due to qualify in June 2015, are eligible to apply.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Closing date: 31/05/2015

Woodfarm High School
Robslee Road
Thornliebank
East Renfrewshire
Glasgow
G46 7HG

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About Woodfarm High School

+44 141 577 2600

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Woodfarm High School is one of 7 secondary schools within East Renfrewshire. We are a co-educational, non-denominational school, catering for pupils of all ability ranges from First Year through to Sixth Year.

The school also attracts a number of placing requests, mainly from the City of Glasgow. Our students reflect a truly comprehensive intake and include an ethnic minority population of some 45%.

The school is situated in the Thornliebank area of East Renfrewshire, to the SouthWest of Glasgow. The school is housed in a single, modern building on a spacious site. New accommodation and remodelling of an existing main building was completed in Spring 2006. We have the benefit of a newly refurbished PE department in October 2012 and an excellent sports facility on the opposite side of Robslee Road.

Our aim is to provide a challenging and stimulating educational experience matched to the needs of all our young people, in line with Curriculum for Excellence.

Staff

Over 120 teaching and non-teaching staff are committed to making Woodfarm High School a safe and welcoming environment for our pupils. The Senior Management Team consists of the Head Teacher and 3 Depute Heads. The Pupil Support team consists of 5 pastoral staff, 1 learning support teacher, Social Justice Manager and Language Specialist.

Leadership is promoted at all levels and this is very successful in fostering a teamwork approach. This, in turn, has created a hard-working, happy and caring environment.

Pupils

The capacity of the school is 933 pupils, and the roll at present is 750 pupils. With a high stay-on rate, we maintain a successful senior school.

Woodfarm High School has 3 associated primaries – Giffnock Primary School, Braidbar Primary School and Thornliebank Primary School. In addition, Isobel Mair School also is housed within Woodfarm High School. All schools work in very close partnership as a cluster team to ensure cohesion and continuity in the curriculum from 3-18.

School Values

Woodfarm High School prepares young people for life. We aim to encourage attitudes of responsibility, self-discipline and initiative in our pupils along with tolerance and respect for others, which is essential to the varied and lively community that makes up Woodfarm. We are proud of our pupil participation structures and young people are involved in shaping our school vision and values.

There is a successful Pupil Parliament, where all pupils have the opportunity to have their voice heard and influence the changes made within the school.

Woodfarm is a forward thinking school, which embraces the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence and believe that education should impact on individuals in the widest possible way. As such, we have achieved several national accreditations for our work. Woodfarm have strong values, which are integrated in learning and teaching across the school.

Woodfarm High School is a Gold Rights Respecting School. The Gold Award recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos. The aims of our school charter is to ensure the whole community learns about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and that our young people, staff and parents use this shared understanding to work for global justice and sustainable living.

The School Day

The school had a 7 period day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with shorter days on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Extra-Curricular Activities

There is a high level of participation in a wide range of activities – sporting, cultural and educational. All pupils are encouraged to participate in at least one extracurricular activity following our annual ‘Freshers Fair’ where activities are promoted. This includes clubs such as sports, drama, equalities, languages, gaming and eco.

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