Depute: Curriculum and Assessment

2 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Teacheroo Full time

The Role
We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, committed, and enthusiastic professional to join our Senior School Leadership Team as Depute for Curriculum & Assessment.

Responsible to the Head of Senior School, the Depute will play a full part in the leadership and management of George Heriot’s School and uphold the high educational standard, overall ethos and values.

The position entails full participation in the work of the Senior School Leadership Team and the postholder will also contribute to the whole school dimension of Heriot’s, as a member of the Whole School Management Team, which combines the Senior School and Junior School Management Teams, led by the Principal.

Main Responsibilities

will have the following skills and attributes
- A clear understanding of and commitment to Heriot’s Aims and Values
- The presence and credibility to represent Heriot’s at all levels and to a variety of audiences both internal and external
- Appropriately qualified and successful teacher
- Must be registered or eligible for registration with the GTCS
- An aspiring or established leader
- Sound working knowledge of national GIRFEC procedures
- Proven ability to relate well to and communicate effectively with pupils, staff and parents.
- Demonstrable leadership qualities with confidence and ability to lead and manage difficult and sensitive cases
- Forward thinking with excellent planning skills and the ability to contribute to the school’s plans, priorities and imperatives as part of the SSLT
- Strong people management skills with a collegiate working style, effective team building skills and the ability to motivate and inspire
- Ability to prioritise effectively and to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

**Additional Information**
Heriot’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Please note that parking is not available on our campus
- George Heriot’s School is governed by George Heriot’s Trust, Scottish Charity number SC011463_

About the school/organisation
**George Heriot’s School**

It might be difficult to imagine a school you haven’t seen, situated in the shadows of Edinburgh Castle on a World Heritage site, echoing the Castle’s turreted structure in its striking main building, The Wark.

George Heriot’s School foundation stone was laid in 1628, thanks to the vision of early philanthropist, goldsmith and court jeweller George Heriot. George Heriot’s vision, inspired by what he had witnessed at Christ’s Hospital School, was to create a school for fatherless children. The school opened its doors in 1659 and expanded in the 1800’s to create a further 18 out-schools for the children of Edinburgh, educating many thousands of children before the advent of the 1872 Education Act, when schooling became managed by the state.

The school has survived Cromwell’s troops, two world wars and evolved in its nine-acre city centre site to become today the leading independent school in Scotland, as voted by The Sunday Times in 2021. Heriot’s is a modern and vibrant hive of co-educational learning, with 1,668 children from age 4-18 filling its corridors, turrets and learning spaces to study the Scottish curriculum, learning to question, to respect rights, to develop confidence in their own voice and above all, leaving with a skill set to carve their place in the modern world.

Herioters today go on to become actors and writers, advocates and scientists, doctors, researchers, public servants and more, many continuing the legacy of its founder by supporting the school’s Foundation.

There are many advantages to teaching children Philosophy. It improves literacy and language skills, encourages children to develop articulacy and self-expression, nourishes concentration and thinking skills and invites young people to be effective in collaboration, group work and reasoning. The Learning Enhancement team delivers a programme which incorporates Philosophy, Resilience, Teambuilding and Mindfulness, setting up good habits for life.

Heriot’s has recently been awarded its third consecutive gold award for being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School. The rights of every child are central to school life, including promotion of rights respecting attitudes and language across year groups, from diversity, equality and inclusion lessons to pupil-led assemblies celebrating Diwali, Black History Month, Dyslexia awareness and more. Receiving the recent award from Independent School Magazine is a tremendous fillip for the school, according to Principal Gareth Warren: ‘’Third party recognition of what we do gives us encouragement that amongst 700 schools UK-wide, we are achieving something special. Today we look to the future to ensure the content of curriculum, the pupil experience we offer and the availability of a compelling extra curricular offer remain at the forefront of our a

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