Curriculum Leader - English - Leith Academy

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Curriculum Leader of English - fixed term until 30/06/2026
Leith Academy

Salary: £61,686
Hours: 35 per week

We are looking for a dynamic forward thinking Acting Curriculum Leader to support the great work we do to with the young people of Leith in English and Literacy on a 2 year fixed term contract from 12 August 2024 to 30 June 2026.

Our vision statement is Success in Learning for All and we believe firmly in supporting the pupils in our diverse community to achieve the best they can.

We have strong take up in English across National, Higher and Advanced Higher level. We are also working with course pathways such as National Progression Awards.

Literacy is a large part of this remit and our pupils in S4 are performing above their comparator average.

We have a large team of colleagues in English and we are looking for a professional with excellent relationship skills to continue the excellent work of our current post holder.

Find out more about our school and the work we do – www.leith.edin.sch.uk

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

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