Development Officer - The Royal High School

Development Officer - Data Literacy
The Royal High School

Salary: £55,155 - £55,155
Hours: 7.59 per week, 52 weeks

The Development Officer will be a highly skilled practitioner who will be responsible for the development of data literacy across all members of staff. S/he will develop an understanding of The Royal High School's reporting and tracking practices across the school with the view to developing tracking and monitoring in the Broad General Education and Senior Phase with the ultimate aim of maximising attainment and achievement for all pupils. S/he will have a deep-rooted interest in how data can support improvement and working with others to develop innovative practice and support others to develop their practice by coordinating an extensive continued lifelong professional learning programme. S/he will work closely with members of the Senior Leadership Team, Curriculum Leaders, Pupil Support Leaders and staff to support improvement in relation to data literacy.

The Development Officer will continue to be rooted in practice by teaching their subject with a teaching commitment up to 20 hours.

The Development Officer will be an active member of the school leadership team who will be responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of effective tracking and monitoring policies and procedures. A knowledge of current theories and practice relating to effective classroom teaching is required, along with an ability to ensure that such theories and practice are successfully implemented across the school as appropriate, taking account of school, Council and National Priorities.

The Royal High School supports every young person to achieve and attain their very best. We respect individuality and celebrate diversity. We provide opportunities for success through a variety of curricular and extra-curricular options and pathways. We encourage creativity and support our young people to build the skills and resilience they need for the future. We have the courage to aspire to be the very best we can be. We belong to our school, and we are very proud of our tradition and heritage.

The school is firmly committed to responding to the needs of all pupils in a positive learning environment. Our School Improvement Plan focuses on:

• Health, wellbeing & resilience
• Learning, teaching & assessment
• Equalities, equity & inclusion

Staff, parents, young people and our partners work together to achieve common goals.

Based in the West of Edinburgh, The Royal High School is one of the oldest schools in Scotland. It has a strong sense of history but prides itself on being very much a school of the 21^st Century. It is a non-denominational, 6-year comprehensive, with young people drawn from 4 catchment primary schools: Blackhall, Clermiston, Cramond and Davidson's Mains. A significant number of placing requests are received each session.

The school was refurbished in 2004 and enjoys a high standard of accommodation, although social areas are limited, and teaching space has to be rigorously timetabled. The facilities are used extensively outside of normal school hours by the school and the community. The school is designated a Community Sports Hub and the PE facilities were refurbished in 2015 to support this. There is an excellent extra-curricular program, with partner clubs and staff offering a range of opportunities in which young people can participate. ICT facilities are very good, and all young people have access to a 1:1 iPad device to support their learning at home and in school. The school had a new extension completed in August 2023.

The school has positive links with parents, local businesses and the local community. The Parent Council and Parent Fundraising Group play an important role in the life and work of the school. Meetings are well attended, and discussions are always lively and informative. The school is also supported by an active Former Pupils' Club.

The main responsibilities currently associated with this post will be decided as part of a review to match the skills and qualities of the successful candidate and to balance the responsibilities within the overall SLT.

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.

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

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.

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