Depute Head Teacher - Secondary (2 posts), Perth Grammar School

Job Description

Depute Head Teacher (Secondary) (2 posts) - PKC10278
£68,742 
Perth Grammar School 

Perth Grammar School is looking for two committed and enthusiastic Depute Head Teachers to lead us into our next phase as an improving school.

As a Senior Leadership Team (SLT) member at Perth Grammar you will be key to leading our school vision to become an outstanding learning community with the highest expectation of and aspirations for all learners.  

Should you become Depute Head Teacher with responsibility for Support for Pupils you will lead our approaches to child protection and support inclusive, collaborative learning.  Alternatively, as a Depute Head Teacher School Improvement we are looking for someone who can drive evidence informed practice utilising data.  An overview of current remits can be found here. Our Depute Head Teachers are expected to be flexible in terms of remit thus building capacity and expertise and so the right people will determine the post on this occasion by means of School Improvement and / or Support for Pupils focus.

The continuous development of excellent learning, teaching and classroom practice which enthuse our children and young people is pivotal.  Through a range of increasingly valuable and engaging learning experiences that build learners’ skills we continue to strive to raise attainment and achievement through our commitment to our ‘PGS 5 features of high-quality learning and teaching’ and ‘ambition agenda’.

The ideal candidates will be dynamic, motivated and able to demonstrate true initiative in getting it right for the children and young people of Perth Grammar School.  A commitment to our core values of ‘Pride, Respect, Ambition’ is also essential. We aim to encourage and support our learners to flourish as young global citizens with the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will enable them to adapt and thrive in life, learning and work. 

Everything we do is geared towards our ethos, curriculum, the opportunities we offer for qualifications and other achievements, the learning approaches we encourage, the activities we offer out of school and beyond the normal school day and the changes we make to the buildings and grounds. 

If you are resilient and assertive in ensuring that With Pride, We Respect, With Ambition, We Strive then we would welcome an application from you.

For further information on this post, please contact Fiona Robertson, Head Teacher, on 01738 472800.

Watch our school video

Click here to view the Depute Head Teacher recruitment pack and further information about Perth Grammar can be found on the school website,

www.perthgrammar.org.uk

Interviews for these posts are planned as follows:

Stage 1 – Friday 16 June 2023

Stage 2 – Thursday 22 June 2023

The Individual

Please APPLY ONLINE.  Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross.  If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

Should you be invited to attend interview, you will be asked to provide 2 references, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.  Therefore, when completing your application for this post, please ensure you provide contact details for two referees.   If you are already employed as a teacher with Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide 1 reference, which must be from your current Head Teacher.

As Perth & Kinross Council operates an open reference policy, the onus will be on you to provide us with your references.  

Please note, as your references are required for the start of the interview process, it is important you approach your referees and ask them to complete and submit them by e-mail to recruitment@pkc.gov.uk PRIOR to the date of your interview.  The job profile and reference template are attached to this advert for you to forward to your referees.  You will not have access to them after the post has closed.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, Perth & Kinross Council carries out rigorous checks on the right to work in the UK, qualifications, employment history, including references, and fitness to undertake the post.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

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