Head Teacher Secondary (The Gordon Schools) - ABS46937

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Secondary Head Teacher or aspiring Depute to take the lead role at The Gordon Schools, Huntly. Effectively managing the people, curriculum and resources of the school you will provide visionary leadership and direction to ensure the highest standards of educational provision to our young people.

We are seeking a Head Teacher who will bring clarity, ambition and drive. Someone who will:

• Inspire colleagues to deliver excellent learning and teaching aligned with the Gordon Schools Lesson and Learning Together Framework.
• Strengthen approaches to tracking, monitoring and moderation so that all young people make measurable and sustained progress.
• Lead with empathy and strategic purpose, ensuring wellbeing, inclusion and equity remain central to all decision making.
• Further widen pupil leadership and participation so that young people shape their experiences and their futures.
• Build on strong community and employer partnerships and continue to develop innovative pathways that support positive destinations.

The Gordon Schools is a community with pride in its past and ambition for its future. We invite applications from leaders who share our belief in the power of education to transform lives, who can build on our strengths, and who can lead our next chapter with purpose and integrity.

More information on Head Teacher at The Gordon Schools here

It is Aberdeenshire Council’s procedure that applicants for vacancies of this nature require to attend an assessment centre as well as interview.

Recruitment Timeline

• Closing date: Sunday 26th April
• Online Assessment Centre: W/c 4th May
• Longleet interview: Tuesday 12th May
• School visit (tbc): W/c 25th May
• Shortleet interview: Friday 29th May

Recruitment dates may be subject to change

Informal Enquiries to Kay MacDonald, Quality Improvement Manager kay.macdonald@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Requirements

Salary for this post will be in accordance with SNCT agreements. Applicants must be or eligible to be fully GTC Scotland registered. If you qualified as a Teacher out with Scotland, please visit GTCS – Qualified Outside Scotland and review the GTCS FAQs for more information around obtaining registration with the General Teaching Council Scotland. 

Holding the Standard for Headship became a prerequisite for teachers taking up their first permanent headteacher post at Local Authority and grant-aided schools in Scotland from 1 August 2020, under Section 28 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016. 

There are two exemptions. The first applies to any permanent headteacher who has been appointed to a position in a school on, or prior to, 1 August 2020. The second exemption enables education authorities or the managers of grant-aided schools to appoint a person to a headteacher post, who has not attained the Standard for Headship, on a temporary basis for a period not exceeding 23 months after 1 August 2020. 

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. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

This post has a minimum requirement of one reference, which must be your current or most recent employer.

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