Support for Learning Leader - Broughton High School - EDN28818

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Support for Learning Leader
Broughton High School

Salary: £59,481 (subject to Job-Sizing)
Hours: 35 per week

Our School Vision and Values

• Respect ● Inclusion ● Integrity

These core values underpin our decisions and actions. They guide us individually and as members of a whole school community. We are seeking to appoint a Support for Learning Leader with vision, fresh ideas, energy and passion for the education of children and young people. Broughton High School is a successful and thriving community. Our student cohort is the most socio-economically diverse in the City of Edinburgh. We integrate the three specialist schools of Music, Dance and Football.

We are proud of every one of our students. Our staff are skilled, conscientious and caring. We know that together, good things happen. We believe in enabling every young person to fulfil their potential as an individual and as a member of their wider community. We emphasise the importance of excellent classroom practice and relationships, and we adapt our curriculum according to our students’ interests in ways that enhance their life chances.

If you have a successful track record in a promoted post in education and wish to further develop your contribution through the ongoing improvement of an excellent school, we want to hear from you.

The City of Edinburgh Council is an equal opportunities employer and will prevent discrimination, particularly on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, colour, religious belief, political belief, sexuality, nationality, ethnic origin, age, trade union activity, responsibility for dependants or employment status.

Note: Candidates are required to be registered, or eligible to be registered with, the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).

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.

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