Class Teacher
ESMS - The Junior School
Edinburgh, City of
- £6,197 - £8,975 pro rata
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 22/08/2022
- Apply by:
- 8 June 2022
Job overview
The Junior School at Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) are recruiting for a part time Class Teacher to join our Schools on a permanent basis from 22 August 2022.
ESMS is a vibrant, friendly and welcoming family of schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We are a diamond school combining a co-educational junior school and sixth form with single-sex senior schools. Our School has always been a pioneer of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our nine values: appreciation, commitment, confidence, enthusiasm, grace, integrity, kindness, respect and responsibility. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.
The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.
The postholder should be able to teach at all levels from Primary 1 to Primary 7. The Year Group could change from year to year, but initially it will be with Primary 7. The postholder will work closely and liaise with the main Class Teacher (Mon – Thurs) on workload and curriculum.
This is a permanent, part time position for 1 day per week; specifically on a Friday. The postholder should be willing to contribute to the school’s extra-curricular programme. Remuneration will be on ESMS’ A Scale (£30,987 to £44,877 per annum) which is above that paid in the state sector to reflect commitment to the extra-curricular programme.
The closing date is 12pm on Wednesday 8 June 2022. We anticipate interviews will take place week commencing 13 June 2022.
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About ESMS - The Junior School
- ESMS - The Junior School
- Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH4 3EZ
- United Kingdom
The ESMS Junior School is a large, independent, co-educational, non-denominational day school of approximately 1250 children aged 3-12, who become members of either The Mary Erskine School or Stewart's Melville College when they finish Primary 7. It is situated in central Edinburgh. Admission is through assessment.
The Junior School has excellent facilities of its own as well as sharing those of the two senior schools. The ethos of the school is that each child’s individuality is nurtured within a structured and disciplined framework. We firmly believe that happy children will achieve more academically and in extra-curricular activities. The atmosphere is therefore a caring one with great emphasis on encouraging children to take part in the many opportunities open to them. Children are encouraged to take responsibility whilst being challenged both academically and in general as young people. They learn to make choices and develop confidence in a supportive and positive environment in which our nine values, common across all three schools, are central to everything we do.
Specialist teaching is available in Music, Drama, Dance, PE, Games, French, Art and ICT.
A wrap-around care service is also provided before and after school.
The Nursery and Primary 1-3 classrooms in the Junior School are situated within the grounds of The Mary Erskine School and Primary 4-7 children are based within the grounds of Stewart’s Melville College.
ESMS offers excellent facilities, such as a state-of-the-art performing arts centre, large swimming pool, tennis courts, rugby and hockey pitches and floodlit astroturf pitches.
Headteacher
Mike Kane
Principal
Mr Anthony Simpson
Values and vision
The ESMS Junior School has nine core values that are recognised by all members of the school community: kindness, respect, commitment, enthusiasm, responsibility, grace, appreciation, confidence and integrity.
We do not follow the Curriculum for Excellence. We believe that what we offer reflects the values which are an essential element within the CfE but we also believe in the importance of a structured and more formal approach to the development of our children’s skills and confidence in all curricular areas, in particular Language and Mathematics. Regular and relevant assessments are integral to our approach, as is our commitment to ensuring that children and their parents are kept informed of their progress.
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