Teacher Creative and Aesthetics
Kirkcudbright Academy
Dumfries and Galloway
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,416-£35,763
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 17 November 2017
Job overview
Kirkcudbright Academy is a vibrant and forward looking school that is aiming to provide the best possible future for all our pupils. We are seeking to appoint a full time temporary teacher who can contribute to teaching in Creative and Aesthetics for the 2017-18 academic year. The vacancy arises following the resignation of an Art teacher and we would especially welcome applicants with a specialism in this area. However, we would also consider applicants from other creative disciplines.
Kirkcudbright Academy was founded in 1582 and is housed in a range of historic and modern buildings adjacent to a community swimming pool and squash court. The grounds consist of pleasant lawns and woodland on the Dee estuary close to conservation area and artists' colony. Kirkcudbright itself is a fishing town on the Solway coast and is a popular destination for tourists. It is close to Dumfries, which is on the main arterial route to ferry ports for Northern Ireland.
Pupils are able to benefit from extra-curricular clubs and associations such as theatre productions, Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, Eco Schools Group and debating. Sporting activities on offer include football, basketball, netball, rugby, swimming, gymnastics and show-jumping. Students also take part in community outreach projects from Secondary 1, and charity fundraising is particularly important to those pupils in Secondary 6.
The Support for Learning Department works with pupils with special educational needs in mainstream classes and on a withdrawal basis.
Dumfries and Galloway’s approach to education looks to combine the traditional values, ethos and atmosphere of this unique corner of Scotland with fresh 21st Century thinking. We are seeking to appoint creative teachers with vision and a passion for learning. This post represents an excellent opportunity to be innovative in developing our culture of sharing and learning.
Applicants for teaching posts must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, Clerwood House, 96 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UT in the appropriate sector.
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Closing date: 17/11/2017
Reference: DGA02762
Kirkcudbright Academy,
St Mary's Wynd,
Kirkcudbright
About Kirkcudbright Academy
- Kirkcudbright Academy
- St. Marys Wynd, Kirkcudbright
- Kirkcudbrightshire
- DG6 4JN
- United Kingdom
Kirkcudbright Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in the town of Kirkcudbright within Dumfries and Galloway, in western Scotland. It is a state school. Smaller than average in size for a school of its type, the school’s latest handbook identifies a school roll of 415 secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 12-18.
The known history of the school goes back to the 16th century, one of its first records being from June 1582. At this time, only classics were part of the curriculum. It only originally taught boys, but appointed a mistress to teach girls in 1965, before the school grew into being fully co-educational. The first academy building on the school’s current site was constructed in 1818, and there have been renovations and extensions as recently as the late 1950s.
Headteacher
Anthony Tuffery
Values and Vision
The school motto is “Radicem Firmant Frondes”, translating as “from the roots comes strength”. It is an institution that values every one of its students and supports them through these most important educational years of their lives. It is a welcoming and happy school that provides a learning community to fully support its students.
Education Scotland
“[Strengths discovered by the inspection team include] the quality of relationships between young people and staff which is supporting their learning, young people who are proud of their school, keen to learn and are attaining well. Staff [are also] working together to manage change effectively.
View Kirkcudbright Academy’s latest Education Scotland report
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