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Head of Support for Learning

Head of Support for Learning

St George's, Edinburgh

Edinburgh, City of

  • £47,439 - £55,343 per year
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  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
August 2023
Apply by:
8 February 2023

Job overview

Permanent post (August 2023 Full Time) 

We are looking for a forward thinking and innovative specialist in Support for Learning to join us in leading this vital whole school faculty. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in encouraging our pupils to be themselves in an environment expressly designed for girls. The successful candidate should be an enthusiastic individual who will relish being part of a co-operative, supportive and forward-looking community.  

The successful candidate will have significant experience in a Support for Learning role and will hold or be willing to obtain a Level 5 qualification and an appropriate access arrangement assessment qualification for examination arrangements, with the ability to demonstrate a firm commitment to teaching as a profession. The faculty aims to teach and support all pupils at a level appropriate to their abilities and enable each pupil to realise their full potential. A knowledge of a range of specific learning difficulties (dyslexia, developmental co-ordination disorder, ADHD and ASD) and the ability to support the needs of pupils throughout the school are important.   

The Faculty of Support for Learning is currently comprised of 8 highly skilled and well-qualified teachers who specialise in a variety of areas. The faculty has dedicated facilities, with its own teaching rooms.

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About St George's, Edinburgh

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+44 131 311 8000

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St George’s School for Girls is an independent, all-through school in Edinburgh. It caters for approximately 800 girls aged between two and eighteen.

Founded in 1888 by pioneers of women’s education, St George’s is the largest all-girls school in Scotland and the only all-through girls’ school in Edinburgh. The school was named the top Scottish Independent School for Advanced Higher results by the Best-Schools website in 2014 and 2013.

Vision and values

The main vision of St George’s School for Girls is to produce women of independent mind who are equipped with the academic and life skills to succeed. The ethos is based on four values: truth, honour, freedom and courtesy. Students and staff alike are encouraged to be respectful towards one another. Pupils learn in an environment free of gender stereotypes.

St George’s nursery curriculum is based on child-led activities, involving problem-solving, creativity and role play. For the older students, the curriculum is based on GCSE and Scottish Higher and Advanced Higher examinations in eight areas: languages, maths, social studies, sciences, health and well-being, religious and moral education, expressive arts and technologies. The school also emphasises the importance of outdoor learning and physical activity as a supplement to academic learning.

Education Scotland report

“The school’s systematic approaches to tracking and monitoring children’s and young people’s performance provides staff with very helpful information about each child’s progress and development. The headteacher has a strong and clear vision for the school as a place where children and young people receive the best education to develop their ambitions and fulfil their aspirations.”

View St George’s School for Girls’ latest ES report

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