Head Teacher
Thurso High School
Highland
- Expired
- Salary:
- £66,456
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2018
Job overview
Ref: HGH06039
Living in the Highlands: A home with a heart
Covering 10,000 square miles of some of Scotland’s most stunning landscapes, the region offers everything from the vibrant city of Inverness to some of Europe’s most breath taking beaches, as well as a rich heritage and Gaelic culture. Little wonder then that this is one of the most sought after places to live in the UK.
The region boasts a great range of housing, both traditional and new build, plus great schools, leisure and arts facilities and healthcare.
And whether you opt for the buzz of a town or the tranquillity of the countryside, great transport links mean that everything is within reach.
A quarter of a million people call the region home.
Why not join them?
You will be joining a high performing successful organisation located in a unique part of the country, a removal and relocation package of up to £6,500 is available if you relocate to Highland.
Working in the Highlands: At the heart of the action
As the largest employer in the Highlands, we understand that our most valuable asset is our people. When it comes to recognising and rewarding hard work, like our team, we go the extra mile.
We understand that while your work matters to you, it’s not the only thing going on in your life.
We know that you’re ambitious, so we’ll do all we can to support you when it comes to career development and training.
We know that these things matter, so we take care to get them right.
Across Highland Council our school leaders work to provide an integrated service for children and families, bringing together colleagues across health, education and social care in a single Care and Learning Service. We have an embedded practice model across all professional disciplines, achieving full implementation of ‘Getting it right for every child’.
Highland Council has begun an ambitious mManagement of Schools programme which aims to strengthen the support for head teachers as leaders of learning and teaching and to sustain schools in local areas.
Highland Council is committed to the enhancement and delivery of learning and teaching through a digital learning project, which will provide pupils with 1 to 1 devices from P6 to S6.
Applications from Gaelic speakers are encouraged.
Applications can made online at: https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/highland/search.asp
The closing date for application is Monday 30 April 2018.
About Thurso High School
Thurso High School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in the town of the town of Thurso in Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. It is a community state school and has a partnership with a Resourced Base for children with learning difficulties. A smaller than average size for a school of its type, the school website reports a student roll of 783 secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 12-18.
A new high school was commissioned in 1954. The two school buildings were completed and opened in October 1958 and May 1959 respectively. Today, it is Great Britain’s most northerly secondary school.
Headteacher
Kathryn Mackay
Values and Vision
Thurso High School presents itself as “a community working together to inspire learning and achievement”. It prides itself on being a welcoming, happy and supportive school that provides students with the necessary education to succeed in later life, largely thanks to the challenging nature of its broad and balanced curriculum.
Education Scotland
“The school has taken a number of positive steps to make young people more active in their learning. Almost all staff know young people well, including any additional support needs they have. In most classes, staff are providing tasks and activities which motivate young people and help them to learn successfully. The headteacher provides very strong and effective leadership. She has a clear vision for the school and provides the school with a very clear sense of direction.”
View Thurso High School's latest Education Scotland report
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