Part-Time Teacher of Chemistry
St Mary's Music School
Edinburgh
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 28 August 2018
- Apply by:
- 3 April 2018
Job overview
St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic teacher as sole teacher of Chemistry, to teach pupils in the senior school, from S1 to S6. The successful candidate will have a passion for the subject and will be expected to stimulate interest and enjoyment of chemistry and general science in pupils and promote the subject throughout the school.
In 2018-19 pupils are likely to be presented for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher Chemistry. The successful candidate will be expected to develop these courses and to link with other departments within the school, contributing to activities such as school trips and excursions for younger pupils.
St Mary’s Music School aims to offer the highest possible standard of education and musical training in an inspiring, inclusive and supportive environment, and all staff are expected to support their pupils and encourage them to achieve of their best. Classes are small and examination results are consistently good.
The successful candidate will work closely with other teaching staff, to share good practice and develop a faculty approach to curricular development.
The post will be part-time, permanent, and commences in late August 2018. An interest in teaching PSE and undertaking pupil support and guidance may be an advantage.
Further details and an employee application form may be downloaded below or from our website, http://www.st-marys-music-school.co.uk/vacancies/, or telephone 0131 538 7766 to request information.
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About St Mary's Music School
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- St Mary's Music School
- Coates Hall, 25 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH12 5EL
- United Kingdom
School Information
St Mary's Music School is Scotland's specialist music school and the Choir School of St Mary's Cathedral. It is one of the UK's leading specialist music schools. The school provides a unique education for children with a special talent in music. It is co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding, and caters for boys and girls aged 9 - 19. It draws pupils from many different backgrounds and from all parts of Scotland as well as elsewhere in the UK and abroad. Entry to the school is by audition and assessment, based on musical ability and potential, regardless of personal circumstances. Government funding, up to 100%, is available through the Aided Places scheme to assist with the cost of tuition and boarding fees.
The choir school was opened in 1880 to educate choristers for the newly built St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. Nowadays the school has a much wider remit: not only have the ranks of the Cathedral Choir been opened to girls as well as boys, but since 1972 the school has also educated young instrumentalists, composers and singers.
St Mary's Music School is at the forefront of music education, offering the highest quality training as part of a broad and balanced education. The school enjoys a first-rate academic record and offers a rich variety of experience in a friendly and supportive environment, encouraging all pupils to build on their individual talents and develop the personal discipline and confidence required to fulfill their potential as thinking musicians and rounded members of society.
Our gifted pupils share a common love and enjoyment of music. St Mary's Music School aims to ensure that they are given every opportunity to flourish and emerge as excellent musicians capable of using the power of music to inspire and enrich their own lives and the lives of others.
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