Principal Teacher, Modern Languages
Inverness Royal Academy
Highland
- Expired
- Salary:
- £50,772
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2020
Job overview
Principal Teacher, Modern Languages (Fixed Term 1 year)
HGH09351
The Highland Council is undertaking an ambitious programme of change to meet the challenges and fully embrace the unique opportunities that exist across the Highlands of Scotland including the fastest growing city in Europe and some of the most remote and sparsely populated parts of the United Kingdom. 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.
The Highland Council’s digital learning project is well established and has been crucial to the successful delivery of on-line learning during the recent school closure period.
Applications from Gaelic speakers are encouraged and are essential for our Gaelic Medium Schools.
Applications can made online at: www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/highland-council/jobs
About Inverness Royal Academy
Inverness Royal Academy is a mixed, mainstream, secondary school in the Highland area of Scotland. It caters to students aged 11 to 18 and has approximately 998 pupils enrolled. It opened its new, modern, school building in 2016.
Inverness Royal Academy began as a grammar school and its history dates back as far as the 13th century – it was founded in 1792. The academy became a comprehensive in the mid-1970s.
Rector
Mr Alastair McKinlay
Visions and value
The school’s motto is ‘Work and excellence’. Its core values are respect, compassion, responsibility, commitment and honesty. They aim to foster students who will bring positive change to society. It aims to provide a calm and positive learning environment as well as a stimulating, broad and balanced curriculum. The school wants every pupil to exceed expectations and to become self-confident, inquiring, tolerant and positive.
The curriculum aims to develop its four capacities: confident individuals, effective contributors, responsible citizens and successful learners. The curriculum areas cover the expressive arts, health and well-being, languages, maths, R.E., science, social studies and technology.
Education Scotland
“Young people benefit from well-designed learning activities related to real-life situations. Young people feel well supported by guidance staff and are confident that if they report any concerns they will be helped. They speak positively about the extra out-of-class help they receive from teachers with their work. Support for learning staff, including learning assistants, know the young people they work with very well.”
Read Inverness Royal Academy’s latest Education Scotland report
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