Teacher Business Education
Wallace Hall Academy
Dumfries & Galloway Council
- Expired
- Salary:
- £32,034-£40,206
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2020
Job overview
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Wallace Hall is a rural school in Thornhill, which is situated 13 miles north of Dumfries. The secondary school roll is just under 530, the primary roll is 185 and the roll in our ELC is currently 50 pupils. In January 2010 we moved into our new school building which has excellent facilities. The school is now run as a 2-18 establishment with one Head Teacher.
Our school motto is Together we grow, learn and achieve. All stakeholders were consulted on the values of the school. Our vision is to provide a safe, happy environment where all learners can enjoy the school experience and can be challenged and encouraged to meet their full potential. We believe that 21st Century learners should develop the skills of communication, compassion, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, composure, citizenship and curiosity.
We enjoy a close partnership with our five cluster primaries. However, approximately 25% of our school roll comes from outwith our catchment area. Our strong academic reputation and continued development of a more inclusive and flexible curriculum are seen as major strengths of the school and appeal to many parents and pupils.
Our school is dynamic and vibrant with a commitment to the development of both pupils and staff and the creation of a positive learning community. We presently have 60 teaching staff and 35 support staff, and have built strong links with a wide variety of partner agencies including the Parent Council and the local Queensberry Estate. Our pupils and families are supported by a dedicated and professional team including a highly skilled support staff who play an integral part in enhancing our positive ethos and culture of achievement.
We are an innovative school which recognises its strengths and continues to build capability in almost all areas but we are also fully committed to developing new ideas and challenges to ensure that the improvement agenda is always to the fore.
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.
Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.
A significant relocation package of up to £5000 is available to the successful candidate. Please see the attached removal expenses document for further information.
Closing date: 24/02/2020
Reference: DGA05179
Wallace Hall Academy & Primary School,Manse Road, Thornhill
About Wallace Hall Academy
- Wallace Hall Academy
- Station Road, Thornhill
- Dumfriesshire
- DG3 5DS
- United Kingdom
Wallace Hall Academy is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. Wallace Hall also has a nursery for pre-school children, and primary school facilities. The school’s motto is ‘together we grow, learn and achieve’. The town of Thornhill has a population of 1,500, and contains a monument to the explorer Joseph Thomson, who was born nearby. The school is associated with cluster primaries in Moniaive, Dunscore, Duncow, Penpont and Closeburn.
Headteacher
Barry Graham
Values and vision
The school’s vision statement is to provide a safe, happy environment where all learners can enjoy the school experience and can be challenged and encouraged to reach their full potential. Students are encouraged to express themselves, through thought, action and word. This is coupled with the school fostering an environment of togetherness and understanding, where ideas are encouraged and students can broaden their horizons.
The school prides itself as an international, globalised academy, with an Erasmus affiliation and regular excursions abroad. Previous trips include visits to Ardeche, Budapest, and Auschwitz. Wallace Hall is also engaged in community outreach programme The Queensbury Initiative.
Inspection Report
“Young people in Wallace Hall Academy learn and achieve very well. They are enthusiastic participants in almost all aspects of their learning. They are friendly, well-mannered, and respond very positively when working together on group tasks. Young people feel safe, well cared for and respected, and speak highly about the very wide range of support they receive from staff.”
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