Teacher of Computing Science & Digital Literacy
St Thomas of Aquin's RC High School
City of Edinburgh
- Expired
- Salary:
- £26,697-£40,206
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 November 2019
Job overview
Job Description
St Thomas of Aquin’s Roman Catholic High School is a learning community which ensures a safe, supportive and enjoyable environment where pupils, staff, and parents are inspired and motivated to work hard for one another to fulfill pupils’ God-given potential.
The school improvement plan focusses on the areas of improvement in children and young people’s attainment/achievement, particularly in literacy and numeracy; closing the attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged children and young people; improvement in children and young people’s health and wellbeing; and improvement in employability skills and sustained, positive school leaver destinations for all young people. A major focus of the school’s improvement plan is to continue to work towards ensuring there is no pattern between lower attainment and children living in poverty, delivery a high standard of learning for all of our pupils, and ensuring that pupils progress into a positive and sustainable destination.
Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.
Closing date: 18/11/2019
Reference: EDN11815
St Thomas of Aquins RC High, Chalmers Street, Edinburgh
About St Thomas of Aquin's RC High School
- St Thomas of Aquin's RC High School
- 2-20 Chalmers Street
- Edinburgh
- EH3 9ES
- United Kingdom
St Thomas of Aquin’s RC High School is a mixed, non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school with a sixth form situated in the Tollcross region of Edinburgh. It is a mainstream state school. The school provides almost 800 places for secondary school students between the ages of 11-18.
The school has its roots in St Thomas of Aquin’s College, which opened in 1886 as a girls-only school, with male students being admitted from 1961. A new school building opened in 2002, and the current head has been serving since 2014. The school was named after St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), who was the patron saint of schools and universities, and left a number of philosophical and theological writings.
Headteacher
Christopher Santini
Values and Vision
Strongly influenced by its Catholic faith, St Thomas of Aquin’s is formed on a foundation of values that forms each student’s body, mind and spirit. It is a school that respects individual pupils, meeting their educational needs regardless of background, needs and educational starting point.
Education Scotland
“Young people benefit from a wide range of high-quality learning experiences. The school has a strong culture of achievement with young people achieving across a wide range of skills and interests. The level of responsibility that young people exercise for organising and carrying out activities, such as charity work, is notable. The school is strongly committed to improving the quality of young people’s learning experiences. It has clear evidence of improvements as a result of self-evaluation approaches.”
View St Thomas of Aquin’s RC High School’s latest Education Scotland report
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