Teacher of Physics
Cults Academy
Aberdeen City
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,416-£35,763
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 2 May 2017
Job overview
Currently, Midlothian has 6 secondary schools, 32 primary schools (19 of which have nurseries) and 2 stand alone nursery schools. Our special school, Saltersgate, provides support for children with a range of physical, social, emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties. The schools range in size from our smallest primary school with around 20 children to our largest secondary with over 1200 pupils. We have a diverse range of school catchments, from rural to urban settings. We are fortunate to have a growing number of new build schools, with 15 of our primary schools and 1 secondary having been built within the last 10 years and several new builds planned.
St David’s High School Dalkeith is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic permanent Teacher of Physics to join a successful teaching team in Midlothian’s most improved secondary school.
Our current roll stands at around 600 drawn from the towns and villages across Midlothian and Musselburgh. We have a number of placing requests every year from families who are attracted by the caring and inclusive environment our school offers as well as the greatly improved exam results over recent years. Our students are our greatest assets and we are very proud of their successes and achievements and we are a true comprehensive school.
We are a Roman Catholic School and as such Catholic Church Approval must be granted for staff appointed to teaching posts in the school (please see SCES website). We are committed to providing a welcoming learning environment for all our students irrespective of religious faith with the majority of our students and staff from non-Catholic backgrounds who support our caring and inclusive school ethos.
Closing date: 03/05/2017
Reference: MID01688
St Davids RC High School
1 Cousland Road,
About Cults Academy
- Cults Academy
- Quarry Road, Cults, Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- AB15 9TP
- United Kingdom
Cults Academy is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary in Aberdeen. There are approximately 1050 students on the school. There are five houses at Cults, named after local areas: Cairn, Devenick, Friarsfield, Ronan and Murtle. A notable former alumni is captain of the Scotland rugby union team Jason White. Cults Academy was built in 2009 as part of Aberdeen City Council’s 3Rs Scheme. There are extensive music and PE facilities onsite including a pool, all-weather pitch and traditional grass pitches.
Headteacher
Anna Muirhead
Values and vision
The academy’s aim is to is for all pupils to feel valued in an environment that gives them the opportunity to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society. Moral education is also a function of the whole school and is transmitted through the relationships which exist in the school community/
The extra-curricular programme offers opportunities for enjoyment and personal development. The programme includes activities of a sporting, aesthetic and cultural nature. In addition, there are a number of annual and occasional events. These include speaking competitions and special charity activities, organised by the school’s successful charity group ‘C.A.T.Ch’. Music and Drama are also very important at Cults Academy and students are treated to events of the highest standard.
Inspection Report
“Overall, the school had made good progress and in some cases very good towards meeting the main points for action identified in the Inspection Report. The Senior Management Team together with the school staff had continued to demonstrate a high level of commitment to improving the school.”
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