Teacher of Physics
Castle Douglas High School
Dumfries and Galloway
- Expired
- Salary:
- £32,034-£40,206
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 February 2020
Job overview
Dumfries and Galloway’s approach to education looks to combine the traditional values, ethos and atmosphere of this unique corner of Scotland with fresh 21st Century thinking. We are seeking to appoint creative teachers with vision and a passion for learning. This post represents an excellent opportunity to be innovative in developing our culture of sharing and learning.
An opportunity is offered for a suitably qualified and experienced teacher to apply for the role of Teacher of Physics at Castle Douglas High School/ Dalry Secondary School Partnership.
The successful candidate will be part of a team who will shape how physics and science is delivered to the benefit of the pupils, their parents and the communities the schools serves. The school is at the start of a journey to being recognised as a nurturing school and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to help shape how that nurture approach is evident within the science department.
The Castle Douglas High School/Dalry Secondary School partnership would like to recruit a talented and committed Teacher who will bring a great deal of enthusiasm to this role. Applicants should be confident and able to demonstrate they are an experienced and innovative practitioner. They should have a sound and detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant aspects of Curriculum for Excellence 2-18 and be able to demonstrate they have a commitment to the vision, values and core priorities in the development of education, teaching and learning which meets the needs of all pupils.
The successful applicant will join a team of science teachers. They will support and be supported to deliver high quality educational experiences and contribute to the positive management of the partnership by modelling school aims and values to maximise and recognise the attainment and achievement of all of our young people. The successful applicant will mainly be required to teach at Castle Douglas High School but will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of physics and science at Dalry Secondary and may in future be required to teach across the partnership.
A significant relocation package of up to £5000 is available to the successful candidate.
Closing date: 18/02/2020
Reference: DGA05162
Castle Douglas High School, Dunmuir Road, Castle Douglas
About Castle Douglas High School
- Castle Douglas High School
- Dunmuir Road, Castle Douglas
- Kirkcudbrightshire
- DG7 1LQ
- United Kingdom
Castle Douglas High School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in the town of Castle Douglas within Dumfries and Galloway, in western Scotland. It is a state school. Smaller than average in size for a school of its type, the school’s latest handbook identifies a school roll of 415 secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 12-18.
The school was built in 1958 and has since gone under a number of renovations. It became part of the Scottish Government’s School of Ambition programme in 2006.
Headteacher
Gerald Donnelly
Values and Vision
Castle Douglas High School is an area with a continually positive ethos and a happy, purposeful atmosphere. Using the motto “achievement, respect, unity”, it is a school of high aspiration.
A varied and productive curriculum combined with a great range of extracurricular activities ensures that students are given a strong educational grounding to apply to their future lives. It also ensures that parents, as well as students and teachers, are key to the success of the school.
Education Scotland
“Particular strengths of the school [include] well-behaved young people who are keen to learn [and] the standards achieved in national examinations. [Students] cooperate well with teachers in lessons and enjoy opportunities to work actively and independently, to express their opinions, and to work together in groups. Almost all young people feel safe and cared for in school, that they are treated fairly and with respect, and that the school is helping them to become more confident.”
View Castle Douglas High School’s latest Education Scotland report
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