Teacher Secondary (COVID-19 Restart and Recovery)
Langholm Academy
Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Expired
- Salary:
- £27,498-£41,412
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 28 September 2020
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit additional teacher secondary to support the COVID-19 Restart and Recovery Programme within Langholm Academy. This position is for 14 hours per week (0.4FTE) for a temporary period up to one year.
The successful applicant will undertake a variety of teaching duties as required at different stages to meet the needs of the school and to compensate for any loss of learning suffered by pupils during the COVID-19 lockdown. You will be responsible for aspects of planning, assessment and reporting as directed by the Headteacher.
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, 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.
For further information please contact: Lauren McLean-Gill, Headteacher, gw16mcleanlauren@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
Langholm Academy,Thomas Telford Road, Langholm
Closing date: 29/09/2020
Reference: DGA05625
About Langholm Academy
- Langholm Academy
- Thomas Telford Road, Langholm
- Dumfriesshire
- DG13 0BL
- United Kingdom
Langholm Academy is a co-educational, non-denominational six year comprehensive secondary in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. As of the most recent inspection there were 292 students on the school roll. The school was founded in 1876, and its motto translates from Latin as ‘I give that you may give’. The current school building beside the River Esk was built in 1962, and is located adjacent to Eskdale Sports Centre and the The Buccleuch Centre for the Arts. The town of Langholm has a population of 2,400, and is known as the hometown of civil engineer Thomas Telford. As well as a secondary, Langholm Academy also has a primary school provision.
Headteacher
Lindsay Brown
Values and vision
Langholm Academy strives to ensure that every student receives a sterling educational experience, while working within a safe and welcoming environment. Achievement is measured not just in terms of academic success, but how students expand their potential and pursue their ambitions. Parents and staff wish to work together to foster students who will become successful members of both their local communities and the wider world.
Inspection report
“Almost all young people are well motivated to learn and achieve through their experiences within and beyond the classroom. Young people behave with respect towards each other and staff. They value their opportunities to learn with and from each other in pairs and small groups, and do so effectively… At all stages, young people are becoming more aware of what they are good at.”
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