SLA12702 - Head Teacher - Rutherglen High School - SLA12702
South Lanarkshire Council
Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire
£81,618 per year
Permanent
Full-time
13 days ago
Job DescriptionGrade: HT11School Website:It is South Lanarkshire Council's mission to make positive meaningful changes in the lives of young people. We aim to provide an exceptional learning and working environment for pupils and staff and work in partnership with parents, support staff and other professionals.Every school across our large estate has been part of an £800m+ modernisation programme, with the aim of creating an additional support needs and primary and secondary provision in South Lanarkshire that is second to none in meeting the needs and benefits of all our pupils.About the school:utherglen High School is an Additional Support Needs School. It was opened in August 1999 and is a non-denominational and co-educational school. It was originally located in Reid Street in Rutherglen and moved to a shared campus with Cathkin High School and Cathkin Community Nursery in October 2008. Rutherglen High School is a one storey building and current accommodation consists of 8 classrooms and 7 specialist rooms including ICT suite, Drama room, Music room, Art room, Technical Education room, Home Economics room and Science room. There are also two gym facilities (PE hall and Multi-gym), sensory room, medical room, staffroom, management accommodation, assembly area and a hygiene room.Within the school we have a House System and three House Groups. Rutherglen High School is a Rights Respecting School, a Health Promoting School and an Eco School. Fund raising for charity and the promotion of Fairtrade are an integral part of the school ethos. To date we have achieved level 1 of Rights Respecting School Award, Gold Award in Health Promoting Schools Award and have been awarded our 5th Green Flag.Our PupilsThe school provides an appropriate secondary education to young people aged 11-18 with a wide range of additional support needs including Global Learning Needs, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Severe and Profound Needs. Pupils are taught in smaller class settings ( maximum 10) with allocated support staff. The current roll is 95Our AimsThe aim of our school is to provide opportunity for all pupils to achieve their potential academically, emotionally and socially. This is achieved by providing a wide range of subjects, courses and experiences, by providing an environment in which effective learning and teaching can take place, by promoting the development of co-operative and responsible attitudes and to promote partnership with pupils, parents, staff and wide community.Our ParentsWe aim to work in partnership with parents and the wide community. The Parent Council was established in 2007 and take an active role in the life of the school.RequirementsPlease Apply onlineAll correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland. If you apply for this position please add 'noreply@myjobscotland.gov.uk' to your safe email list to avoid emails being filtered as spam/junk.GTC RegistrationIt is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with GTC Scotland, General Teaching Council (Scotland) Registration.QualificationHolding the Standard for Headship became a prerequisite for teachers taking up their first permanent headteacher post at Local Authority and grant-aided schools in Scotland from 1 August 2020, under Section 28 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016. For more information please visitLegislative InformationThis post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.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 South Lanarkshire Council.Please refer to for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.Foreign Police CheckCandidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community CovenantSouth Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible for:
Managing the affairs of the school to the benefit of the pupils and the wider community in compliance with the requirements of the statutes relating to the provision of education and the general duty of care owed to staff and pupils.
Taking forward the vision and values of the school, setting and implementing procedures and policies within the Council's improvement framework and through the principles of Getting it Right for Every Child.
Ensuring effective communication with and for staff, pupils, parents and other users of the school.
Leading change and improvement.
Developing the curriculum and ensuring high quality learning and teaching.
Ensuring the well-being of children, young people and colleagues.
Raising attainment and achievement for all young people.
Maintaining an ethos of shared endeavour in support of excellence for all and celebrating success.
Acting on behalf of the Council, as principal professional adviser to the Parent Council under the terms of the Parental Involvement Act 2006.
