Head of French

Package Description

We offer:

• A competitive salary
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Free staff lunches during term time
• Employee assistance programme
• Complimentary refreshments during hours of work
• A great working environment as part of a developing team and the possibility of opportunities for the role to grow.
• Fee concessions are available for staff children who attend Glenalmond and there are various reciprocal arrangements with local Prep schools

The Role

The Position

Applications are welcomed for the position of Head of French.  We are looking for a talented and passionate teacher to join our team and deliver French lessons throughout our school.  The successful candidate will have the chance to shape the French curriculum throughout the school from Nursery to Form 8.

At Craigclowan we are passionate about childhood.  We are a thriving, co-educational independent day school and nursery with a current role of over 220 boys and girls aged three to thirteen.  We are fortunate to be ideally located in a prominent and well-connected setting to the south of the Fair City of Perth overlooking this beautiful city, the River Tay and the incredible countryside beyond.  As one of the largest prep schools in Scotland, we have excellent specialist teaching facilities for sport, music and the arts and each academic curriculum area.  We enjoy an excellent academic record and a busy extra-curricular programme.  However, it is our committed and talented staff who really make the difference; the excellent relationship between pupils and specialist staff and the ability of the staff to draw out the very best from the children is fundamental to what we do.  We aim to provide a broad education and a strong academic stimulus with opportunities for each pupil to explore, make mistakes, learn and grow, both inside and outside of the classroom.

Main Responsibilities

Key Duties

• Work effectively as a member of the department to deliver excellent teaching and learning and ensure pupils are properly prepared for assessments. 

• Set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding to maximize achievement. 

• Develop new resources and course materials.

• Assess, record and report on work of pupils as required by the school, ensuring that assessments are meaningful and informative. 

• Attend parent evenings and feed back to parents whenever necessary and contribute effectively and positively to the corporate life and welfare of the school. 

• Create an effective working environment where support and encouragement is offered to all pupils. 

• Remain up to date with curricular development. 

• Participate in the co-curricular life of the school. 

• Maintain the standard for full GTCS registration.  Required to undertake relevant CPD, be observed and write up all activities in your GTCS Profile.

• Participate in training and development as required. 

• Responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of any child or young person in your care.

• Develop a good working relationship with all colleagues. 

• Attend regular staff meetings and INSET Days.

• In addition to the above, you will be expected to carry out any other job which may be reasonably required of you.

The Ideal Candidate

Skills and Experience Required

Qualifications 

• A relevant degree.

• PGDE in relevant subject (or equivalent).

• Registration with GTCS.

Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Attributes 

• Embody the school values.

• Academically rigorous, creative and flexible.

• Ability to develop new ideas and resources.

• Ability to adapt e.g. curriculum changes.

• Committed and reflective practitioner.

• Keen to explore innovative and stimulating ways to positively encourage the next generation.

• Contribute to and strengthen the existing positive ethos in the department.

• Self-motivated with the ability to collaborate with colleagues across the wider school community.

About the school/organisation

Craigclowan School & Nursery provides a warm and nurturing environment for boys and girls aged 3 – 13 to learn, grow and be happy.  The school sits in stunning grounds with magnificent views over Perthshire.

With a dedicated, caring and supportive ethos, the staff are very close to the children, and the families, in their care.  Pupils are encouraged to achieve their all-round potential, in the classroom, on the sports fields, on the stage and in the music and art departments. 

The school aims to make the most of the world outside the classroom through a wide range of outdoor activities that build confidence and resilience, encourage creativity and problem solving and ensure rosy cheeks and muddy boots.  Wellie boots and waterproofs are a must! 

Craigclowan’s children stay children for longer but, when it comes to moving on to senior school, pupils go on to attend a wide variety of top UK schools, both north and south of the border, many with scholarships under their belts.

However, it is our committed and talented staff who really make the difference; the excellent relationship between pupils and specialist staff and the ability of the staff to draw out the very best from the children is fundamental to what we do.  We aim to provide a broad education and a strong academic stimulus with opportunities for each pupil to explore, make mistakes, learn and grow, both inside and outside of the classroom.

 School is a hive of activity from 0730-1800, with a family-friendly wraparound care programme before and after lessons.  The school minibus fleet collects children from across the region and Craigclowan’s ever-popular holiday camps operate throughout the year.  Grant funding is available for nursery pupils setting out on their Craigclowan adventure. 

Glenalmond College is an inspiring place to live and work. The community atmosphere and warmth of welcome are matched by the commitment and professionalism of our staff, who are key to the success of the school.

Glenalmond welcomes boys and girls, aged 12 to 18, as boarders or day pupils. Most of our pupils are British, but we also have a number of pupils from up to 16 different countries around the world. There are up to 400 pupils at Glenalmond College, an almost even balance of boys and girls.

Glenalmond offers a rigorous model of education with international currency. A curriculum of breadth and depth, balancing a core of facilitating subjects with a variety of options to inform, challenge and ignite passions and recognise developments in technology.

Our purpose at Glenalmond is to help make the world a better place. That aim hasn’t changed at all since our foundation way back in 1847, and we share Ralph Waldo Emerson’s definition of success:

“To laugh often and much…to appreciate beauty…to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better…to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived.”