Principal Teacher of Maths & Numeracy - Musselburgh Grammar School - EAL12604

Principal Teacher Salary PT Point 4 (£64,659 per annum). Monday - Friday Musselburgh Grammar School is a vibrant and ambitious secondary, serving the town of Musselburgh and the nearby village of Whitecraig. The Musselburgh community is strong, lively and loyal and our school sits proudly at the heart of it. Musselburgh is the largest town in East Lothian with easy access to the City Bypass and is only 5 miles east of Edinburgh city centre with excellent bus and train links. We are a fully comprehensive school with approximately 800 pupils ranging in age from 12 to 18, and over 60 staff in total. We are determined to ensure that every young person receives the very best at MGS, so we're constantly innovating and looking for new ideas to improve our young people's experience. Our pupil-centred approach and ambition for young people is also reflected in our school values of Honesty, Determination and Respect. Continuing to improve attainment and achievement is our key objective along with ensuring that our youngsters develop all the skills required for a positive and successful life after school and we continue to improve our exam results year on year. We believe in providing an inspiring, relevant and innovative education for our young people, which best prepares them for their destination of choice when they leave school. An opportunity has arisen for a Curriculum Leader to lead our faculty of Mathematics and Numeracy. The successful candidate will ensure the faculty continue to improve, and will strive to raise attainment in the areas of mathematics and numeracy throughout the whole school. You will lead a team of committed and experienced teachers, and work alongside our other Curriculum Leaders and Senior Management Team in delivering our School Improvement Plan - ensuring the very best outcome for our young people. As well as specialist knowledge in maths, we are looking for somebody who is a strong leader and who enjoys working as part of a team. Subject to the policies of the school and East Lothian Council, the duties of a Principal Teacher, as a member of the school’s management team, is to perform such tasks as the Head Teacher/Depute Head Teacher will direct having reasonable regard to the overall workload of a classroom teacher. This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. UK website. For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link: Please Note - Pay arrangements for those starting after 1st day of school session In accordance with Teachers Conditions of Service (SNCT - Appendix 2.19), Teachers who commence employment with East Lothian Council after the first day of the school session will have their salary for the remainder of the school salary year (which runs from 1 August to 31 July each year), recalculated to reflect how teachers accrue leave and pay. East Lothian Council Secondary Schools Further details on all East Lothian Council Secondary Schools, including individual school websites can be found here: Secondary Schools If you have any difficulties creating an account on MyJobScotland or applying for this post please contact the MyJobScotland support team via this link . Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above.