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Head Teacher - Prestwick Academy - SOA10818 - SOA10818

Job details
Posting date: 21 February 2025
Salary: £103,197.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 09 March 2025
Location: Prestwick, KA9 2LB
Company: South Ayrshire
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SOA10818

Summary

Job Description

What is the role?


South Ayrshire is a stunning part of Scotland, offering a unique blend of coastal beauty, vibrant towns, and picturesque rural communities. With excellent road and rail connections, the area provides an outstanding place to live and work. As a Council, we are committed to delivering high-quality education, raising attainment, and ensuring every child and young person reaches their full potential. We are driving forward an ambitious agenda for improvement and are seeking exceptional leaders to help us achieve our vision.


We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and dynamic individual with a proven track record in school leadership and delivering outstanding outcomes for young people. The successful candidate will possess exceptional interpersonal skills and the vision to lead Prestwick Academy into its next chapter of success.


Prestwick Academy is a thriving, non-denominational secondary school with a current roll of approximately 1,200 young people. The school fosters a strong culture of ambition, high expectations, and achievement, ensuring that all learners are supported and challenged to excel. This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader to make a significant impact in a school and community.


Please click on the option to download additional information on this vacancy to access the Job Description and HT Report. The completed HT Report should be returned directly to Lyndsay.McRoberts@south-ayrshire.gov.uk. Please note if you are unable to obtain your HT Report at the time of applying, it can follow. You require to submit a separate HT Report for each post you are applying for detailing the SOA Reference Number.


Extra Information:


The Grade of this post is DHT/HT16 with an annual salary of £103,197.


PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU DETAIL A MINIMUM OF TWO REFEREES ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM.


This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.


Please note that you may be required to meet the cost of PVG.

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