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Teacher of English, Sanday Junior High School - ORK09392

Job details
Posting date: 20 May 2025
Salary: £40,074.00 to £57,069.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 15 June 2025
Location: Sanday, KW17 2AY
Company: Orkney Islands Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: ORK09392

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EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING

Sanday Junior High School

Teacher of English

21 hours (0.6FTE)

Permanent

Sanday Community School is an exciting, dynamic place to teach. You will be working with an enthusiastic and skilled team who are committed to improvement and excellence. Our school is the “Heart, Soul and Future of our Island Community” and we take this responsibility very seriously.

You will have the opportunity to work with other colleagues in Orkney’s two other Junior High schools. Our pupils move to Kirkwall Grammar School for S5 and we have close links with this school.

For more details visit http://sandayschool.weebly.com/ or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SandaySchool/.

This teaching position in Sanday offers the healthy balance of interesting, involving work and a tranquil peaceful environment within which to relax and enjoy. Sanday is a vibrant, fun island to live on. There is a strong community spirit island wide. A range of events occur over the course of the year involving everyone. The island has good transportation links to the mainland by sea or air. We are well resourced, having two shops and two post offices. Check out the Sanday Development Trust’s website for more information: http://www.sanday.co.uk. Our island looks forward to welcoming you.

We will be interested in speaking to keen, enthusiastic teachers to discuss this exciting opportunity.

You must be registered, or in the process of registering, with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

Salary is based on the Main Grade Scale of the SNCT Salary Tables plus Remote Islands Allowance.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of regulated work with children.

Prospective applicants are warmly invited to contact the Head Teacher, Kristen Muir Tel: 01857 600 228 or email: kristen.muir@glow.orkneyschools.org.uk

Closing date: 23:59 on Sunday 15 June 2025

Please note that interview and relocation expenses will be paid for this post, in accordance with Council policy.

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