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Teacher of of Food & Health Technology - James Gillespies High School - EDN30744

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Posting date: 21 May 2025
Salary: £33,594.00 to £50,589.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 June 2025
Location: Edinburgh, EH9 1DD
Company: The City of Edinburgh Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: EDN30744

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Teacher of Food & Health Technology
James Gillespie’s High School

Salary: £33,594 - £50,589 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: 0.80 FTE

At James Gillespie’s High School, we work hard to create a nurturing environment in which all feel welcome and part of a larger family. We value high expectations, respect, inclusion, integrity and kindness.

With almost 1800 pupils we are one of the largest secondary schools in Edinburgh. Our Warrender Park Road campus comprises of a main teaching block (Malala Building), a state-of-the-art sports complex (Eric Liddell Sports Building) and an impressive music and drama suite including studio and theatre (Muriel Spark Building) with further teaching accommodation in our grade 1 listed building, Brunstfield House. We also have a newly refurbished annexe (Darroch) at Gillespie Street. Staff will regularly travel between the two sites.

We are looking to recruit a Teacher of Food & Health Technology 0.80FTE). This is a permanent position, working pattern to be confirmed.

They will be enthusiastic and have demonstrated contributions to department and whole school activities in previous posts.

For further information please visit our website at www.jamesgillespies.co.uk or email admin@jamesgillespies.edin.sch.uk.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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