Job Description

The Role

The School is seeking to appoint an exceptional Director with HR Expertise to join our ambitious Board as we take forward our strategic plan for the School. You will be working with a talented group of Board members with a wide variety of experience, all of whom are passionate about providing an exceptional learning experience for all our young pupils. You will also share our values and believe passionately in supporting our young people and those who work within the School.

Previous experience of being a school Director is not essential.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Please see the attached information pack for further details. You can find more information about our Board Directors here. Please note our board positions are voluntary, unpaid positions.

Closing date is midnight on Friday 7th November 2025.

Interested candidates are welcome to make informal enquiries in advance of the closing date. Please email Sonya Locherty, Clerk to the Board at COO@highschoolofdundee.org.uk.

To apply the following should be submitted via the High School of Dundee recruitment portal:

A one-page covering letter addressed to the Clerk to the Board, Mrs Sonya Locherty, demonstrating the knowledge, skills and experience you will bring to the Board CV Online Application Form


Please direct any general enquiries to coo@highschoolofdundee.org.uk.

The High School of Dundee is an equal opportunities employer.

About the High School of Dundee

At the High School of Dundee, our unique location in the heart of the city is a major strength, helping our pupils feel connected to the real world, creating fully rounded and grounded young people. The school currently has over 900 pupils, from age 3-18, who divide their time between our main city centre campus and our extensive sports facility, Mayfield.


Our approach is built on a profound belief that if young people are valued, supported known, and engaged in their learning, they can achieve amazing things. We have a long track record of outstanding exam results, which we owe to our rigorous approach, expertise built up over many years and a genuine desire to see our pupils realise their potential.


In our Primary School, the children work daily on the crucial building blocks of literacy and numeracy, but the focus is also on making learning fun, engaging and wide-ranging. And in the Senior Years, choice is paramount. In S3, our pupils can choose eight subjects to focus on, while in S5 they can select from 25 subjects at Higher level. At Advanced Higher, 23 subjects are available.


The timetabling of exciting new interdisciplinary STEM Innovation and Business Enterprise courses, in addition to computer science for all, has embedded Future Skills into our curriculum. In tandem, the development of partnerships with local businesses is allowing us to provide real world learning opportunities which further enriches our pupils' learning.


A focus on the essential importance of Pastoral Care and on encouraging all pupils to make the most of the opportunities presented by our vibrant and extensive co-curriculum, helps create an environment in which the School's Core Values are ever-present and where the desire to learn, support one another and grow is embraced by all.