Job Description

The Role

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of Business Education to join our highly successful and dynamic Business Education Department from November 2025.


Due to the short nature of the contract candidates should be able to commence following successful pre-employment checks and as such must be registered with the GTCS.


The Business Education Department comprises 6 teachers, delivering Accounting, Business Management and Economics. All members of the department are very experienced practitioners, making this an extremely attractive opportunity for any practitioners who are looking to enhance and expand their teaching proficiency in any of these subjects whilst being in an extremely supportive and positive teaching environment.


All pupils in S2 study a general Business Education course. From S3-S6 the department delivers N5 through to AH courses. Results are consistently excellent in all three subjects.


In Business Education we aim to deliver lessons that are stimulating and thought-provoking learning experiences. We seek to deploy a variety of methods within lessons to cater for different ways of learning and thinking which result in high levels of engagement and enjoyment within lessons.


In addition to curricular responsibilities, the successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in the extra-curricular life of the School.


Main Responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full details.


The Ideal Candidate

You will be available for a November 2025 start date.

Appropriately qualified and successful teacher of Business Education - registered with/ with GTCS (essential attribute) Proven ability to relate well to and communicate effectively with parents, staff and pupils. Enthusiasm, resilience and warmth Understanding and commitment to the Heriot's aims and values. Confidence and ability to deal with sensitive issues affecting pupils and parents Ability to prioritise effectively and to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Additional Information

Heriot's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and the successful candidates will be required to obtain membership of the PVG scheme.


Please note that parking is not available on our campus

George Heriot's Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

George Heriot's School is governed by George Heriot's Trust, Scottish Charity number SC011463


About the school/organisation

George Heriot's School

George Heriot's School is Edinburgh's leading independent school. Academically proven and recognised as sector-leading by Education Scotland in June 2024, the school's best practice expertise in wellbeing, equality and inclusion, and in raising attainment and achievement, is acknowledged. The school has 1,670 pupils aged from 4-18, with a distinct family feel shaped by its 400-year motto: I distribute chearfullie. Working hard, being kind, and being yourself are the values which bind staff and pupils into a cohesive whole. Put simply, Heriot's cares about its staff and pupils.


As Edinburgh's oldest school, Heriot's was founded through the generosity of George Heriot, jeweller and goldsmith to the court of King James VI/I and his wife Queen Anne. Goldsmiths at that time were the principal money lenders and Heriot was able to amass a small fortune which he left to found a school for the 'poor bairns of Edinburgh'. Since it opened, the Foundation at Heriot's has developed an unrivalled understanding of providing bereavement support and over the years has educated in excess of 5,700 Foundation pupils, each of whom received a fully funded education in keeping with the Founder's wishes.


Separately, the school has continued to apply the transformative powers of education, opening 21 Out Schools in the 1800s which educated over 100,000 boys and girls in Edinburgh before the advent of the Children's Act, and more recently supporting Serbian, Syrian and Ukrainian refugees to build a better life in Scotland. Each year the school spends approximately 1.3 million to support the education of bursary and Foundation pupils.


Today the school is an award-winning beacon: the only school in Scotland to receive the Gold Award from SAPERE for its teaching of philosophy in Junior School; awarded a third consecutive gold award for being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School and being voted the Sunday Times School of the Decade by readers in their Parent Power survey.




Package Description

When you join the team at Heriot's, you become part of our community, where the contribution of every individual is important and valued. The Heriot's motto, to "distribute chearfullie", is at the heart of school - distributing of kindness, of support and of generosity remains as live today as it was in 1628 when George Heriot founded the school.


Our most recent staff survey reported that 97% of employees at Heriot's feel motivated and happy to work here and we aim to provide a friendly, welcoming, and supportive environment for all of our people. This aim is reflected in the package we offer which, for our teaching staff, in addition to salary (which includes a Heriot's enhancement), teacher holidays and pension, includes:

Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity pay Family friendly policies (Including Personal Emergency Leave Days) Continued professional development opportunities Travel to work schemes School Fee Remission (non-contractual benefit) Employee Assistance programme, including 24/7 counselling helpline and high street, supermarket, and general retail discounts Opportunities for involvement in the wider school community

We aim to attract and retain a diverse group of talented people, who are committed to upholding the school's ethos. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.