Job Description

LOCATION:


The Community School of Auchterarder New School Lane Auchterarder, PH3 1BL


SALARY:


33,594 - 50,589 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


35 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Teacher of Maths - PKC12778

33,594 - 50,589

The Community School of Auchterarder



An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Teacher of Maths to join our school's Secondary Maths Faculty on a full-time, permanent basis, starting in August 2025.



Our Maths Faculty comprises 5 teachers.



The role will be working with Secondary pupils across BGE to Advanced Higher.



The closing date for applications is Sunday 22 June 2025.



It is expected that interviews will be held week commencing 23 June 2025.

About the School

The Community School of Auchterarder is an all-through school, comprising Nursery, Primary and Secondary departments serving the community of Auchterarder and surrounding district.


We have a roll of approximately 1,100 children and young people across all three sectors.




The school is situated in a rural location, approximately 14 miles south of Perth with good road networks to the rest of Perthshire, Glasgow, Edinburgh and the central belt. Our Associated Primary Schools are Aberuthven, Blackford and Dunning.



Our school motto is 'Strive to Excel' and, working together, we encourage all children and young people to aspire to be the best they can be.



Our aim is to build a community of learners who are:



Happy


Engaged


Ambitious


Respectful


Trustworthy.



The Community School of Auchterarder, at the HEART of our community.

Skills & Experience Required

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The successful candidate will have a thorough knowledge of pedagogies that engage learners.



The successful candidate will take account of the needs of all learners in their classrooms and ensure inclusive practice that leads to positive outcomes for learners.



An ability to analyse data to ensure that outcomes for young people are the best they possibly can be, will be required.



High aspirations for learners, good communication skills with parents/carers and the ability to form respectful relationships are required and the successful applicant will be skilled in positive behaviour management techniques including restorative approaches.



If you are an enthusiastic, motivated professional with strong organisational skills and who strives to secure the best outcomes for young people then this may be the opportunity for you.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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We have a vision of a confident and ambitious Perth and Kinross, to which everyone can contribute and all can share.



Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our

values and behaviours

.