Head of Business and Economics
ESMS - The Mary Erskine School
Edinburgh, City of
- £60,137 per year
- New
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 16 May 2025
Job overview
Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Head of Business and Economics to join on a permanent basis from August 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is full time working with a salary of £60,137 per annum. The role is based at either The Mary Erskine School on the Ravelston site or at Stewart’s Melville College on the Queensferry Road site, depending on staffing.
The purpose of the role is to lead and manager the Business and Economics department. and will include such duties as:
- Lead and co-ordinate the work of the department, supporting and monitoring staff to ensure high-quality teaching and learning.
- Develop, resource, and oversee the delivery and assessment of courses across all stages, including internal and public examinations.
- Monitor pupil performance, define departmental policies and strategies, and contribute to whole-school initiatives through departmental planning and liaison.
The successful candidate will be GTCS-registered with a degree in a relevant subject and experience teaching Business and Economics. They will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated professional with strong communication and analytical skills, able to prioritise effectively and work well both independently and as part of a team. A passion for engaging young people in business and economics, alongside a commitment to high standards and the values of ESMS, is essential.
To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.
Eligibility
ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.
Benefits
Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.
Values
We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.
ESMS is committed to 51 and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.
All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
About ESMS
Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.
Our Vision is to empower learners within our community through innovative approaches and transformative experiences, cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Through a dynamic education and a culture of determination, we inspire students to dream big, set ambitious goals, and surpass their own expectations, ensuring every child has the opportunity to excel and achieve a fulfilling, successful life, whatever path they choose.
Our Mission is to develop resilient, accomplished, and values-driven students equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to lead full, happy lives and shape a better world.
Aims
- We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
- We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
- We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
- We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
- We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
- Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
- Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
- Our five values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.
Attached documents
About ESMS - The Mary Erskine School
- ESMS - The Mary Erskine School
- Ravelston, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH4 3NT
- United Kingdom
The Mary Erskine School is an independent, non-denominational day school for girls aged 11-18 in Edinburgh. There are approximately 740 girls, of whom about 25 are boarders. Admission is through assessment. ESMS has a charitable foundation and provides financial assistance to over 150 bursary holders, who attend The Mary Erskine School or Stewart's Melville College. The school is one of the oldest girls' schools in the UK, having been founded in 1694, and was voted The Sunday Times Independent Secondary School of the Year in 2012.
The school enjoys an excellent academic reputation and prides itself on the range of musical, dramatic and other extra-curricular opportunities offered to its girls. Girls have sung in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo choir, represented the UK in the European Youth Parliament on four occasions, performed in professional West End touring shows, gone on incredible trips to diverse locations including Malawi, Vietnam, New Zealand and China, and represented their school and country in sports including hockey, fencing, cricket and equestrianism.
The Mary Erskine School is part of the ESMS family of schools and is closely twinned with Stewart's Melville College through a shared House system and co-education in many activities, including trips, shows, concerts, orchestras, bands, numerous Outdoor Education projects and in the Combined Cadet Force. The co-educational Sixth Form aims to offer a genuine pre-university experience.
Principal
Mr Anthony Simpson
Values and vision
The Mary Erskine School has nine core values that are recognised by all members of the school community: kindness, respect, commitment, enthusiasm, responsibility, grace, appreciation, confidence and integrity.
The school follows its own curriculum prior to examination years. The Curriculum for Excellence is not followed. Girls generally sit the public examinations prescribed by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It is normal for girls to sit a combination of eight subjects at National 5 and to proceed to Higher courses in S5. The majority will return for a final year in Sixth Form, with a high proportion taking Advanced Highers. ‘A’ Levels are offered in Art and in Music.
The Mary Erskine School aims to provide the opportunity for its students to find their voice, ignore stereotypes and to become confident young women. Students are encouraged to be ambitious, set very high standards for themselves and learn leadership skills, making them ready to take their place in society as strong leaders and role models for future generations of girls.
Education Scotland report
“There were very good links between the school and the Houses. The Principal, senior managers with responsibility for boarding and the Housemaster and Housemistress monitored pupils’ academic and personal progress closely.”
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