Head Teacher Secondary (Fraserburgh Academy)
Fraserburgh Academy
Aberdeenshire
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £106,785 per year
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 May 2025
Job overview
Head Teacher Secondary (Fraserburgh Academy)
£106,785 per year
Permanent, Full Tim e
Location: Fraserburgh Academy, Dennyduff Road, AB43 9NA
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head Teacher or aspiring Depute to take the lead role at Fraserburgh Academy. Effectively managing the people, curriculum and resources of the school you will provide visionary leadership and direction to ensure the highest standards of educational provision to our young people.
More information on Head Teacher at Fraserburgh Academy
It is Aberdeenshire Council’s procedure that applicants for vacancies of this nature require to attend an assessment centre as well as interview.
Recruitment Timeline
- Closing date: Sunday 11th May
- Online Assessment Centre: W/c 19th May
- Longleet interview: Monday 26th May
- School visit (tbc): W/c 9th June
- Shortleet interview: Thursday 12th June
Recruitment dates may be subject to change
Informal Enquiries to Kay MacDonald, Quality Improvement Manager kay.macdonald@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
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Salary for this post will be in accordance with SNCT agreements. Applicants must be or eligible to be fully GTC Scotland registered. If you qualified as a Teacher out with Scotland, please visit and review the for more information around obtaining registration with the General Teaching Council Scotland. 
Requirements
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. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
This post has a minimum requirement of one reference, which must be your current or most recent employer.
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About Fraserburgh Academy
Fraserburgh Academy is a six-year Comprehensive Community School situated half a mile from Fraserburgh town centre. The Academy draws most of its pupils from its associated primary schools, namely, Crimond, Fraserburgh North School, Fraserburgh South Park, St Andrews Fraserburgh, Inverallochy, Lochpots, Rathen, Rosehearty, Sandhaven, St Combs and Tyrie.
The current roll is approximately 1200 making Fraserburgh Academy one of the largest secondary schools in Aberdeenshire. This is expected to rise over the next few years if new housing developments proposed within the area go ahead.
We are at the heart of the local community, and can offer you the chance to continue be pivotal in building relationships with the business community in order to create an even tighter bond. Staff and pupils alike enjoy a positive attitude to school, which creates an exciting, motivating atmosphere for all.
In our most recent HMIe Inspection Report the school was commended for:
- Improving the morale of staff and young people and their commitment to improve Fraserburgh Academy
- Partnerships with parents and the wider community
- Developing young people’s understanding of different cultures and celebrating diversity
- The strong leadership of the Senior Management Team and the support given by other senior managers
- Developing leadership skills in young people
- Important steps to improve you people’s learning, behaviour and achievement
- Young people being safe and well looked after
- Sharing good practice
- High expectations
Staff Leadership
Staff are given many opportunities to develop leadership skills, including Associate Principal Teacher and Senior Management Team schemes. Sharing good practice events, development and working groups.
Extra-Curricular Activities
School Staff provide additional activities for pupils thereby increasing their opportunities to develop their skills and abilities. The activities provided over the years have included:
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Christian Union
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
- Fantasy Football
- Football (Girls & Boys)
- Global Rock
- Homework/Catch up Clubs
- School Show
- Senior & Staff Choir
- Orchestra
- Junior Choir
- Library Lunchtime Club
- Mathematics Masterclass
- NASSA
- Netball
- Paired Reading
- Rugby
- School Radio
- Table Tennis
- Shakespeare Festival
- Film Club
- Vocal Ensemble
- School Film Club
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