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The nature of the school

The Edinburgh Academy is an academically selective, independent, co-educational day school for pupils aged 5-18, with a reputation for being caring and friendly. It aims to provide co-educational excellence with a first class all round education to those of intellectual promise and academic potential, regardless of background, race or creed. The Edinburgh Academy aims to be forward looking and progressive but also greatly values its long held traditions.

Though the school is not academically exclusive the ability range of pupils is well above the national average. Great emphasis is placed on the pursuit of co-curricular interests alongside academic studies for all our pupils. The School has a strong reputation for individual attention and excellence in its pastoral care and co-curricular provision.

A job for you?

The School is increasingly finding that it is oversubscribed in a growing number of year groups and this has added to pressure on places at the School.

Senior School : 493 pupils aged 11 – 18 (428 boys, 65 girls)

Junior School : 322 pupils aged 5 – 11 (270 boys, 52 girls)

Nursery: 92 pupils aged 2 - 5 ( 63 boys, 29 girls)

Job vacancies are normally advertised in the Times Educational Supplement and elsewhere.

This website may show details of those posts for which applications are actively sought at the present time. These will appear below. Please note the closing dates for any such notices, since the website may not have been updated since applications closed.

Current vacancies

Senior School

For an Application Form for any Senior School vacancy and further information, see the downloads in the right hand column

or please contact:
Rector’s Office, The Edinburgh Academy, 42 Henderson Row, Edinburgh EH3 5BL - Tel: 0131 624 4911, Email: , or:
Bursar's Office: Mrs S Cairns, 42 Henderson Row, Edinburgh EH3 5BL, 0131 624 4920

Scottish Charity No: SC 016999

 
Junior School

For an Application Form for any Junior School vacancy and further information see the downloads in the right hand column

or please contact:
The Headteacher, Edinburgh Academy Junior School, 10 Arboretum Road, Edinburgh EH3 5PL - Tel: 0131 552 3690
E-mail:

Headteacher of The Edinburgh Academy Junior School

Required for January 2011

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the appointment of Headteacher of the Junior School. The Edinburgh Academy, established in 1824, is a fully co-educational independent day school. It has recently completed a £7 million investment programme with further ambitious plans in the pipeline. Other initiatives include expanded nursery and after school provision, enhanced all weather sports facilities and progress made in becoming an eco-school. The role of Headteacher is a significant senior appointment to the Management Team. Candidates for this role will be strong leaders with the ability to inspire

and motivate high performance and are likely to possess a proven track record as a Headteacher or Deputy Head of a Junior School. Candidates should have extensive knowledge of current curriculum developments and quality standards, with significant experience of dealing with parents and Governing Boards. The appointment will be made without regard to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or religion. A highly competitive salary will be offered.

Closing date: Friday, 17 September 2010. Scottish Charity No: SC 016999.

Fletcher Jones

Applications in the strictest of confidence in the form of a CV and covering letter, stating salary and quoting reference number TES03/09, to
Laura McNaught or Richard Fletcher,
Fletcher Jones Ltd,
12 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2DP.
Tel: +44 (0)131 229 7151. Fax: +44 (0)131 659 7019.
Email:

 

The Junior School

The Edinburgh Academy is an Independent Day School situated in the north of Edinburgh, next to the world famous Botanic Gardens. The Inverleith area of Edinburgh in which the school sits is a pleasant urban area.

The school became fully coeducational in 2007. Children may start at The Academy Junior School at the age of 2 in one of our nursery units. There are around 90 pupils in total in these units under the direction of the Head of Nursery. In the main part of the school there are around 400 pupils from the ages of 4½ to 11 in six year groups, Primary 1 through to Primary 6. The school currently has an average class size of around 19 and a pupil teacher ratio of about 14 to 1. Each year group normally has three classes and in the first 4 years, each class is taught by a class teacher who takes responsibility for all the core academic subjects and is supported by specialist teaching in Art, PE and Music. In primary 5 and Primary 6 the pupils start to follow a subject based timetable and most staff will teach English, Maths and at least one other specialist subject.

School Management

The day to day running of the Junior school is undertaken by a collegiate senior management structure led by the Head Teacher, and comprising the Deputy Head, the Head of Nursery, the Head of Early Years, and The Head of Upper Primary.

The Junior School campus is situated approximately one mile north of the senior school to which pupils transfer without further examination at the age of around 11 years. The Rector of The Edinburgh Academy is responsible for the running of the whole school but devolves the day to day operation of the Junior school to the Head Teacher and her senior management team. The Head Teacher of the Junior School is a member of the whole school Senior Management Team and also reports directly to the Academy’s Board of Directors.

The Edinburgh Academy has a considerable reputation within Scottish educational circles and is widely believed to be amongst one of Scotland’s premier schools.

The junior school is administered by its own Head Teacher,  but the staff of The Academy is considered to be one staff,  and in-service days are often held together.  These normally take place on the day preceding the formal start of each term.  In addition the teaching of many subjects requires close liaison between staff of the junior and senior schools.

The Rector is responsible to the Court of Directors for the running of the entire school.

The Senior School

In addition to specific responsibilities, all teaching staff at The Edinburgh Academy are expected to:

  1. Plan,  prepare and teach lessons to all assigned pupils according to their educational needs
  2. Assess, record and report on the progress of the pupils within the guidelines written in the Staff Handbook
  3. Engage with the wider school curriculum in a manner which is consistent with the ethos of the school
  4. Carry out such administrative and other routine tasks as are outlined in the Staff Handbook
  5. Demonstrate a commitment to both individual professional development and to the developing curriculum in the school
  6. Carry out any other duties and assume any other responsibilities as the Rector shall from time to time reasonably request
  7. Be conscious at all times of the importance of the good name of the school and to act in a professional and constructive manner with pupils,  parents and external agencies.

The academic responsibilities of the senior school are discharged through organisation into teaching departments.  A list of these departments can be found by consulting the "Curriculum" section of this website.  All departments have their own head of department (principal teacher.)  There is no faculty system.  Larger departments may have additional promoted posts in the form of heads of subject (assistant principal teachers.) All teaching departments have their own departmental handbooks, which give details of the courses taught, resources available, and recommended practices for the delivery of specific subjects.

All teachers have a pastoral responsibility for the welfare of their own pupils,  and for the wellbeing of the student body in general.  Specific "duty" staff are nominated by rota each week.   Their special tasks include the supervision of morning assembly,  the maintenance of good order during breaks, and the invigilation of detention class after school on Fridays.   However any member of staff encountering a problem is expected to take action upon it himself / herself.  

Pupils are divided by year group and by class,  and the primary exercise of pastoral care is conducted by class teachers.  Pastoral responsibilities in the senior school are additionally discharged through "Year Heads",  responsible respectively for the Geits (Year 1),  seconds / thirds,  fourths / fifths,  sixths and sevenths.

All teaching staff are automatically members of the "Common Room" which holds meetings at least once per term to consider matters of interest or concern. The facilities of the Common Room have recently been refurbished in line with a scheme developed by staff. The President of the Common Room is elected by members, and assists the communication process between staff, management and Court of Directors.

Senior management consists of a Senior Deputy Rector and two Deputy Rectors, each of whom have distinct but complementary roles, which are broadly defined as ‘daily running, administrative, liaison with Junior School, academic department management, publicity and PR’ (Senior Deputy Rector); ‘academic policy and curriculum, timetable, careers’ (Depute Rector - Director of Studies); ‘pastoral and welfare needs for pupils and staff and continuing professional development’ (Depute Rector - Pastoral and Personnel). 

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