Teach in Glasgow
Help us create the new future
Glasgow is Scotland’s largest education authority. It is committed to raising standards and improving provision across its education service. Our performance is improving - pupils are doing better in the national examinations and pupil attainment has been improving year on year in literacy and numeracy. But the challenge remains: we need to keep a clear focus on improving the life chances of our children and young people.
The Craft of the Classroom Teacher
Teachers make a huge impact on the prospects of our children and young people. Teachers create exciting lessons that motivate our young people and the craft of the classroom teacher is critically important in delivering quality in every classroom in the city. Our teachers have responsiblity for developing and delivering the curriculum so that classroom activities, teaching and learning are of the highest quality.
Glasgow City Council has worked towards clarifying and giving some detail to the duties of teachers (164k), by identifying a range of tasks within key areas of responsibility. These also assist teachers to identify their continuing professional development needs.
Opportunities for Teachers
Glasgow wishes to recruit the best - class teachers, principal teaches and senior managers who demonstrate the potential or proven abilities of excellence in what they do
- Teacher Recruitment 2008 - The recruitment of teachers to Glasgow for August 2008 will be on a school by school basis.
Advertisements will be placed on this website and in the Times Education Supplement Scotland as and when teaching vacancies arise
- Vacancies - this will take you to the general vacancies page where you can search for any jobs within Education Services
- Supply Teaching in Glasgow
Important News for All Teachers
The Council has adopted a new process for the appointment of teachers to posts in denominational schools. In order to fully comply with the requirements of Section 21(2)(i) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 appointments to all posts in the denominational sector will be subject to Roman Catholic Church approval. All teachers are eligible to apply for such approval.
The recruitment process for posts in denominational schools will be the same as for posts in non-denominational schools up to the point of selection of the preferred candidate. Thereafter, for posts in denominational schools, the preferred candidate will be asked to provide evidence of Roman Catholic Church approval and the appointment will not be confirmed unless this is provided. This is similar to the offer of appointment being subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure check.
Please select the following link to view The Committee Paper “Process for Appointments of Teachers to Posts in Denominational Schools” (159k) is available here which will be the subject of discussion at the next Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers (LNCT) on 5 October.
Information on how to seek Roman Catholic Church approval is available on the Scottish Catholic Education Website (http://www.sces.uk.com/) under the heading of Teaching.
The authority also considers that for children in Glasgow, the curriculum has to reflect their needs and aspirations. There is therefore a focus on the development of core skills of literacy, numeracy, ICT and social competence.
We have placed effective learning and teaching at the heart of our on-going work, for it is in each classroom in Glasgow that teachers make a difference. Support for teachersand the teaching process is therefore crucial in attempts by Glasgow City Council to raise educational standards in the city. The range of support mechanisms is extensive.
Probationer Placement Scheme
Our induction scheme for new teachers is recognised nationally as a high quality programme. It commences in August with a 2-day welcome event to the authority. A structured support programme comprising 3 modules has been developed, together with a programme of Professional Development events
A web site 'The Probationer Forum' is available for Glasgow placements on the Glasgow Education Network (GEN) which can be accessed in all schools in the city.
Probationer teachers who have performed satisfactorily will be guaranteed an interview for posts which commence at the start of the next school session - the Glasgow Guarantee.
The Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers
The council is committed to working closely with the Teacher Trade Unions through the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers to ensure the effective implementation of 'A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century'. A number of agreements (LNCT Circulars) have been reached that are assisting the process
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