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Our Staff

Senior Leadership Team

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Scott Steele
Head Teacher
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Elizabeth Gow
Depute Head Teacher
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Eric Groat
Depute Head Teacher
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Stephen Stewart
Depute Head Teacher

Remits

Scott Steele - Head Teacher
​Specific Duties
  • Year Head for S6 (rolling remit)
  • Responsible as an officer of the authority to contribute to the development and implementation of the ECS Service Plan and associated policies and practices.
  • Contribute to the effective delivery of ‘Getting it Right for every Child’, through effective joint working with other agencies; the Associated School Group and appropriate public, private and voluntary bodies.
  • Develop productive partnerships in the community within which the school is situated.
  • Effectively self-evaluate the service that the school is giving to its pupils and to ensure that a culture of self-evaluation exists at all levels in the school.
  • Ensure the school delivers a quality service, including specific strategies to improve identified weaknesses, taking the necessary action and developing strategies for the improvement of identified weaknesses.
  • Promote and support learning and teaching at all levels and to encourage the sharing of best practice across the school and the authority.
  • Promote achievement for all in a culture of equality and fairness that values every pupil.  This to include the development of explicit, attainable and valued goals for each person.
  • Developing the Young Work force initiative in line with Highland policy.
  • Developing Career Management Skills across the curriculum.
 
General Duties
  • Provide effective leadership, good management and strategic direction of the school.
  • Lead and encourage a culture of respect and good behaviour within the school.
  • Lead and develop staff, ensuring collegiality and the development, empowering and support of effective teams and individuals within the school.
  • Lead and manage learning and teaching within the school ensuring the development of the overall curriculum.
  • Engage with those in the school community and the parent body to encourage and support a culture of achievement and attainment.
  • Lead and promote the continuing professional development of all staff, ensuring all staff receive an annual review of their development needs.
  • Work in partnership with parents, children and young people and other professionals, agencies and schools to encourage and embrace the agenda of lifelong learning.
  • Lead, support and maintain existing good practice and encourage and promote constant improvement in the development of children and young people.
  • Manage the health and safety of all within the school premises.
 
Faculty Duties
  • Management responsibility for: Design & Technology, English and Drama, Health & Well-being, and Maths.  
ELIZABETH GOW - Depute Head
Specific Duties
  • Year Head of S1 (rolling remit).
  • Responsibility as Year Head for enrolment of new pupils; behaviour management of pupils; liaison with Guidance and Support for Learning.
  • Manage and develop pupil support in the school to include the co-ordination and harmonisation of guidance and support for learning contributions.
  • Contribute to the effective delivery of For Highland’s Children through effective joint working with associated agencies and the Associated Schools Group (ASG).
  • Co-ordinate strategies for pupils requiring intensive support.
  • In liaison with Guidance Teachers, undertake an overview of attendance and punctuality of students.
  • Whole School responsibility for Safeguarding and overall responsibility for Child Protection policy and procedures.
  • Responsibility for the Behaviour Support Unit (PSB).
  • Responsibility for the Support Base.
  • Responsibility for Support for Learning.
  • Liaison with external agencies on pupil support issues such as counselling, Youth Action Team input etc.
  • Responsibility for LAC in partnership with other agencies.
  • Develop partnerships with associated agencies to promote joint working and solution focussed approaches to the care and welfare of pupils.
  • Develop pupil support partnerships within the Associated Schools Group to ease transitions.
  • Post- school Transitions.
  • SDS - 16+
  • Responsibility for PEF and EMA.
  • Liaison for pupil medical issues.
 
Faculty Duties
  • Management responsibility for: Guidance, Support for Learning (mainstream, Glencoe House, Mamore House, Pupil Support Base) and the library.
  • Direct line management for allocated staff and the provision of professional advice and guidance to colleagues.
  • Promotion of and responsibility for the continuing Professional Development of allocated staff, ensuring that allocated staff have an annual review of their development needs.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reviewing of progress in teams – including discussion of attainment, engaging with individual and departmental self-evaluation and taking part in classroom observation.
  • Regular attendance at Team Meetings in order to communicate significant issues between teams and the SMT.









ERIC GROAT - DEPUTE HEAD
Specific Duties
  • Year Head of S4 & S5 (rolling remit).
  • Responsibility as Year Head for enrolment of new pupils; behaviour management of pupils; liaison with Guidance and Support for Learning.
  • SEEMiS Manager.
  • Whole-school responsibility for Tracking, Monitoring and Progress Reports.
  • Whole-school responsibility for learning and teaching, and classroom observation.
  • Whole-school responsibility for subject choice and school timetable.
  • Whole-school responsibility for Staff CPD and Professional Update.
  • Delegated responsibility for Health & Safety and Evacuation Procedures.
 
Faculty Duties
  • Management responsibility for: Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
  • Direct line management for allocated staff and the provision of professional advice and guidance to colleagues.
  • Promotion of and responsibility for the continuing Professional Development of allocated staff.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reviewing of progress in teams – including discussion of attainment, engaging with individual and departmental self-evaluation and taking part in classroom observation.
  • Regular attendance at Team Meetings in order to communicate significant issues between teams and the SMT.







Stephen Stewart - Depute Head​
Specific Duties
  • Year Head of S2 & S3 (rolling remit).
  • Responsibility as Year Head for enrolment of new pupils; behaviour management of pupils; liaison with Guidance and Support for Learning.
  • Management of staff absence and cover arrangements.
  • Management of SQA arrangements and organisation of prelim examinations and S3 examinations.
  • Whole-school responsibility for curriculum design, curriculum policy, liaison with UHI, liaison with YASS and e-learning courses.
  • Whole-school responsibility for self-evaluation strategies across all departments and faculties including analyses of SQA and SNSA data.
  • School Regent responsible for student teachers and probationer teachers.
  • Whole school responsibility for school trips through Highland "Evolve".
  • Whole school responsibility for events.
  • Whole school responsibility for digital technology.
  • Whole school responsibility for mentoring programme.
  • Organisation of Parents Evenings.
  • Whole school responsibility for Pupil Voice.

Faculty Duties
  • Faculty link for Business, Computing and Digital Technology, Expressive Arts, Languages and Social Subjects.
  • Direct line management for allocated staff and the provision of professional advice and guidance to colleagues.
  • Promotion of and responsibility for the continuing Professional Development of allocated staff, ensuring that allocated staff have an annual review of their development needs. 
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reviewing of progress in teams - including discussion of attainment, engaging with individual and departmental self-evaluation and taking part in classroom observation.
  • Regular attendance at Team Meetings in order to communicate significant issues between teams and the SLT.

Guidance / Pastoral Support

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Mr Beagent
Lochiel
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Mr Al-Khairulla
NEVIS​
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Miss M Kirkaldy
Rannoch
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Ms McGonigal
SHIEL
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Mrs Jamieson
PT Support for Learning
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Ms Russell
Glencoe
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Mrs Glen
Mamore
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Mrs MacKenzie
ARKAIG

Staff List

Subects
Admin & IT
Applications of Maths
Art & Design
Biology
Business 
Chemistry
Computing
Design & Manufacture
Design Technology
Drama
English
Engineering Science
Environmental Science
Foundation Apprenticeships (Various)
French
Gaelic
Geography
History
Hospitality
Human Biology
Mathematics
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Modern Studies
Photography
Physical Education
Physics
Practical Metalwork
Practical Woodwork
Psychology
​RMPS
Skills for Work (Various)
Sports Coaching
Biology
Mr K McIntyre (PT)
Mrs I Beagent
​Mrs R Gartshore
​Miss S Jeffrey
Chemistry
Dr J Hill (PT)​
​Mr S Watson
​Mr C Findlay
​COMPUTING, BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Mrs L Kelly (PT)
​Mrs S Doherty (Computing)
​Mrs J Clark
​​DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
​Mr W Cameron (PT)
Ms M Goudie
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Mr J Shepherd
​​ENGLISH/DRAMA/RME
​Mrs J Hume (PT/English)
Mr S Carruthers (English)
Miss B Craig (Drama)

Mrs N Fleming (English)​
Mrs V MacKinnon (English)
Ms M MacLennan

Miss S McGonigal (English) 
Mrs K McGregor (Drama/English)​

Mr I Welch (English)
EXPRESSIVE ARTS
​​Mr G Young (PT/Music)
Mrs M Anderson (Music)
Miss V Barclay (Art & Design)
Miss S Roebuck (Art & Design)
HEALTH & WELLBEING
​​​Mrs Y Clark (PT/PE)
​Mr F Gray (PE)

Mr S Smith (PE)
Mr C Vardy (PE)
​Mr E Watson (PE)
​LANGUAGES
Mrs C Groat (PT/Gaelic)
Ms K Brennan (Gaelic) 
Ms M Mathieu (French)
Ms A Virgel (French)
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​​MATHEMATICS
​Miss J Calderwood (PT)
Mrs J Brady (Maths)

Miss M Cottam (Maths) 
Mrs S Doherty (Computing/Maths)
Ms S Lawrie (Maths)

Mrs C-A McCreath (Maths)
Mr D Morrow (Maths)
​Mrs L Stewart (Maths)


​​PHYSICS
Mr M Burke (Acting PT)
​Ms F MacDonald
​Mr J Ribeyron
SOCIAL SUBJECTS
​Mr M Colston (PT/History)
Mr N Adams (Geography)
Miss G Baxter (RMPS)
Mr J Fairbairn (Modern Studies)
Miss C MacMaster (Modern Studies)
Miss L MacQueen (Geography)
Mr D Roberts (History)
​Pupil Support/Guidance
Mr H Al-Khairulla (PT Guidance – Nevis)
Mr L Beagent (PT Guidance – Lochiel)
Miss M Kirkaldy(PT Guidance – Rannoch)
Ms S McGonigal (PT Guidance – Shiel)

Mrs K Jamieson (PT Support for Learning)
Ms K Russell (PT Additional Support Needs) 
Ms Melissa Beacall (ASNT Glencoe House)

Mrs C Drain (Additional Support Needs)
Mrs K Glen (Additional Support Needs)
​Mrs J Macleod (Additional Support Needs)
Mrs C Reynolds (Additional Support Needs)
Mr A Ross (Additional Support Needs) 

​Instrumental Instructors
​Miss K Thomson (SI - Woodwind)
​Mr A Craig (Drumming)
Ms S Freudenberg-Hamilton 
Ms C Hamilton (Strings)
Miss M MacMaster (Piping)
Mr M Reynolds (Brass)​
​LIBRARY
​​Mrs N Muir (Librarian)
​TECHNICIANS
​Miss A Gow (Science)
Mr A MacLeod (Technical)

OFFICE
​Mrs M Macdonald (Admin Assistant)
Mrs K Donaldson
Mrs G Johnston
Mrs K Shearer
Miss L Vickers​
​FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Mr A Elder
Mr K Hamilton
​Mr A Ludborz
​Mr G MacGillivray
Mr E Morrison
Mr C Smith
​Mr G Soe-Paing


​GENERAL AUXILIARIES
Mrs EJ Henderson
​PUPIL SUPPORT ASSISTANTS
​Ms N Alvarez-Landesa
Mrs K Ball

Miss H Dougan
Ms J Forbes
Mrs N Gillies
​Miss R Ismail​
​Ms K Kennedy
Mrs M Kyle
Ms A MacDonald

Ms C MacDonald
Mrs L MacDonald
Mrs C MacIntyre
Ms F MacLellan
​Ms N MacMillan

Mrs C MacPherson
Ms H MacRae
Miss C Maxwell​

Mrs I McHale
​Mrs C McIntosh
Mrs A McKerracher
Ms A Moffat
Mrs L Pescod

Mrs F Rogan
​Ms L Stoddart
Mr J Thomson
School Nurses
​Mrs J Anderson
Mrs H MacEachan
Ms S MacKenzie
​Mrs I Murray

​ACTIVE SCHOOLS COORDINATOR
Ms C Delaney
​CAREERS ADVISERS
Mrs L Oliver
Ms R Lincoln

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Lochaber High School
​Camaghael
Fort William
Inverness-shire
PH33 7ND
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Tel. 01397 702512
E: [email protected]

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