Senior Leadership Team

Scott Steele

Head Teacher

Elizabeth Gow

Depute Head Teacher

Eric Groat

Depute Head Teacher

Isobel MacKenzie

Depute Head Teacher

Stephen Stewart

Depute Head Teacher

Remits

Scott Steele - Head Teacher

​Specific Duties

• 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.

 
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: Art, Design & Technology Faculty and English, Drama & RME Faculty.   

ELIZABETH GOW - Depute Head

Specific Duties

• Year Head of S5 (rolling).
• 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.
• 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.
• PEF.

 
Faculty Duties

• Management responsibility for: Guidance, Support for Learning, Pupil Support Base.
• 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 S1 & S2 (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 ICT.
• 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.

 
Faculty Duties

• Management responsibility for: Maths & Computing, and 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.

ISOBEL MACKENZIE - DEPUTE HEAD

Specific Duties

• Year Head of S3 & S4 (rolling remit).
• Responsibility as Year Head for enrolment of new pupils; behaviour management of pupils; liaison with Guidance and Support for Learning.
• Developing the Young Work force initiative in line with Highland policy.
• Developing, maintaining and progressing business partnerships across the school.
• Researching and accessing funding streams to support business partnerships.
• Developing Career Management Skills across the curriculum.
• Whole-school responsibility for school promotion and publicity.
• Whole-school responsibility for Staff CPD and Professional Update.
• Whole-school responsibility for Pupil Voice.
• Delegated responsibility for Health & Safety and Evacuation Procedures.
• Organisation of Parents’ Evenings.
• Organisation of S6 Graduation.

 
Faculty Duties

• Management responsibility for: Business Studies & IT, Languages, and Music.
• 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.

STEPHEN STEWART - DEPUTE HEAD

Specific Duties

• Year Head of S6 (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, liaison with UHI, liaison with YASS and e-learning courses.
• Whole-school responsibility for SQA data analysis and SNSA analysis.
• Whole-school responsibility for self-evaluation strategies across all departments and faculties.
• School Regent responsible for student teachers and probationer teachers.
• Whole school responsibility for school trips through Highland “Evolve”.
• Whole school responsibility for the main fundraising initiative “The Hike”.

 
Faculty Duties

• Management responsibility for: Geography, History/Modern Studies and PE.
• 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.

Guidance / Pastoral Support

Mr Beagent

Lochiel

Mr Al-Khairulla

NEVIS​

Miss M Kirkaldy

Rannoch

Ms McGonigal

SHIEL

Mrs Jamieson

PT Support for Learning

Mrs Campbell

Glencoe

Mrs Glen

Mamore

Miss A Wilson

PSB

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
Home Economics
Hospitality
Human Biology
Mathematics
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Modern Studies
Photography
Physical Education
Physics
Practical Metalwork
Practical Woodwork
Psychology
​RME
Skills for Work (Various)
Sports Coaching

Biology

Mr K McIntyre (PT)
​Mr H Auty
Miss I Beagent
​Mrs R Gartshore
​Miss S Jeffrey

Chemistry

Dr J Hill (PT)
​Miss S Hall (Acting PT)
​Mr M Foley
​Mr S Watson

​COMPUTING, BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Mrs L Kelly (Acting PT)
​Mrs S Doherty (Computing)
​Miss C Litster

​​DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

​Mr W MacKenzie (PT)
Mr W Cameron
Ms M Goudie
​Miss E Ross
Mr J Shepherd

​​ENGLISH/DRAMA/RME

​Mrs J Hume (PT/English)
Mr A Brander (English)
Mr S Carruthers (English)
Mr J Currie (English)
Mrs N Fleming (English)
Mrs V MacKinnon (English)
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)
Mrs F Harrower (Home Economics)
Mr S Smith (PE)
Mr C Vardy (PE)
​Mr E Watson (PE)

​LANGUAGES

Mrs C Groat (PT/Gaelic)
Miss M MacLeod (Gaelic) 
Ms M Mathieu (French)
Ms A Virgel (French)​

​​MATHEMATICS

​Miss J Calderwood (PT)
Mrs J Brady (Maths)
Miss M Cottam (Maths) 
Mrs S Doherty (Computing/Maths)
Mrs C Mackie (Maths)
Mrs C-A McCreath (Maths)
​Mrs L Stewart (Maths)

​​PHYSICS

Mr D Clark (PT)
Mr M Burke
​Mr W MacKenzie

SOCIAL SUBJECTS

​Mr M Colston (PT/History)
Mr N Adams (Geography)
Miss G Baxter
Miss C MacMaster (Modern Studies)
Miss L MacQueen (Geogprahy)
Mr D Morrow (Geography)
Mr D Roberts (History)
​Miss N Ross (Modern Studies)

​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)
Mrs E Campbell (PT Additional Support Needs) 
Ms Melissa Beacall (ASNT Glencoe House)
Mrs C Drain (Additional Support Needs)
Ms K Fotheringham (PSB)
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)
Miss M MacMaster (Piping)
Mrs R Lawrie (Strings)
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
​Mrs L Weir

​FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

​Mr J Anderson
Mr A Elder
Mr E Morrison
Mr I Smith

​GENERAL AUXILIARIES

​Mrs C Cameron
Mrs C Rigg

​PUPIL SUPPORT ASSISTANTS

​Ms N Alvarez-Landesa
Mrs K Ball
Mr A Bentley
Mrs D Collins
Miss H Dougan
Mrs L Fitzsimons
Ms J Forbes
Mrs N Gillies
Mrs L Laing
Ms C MacDonald
Ms K MacDonald
Mrs L MacDonald
Mrs J MacGillivray
Mrs C MacIntyre
Ms F MacLellan
Mrs A MacLeod MacColl
Miss M MacPhee
Mrs C MacPherson
Ms H MacRae
Miss C Maxwell​
Mrs I McHale
​Mrs C McIntosh
Mrs A McKerracher
Ms A Moffat
Mrs A Oancea
Mrs L Pescod
Mrs F Rogan

School Nurses

​Mrs J Anderson
Mrs H MacEachan
Ms S MacKenzie
​Mrs I Murray

​ACTIVE SCHOOLS COORDINATOR

​Ms B Thomas

​CAREERS ADVISERS

Mrs L Oliver
Ms R Lincoln