The Junior School at Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) are seeking to appoint a part-time Teacher of Drama to join our Schools on a permanent basis from August 2024. 

ESMS is a vibrant, friendly and welcoming family of schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We are a diamond school combining a co-educational Junior School and sixth form with single-sex senior schools. Our School has always been a pioneer of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our nine values: appreciation, commitment, confidence, enthusiasm, grace, integrity, kindness, respect and responsibility. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child. 

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do.  We value the incredible contributions they make to school life; we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.   

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

This year, ESMS are winners of the Independent Schools of the Year Award in the Performing Arts, Music and Drama category. Independent Schools of the Year Awards showcase transformative and innovative projects from schools across the UK and we are immensely proud that the work of our staff and students has been recognised in this way.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

The postholder will be required to teach Drama to Junior School children (Primary 2 – Primary 7). They should be willing to contribute to the school’s extra-curricular programme. Remuneration will be on ESMS Teaching Staff Salary Scale A (£34,508 to £49,977 FTE per annum) dependent on qualifications and experience.  Since this post is part-time, the salary range will be pro-rated to £25,094 to £36,343 per annum. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants must visit https://jobsearch.esms.org.uk/ to apply for this position. Please submit the application before the closing date.

The closing date is 6 May 2024. We anticipate interviews will be held on 15 May 2024.  

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and  junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.

Our Vision is to be a pioneer of rounded education in Edinburgh, giving every child the opportunity to excel.

Our Mission is to develop grounded, resilient, accomplished children, with strong values who go out into the world equipped with everything they need to lead full and happy lives.

Aims

• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
• Our nine values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.