Our Leadership Team

Craig Downie
Head Teacher

 

Responsibilities

School Leadership
School Improvement

Whole School Responsibilities

School Improvement
Vision & Values
Raising Attainment
Results Analysis – SQA/ INSIGHT
Staffing/ Recruitment
HMIE/ School Evaluation
School Calendar/ Publications
School Improvement Plan/ SQR
Professional Associations
Staff Voice
School Policies
Resource/ Finance
SBNC/ WTA

Operational Role

HT Drop In Sessions
Parent Council

 

Alison Chisholm
Depute Head Teacher

Faculty/Year Group Links

S2

English 
Languages 

 

NIF Responsibilities

Teacher & Practitioner professionalism 

Improvement in Attainment (Literacy) 

Improvement in Skills 

 

HGIOS Responsibility
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.3

WHOLE SCHOOL REPSONSIBILITIES

Admissions/Placing Requests Assemblies 

Assessment (BGE)  

CAT Programme  

CLPL Coordinator  

Distributed Leadership   

ELT Planning  

Improvement Cycle Planning In-service Days  

Learning & Teaching  

Parents’ Meetings  

PRD & Professional Update Probationers & GTCS Reports Quality Assurance  

Self-Evaluation  

Skills Framework

SQA

Senior Assessment / Prelims

Student Teachers 

 

Operational

Study Lates Programme

Supported Study

Kevin Thomas
Depute Head Teacher

Faculty/Year Group Links 
Inclusion Collaborative

NIF Responsibilities
Closing the Attainment Gap

HGIOS Responsibility
1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1 

WHOLE SCHOOL REPSONSIBILITIES

Additional Support Needs Admissions/Placing Requests (Lead) 

ASL/GIRFEC Overview  

Attendance & Registration  

Care Experienced  

Child Protection  

Enhanced Support Provision (ESP) Equity  

Fire Evacuation 

Inclusion  

Learning Community 

Pupil Equity Funding  

Wellbeing Tracker 

School Counsellors  

 Transition (Totality) 

Wellbeing Hub  

Young Carers 

Operational
Transition Events & Information Evenings 

 

Kenny Manson
Depute Head Teacher

Faculty/Year Group Links
S3
Health & Wellbeing
Expressive Arts

NIF Responsibilities
Improvement in Health & Wellbeing
Digital Technology 

HGIOS Responsibility
1.4, 2.7, 3.3

WHOLE SCHOOL REPSONSIBILITIES

Admissions/Placing Requests    

Community Link  

DYW  

Edinburgh College Partnership Empowered Learning  

Equalities 

Health & Wellbeing   

Pupil Leadership 

S4 Summer Programme   

School Partnerships  

 Transport  

Skills Development Scotland  

Sustainability 

Outdoor Learning  

Trips and Activities  

School Website 

Operational
Sponsored Walk/S6 Events & Graduation, Inter House, Community Council

Ben Lewis
Depute Head Teacher

Faculty/Year Group Links
S1
Science 
Maths

 

NIF Responsibilities
Improvement in Attainment & Achievement
Improvement In Numeracy 

 

HGIOS Responsibility

1.1, 1.4, 3.2 

WHOLE SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES

Admissions/Placing Requests Assessment (Senior Phase) Awards Ceremonies 
Breadth & Depth   
Closing the Gap  
Course Choice   
INSIGHT  
Interventions 
NSA & ACEL  
Numeracy Strategy  
Parent Council 
Pathway Planning  
Raising Attainment  
Reporting (S1-S6)  
Risk Matrix 
School Calendars  
School Timetable 
STEM Strategy 
Tracking & Monitoring 

Operational
Award Ceremonies
Course Choice Evenings

Morven Weir
Depute Head Teacher

Faculty/Year Group Links
S1
Social Subjects
Technologies 

NIF Responsibilities
Curriculum & Assessment
Parental Involvement & Engagement 
Improvement in Sustained Positive Destinations

HGIOS Responsibility
1.4, 2.2, 2.5 

WHOLE SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES

 

16+ Coordinator Admissions/Placing Requests Career Standard  
Celebration of Achievement Christmas Leavers Programme  
Class Charts  
Curriculum  
Extra-Curricular/ Enhanced Curriculum  
Family Learning  
Positive Destinations  
Positive Relationships  
Profiling  
Project Based Learning  
Pupil Mentoring  
Queensferry Qualification  

Wider Achievement

Operational
Family Learning Events 
Study Late Programme

Natalie Gardiner
Business Manager

Faculty Links
Support Staff

NIF Responsibilities
School Improvement

HGIOS Responsibility
1.4, 1.5

WHOLE SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES

Building & Accommodation Community Learning  
Data Protection  
Facilities Management Financial Management (DSM) Fire/Emergency Procedures FOI 
Guilford Try  
Health and Safety  
HR Procedures  
Recruitment  
ScotXed Returns  
School Handbook 
SEEMiS  
Staff Absence Management Staff Cover  
Staff Induction    
Support Staff (including recruitment)