Teacher of RME (Peterhead Academy) - ABS48697


Company:	Aberdeenshire Council
Salary:	£35,022 to £52,740 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Peterhead, AB42 1SY
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	15 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Description

Peterhead Academy is a fully comprehensive school of over 1,300 pupils with a very high percentage of positive post school destinations for our young people. We are a school where staff are given opportunities to develop their leadership capacity, both in faculty and at whole school level. Our school delivers a contextualised curriculum designed around partnerships in and around our community and the North East of Scotland. Any applicant would be joining us at a very exciting time with planning for a brand new state of the art school campus due to open in August 2028.

Deliver quality education to assigned pupils and contribute, within collegiate ethos, to the professional life of the school in relation to pupils, staff and appropriate external bodies within the agreements of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers and the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers.

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.

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Requirements

This post is regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salary for this post will be in accordance with SNCT agreements. Applicants must be or eligible to be fully GTC Scotland registered. If you qualified as a Teacher out with Scotland, please visit

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This post has a minimum requirement of one reference, which must be your current or most recent employer.

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