Staff

SLT and their remits

Mr Martin Shaw - Head Teacher

• Strategic Planning / Whole School Improvement Plan                                                                          
• Self-evaluation and quality assurance for improvement 
• Raising Attainment and Achievement
• Staffing & Recruitment                                                                                            
• Overview of School Policies                                                                                     
• Community Liaison
• Local Authority Liaison                                                                                            
• Regional Improvement Collaborative (TRIC) Liaison
• Scottish Government Liaison    
• School Calendar (With SCC)                                                                                     
• S&Q Report 
• School Handbook (with SM)                                                                                               
• Overview of Resource Management; Whole School DSM (with JM)                                                                                
• PEF Allocation                                                                                        
• PRD/PU of relevant staff 
• SCC Co-chair
• Parent Council

Miss Lisa Sorbie - Depute Head Teacher

lsorbie@pkc.gov.uk / 01738 628271

• Learning, teaching & assessment (2.3) strategy, co-ordination and overview including observations, learning and teaching policy and framework 
• Digital Learning and Teaching strategy and VLE                                              
• QA Profiling, Reporting, Monitoring, Tracking and Intervention for S1& S6
• BGE M&T overview and Progress and achievement module/reporting
• Attendance and late coming S1& S6
• Primary Transition programme 
• Outdoor education                              
• Duke of Edinburgh Programme Link                                                                                                                             
• Placing Requests & Enrolments for S1 &S6
• PRD/PU of relevant staff         
• SCC(rota)                                                                                                         
• Parent Council (rota)
• School Website/Communications 
• Head team / Prefects  
• Totality of the Curriculum (Trips & excursions)
• UCAS                     

Faculty Link - Business Studies, Computing, Social Subjects, History     
Year Head - S1 & S6
PACE/ QI Focus - Pedagogy & 2.3 (lead) / 1.3
School Award development overview - Digital Schools Award

Mrs Kerry Telford - Depute Head Teacher

ktelford@pkc.gov.uk / 01738 628271

• Child Protection / Safeguarding                                                                       
• Whole School Pupil Support and overview of inclusion, nurture and wellbeing provision S1-6
• Support for Learning 
• Intensive Support Provision (ISP)
• QA, Profiling, Reporting, Monitoring, Tracking and Interventions for S2
• ASL Act & GIRFEC and associated Partner Agencies   
• Positive Relationship Policy/Restorative Practice                                            
• Attendance overview (whole school) and S2
• Insight - Attainment versus Deprivation
• Overview of all Placing Requests & Enrolments, prior to DHT                                    
• PSA Management and Deployment overview
• Nurture coordinator 
• Community Link Workers
• Pupil Care and Welfare Officer(s) 
• PRD/PU of relevant staff      
• SCC (rota)                                                                                
• Parent Council (rota)

Faculty Link - Wellbeing Team                      
Year Head - S2 
PACE/ QI Focus - Ethos & 2.1 & 3.1 (lead) / 1.3
School Award development overview - The LGBT charter for schools, Eco School Award

Mrs Heather McMahon - Depute Head Teacher

hmcmahon@pkc.gov.uk / 01738 628271

• PEF interventions & cost of School Day
• QA and Profiling, Reporting, Monitoring, Tracking and Intervention for S3
• Family Learning programme / Parent engagement strategy / Homework policy
• Attendance and late coming S3       
• Insight - Percentage of Leavers Attaining Literacy & Numeracy
• The Promise strategy (with KT)
• DYW/ Career Standards and Enterprise 
• Post School Destinations     
• 16+ overview                
• Insight - Increasing post-school participation; Percentage of School Leavers in a Positive Destination                    
• Curriculum - Interdisciplinary Learning (IDL) BGE 
• SNSA and S3 assessment diet
• Placing Requests & Enrolments for S3    
• PRD/PU of relevant staff
• SCC (rota)                                                                                
• Parent Council (rota)
• Liaison with SDS and TRIC DYW
• Work Experience/work-based learning
• Partnerships - business/curriculum
• Link to Columba 1400, junior leadership and BGE Learner Participation 

Link to - Languages & Communication, Mathematics, DYW and SDS 
Year Head - S3
PACE/ QI Focus - Achievement & 3.2/ 3.3 (lead) / 1.3 
School Award development overview - Reading Schools Gold Award 

Mr Chris Farrell - Depute Head Teacher

chrisfarrell@pkc.gov.uk / 01738 628271

• Raising Attainment strategy (with MS)
• SQA Coordinator & School Examinations/National Tests  
• QA and Profiling, Reporting, Monitoring, Tracking and Intervention for S4
• Attendance and late coming S4
• M&T of Senior Phase Attainment data and interventions
• Whole School Self-Evaluation and QA (with MS)
• Insight - Improving Attainment for All
• Timetable (with CM)
• Whole School Curriculum - Senior Phase
• Study leave programme - senior phase
• Placing Requests & Enrolments for S4
• Wider Achievement / recording 
• Creation of participation measure        
• SCC (rota)                                                                               
• PRD/PU of relevant staff
• Parent Council (rota)

Faculty link - Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Art & Design, DET
Year Head - S4
PACE/ QI Focus - Achievement & 3.2 (lead) / 2.2 / 1.3
SCQF School Ambassador Status, STEM Nation Award

Mr Colin Murray - Depute Head Teacher

cjmurray@pkc.gov.uk / 01738 628271

• Leadership of Change strategy (with MS)
• Whole School Curriculum - Rationale                                                                          
• Timetable (with CF)
• QA and Profiling, Reporting, Monitoring, Tracking and Intervention for S5
• CLPL / CPD Coordinator 
• Probationer Teachers & Students  
• Link to GTCS on SFR, Professional Update & PRD Overview                                                                                                                                                                    
• Attendance and late coming S5
• School Options - All Years
• Senior Phase Learning & Teaching                 
• Placing Requests & Enrolments for S5                                                       
• PRD/PU of relevant staff
• SCC (rota)                                                                                
• Parent Council (rota)     
• Learner Participation and UNCRC overview 
• Community Campus & College Links

Faculty Link - Music & Drama, PE, Home Economics
Year Head S5
PACE/ QI Focus - Curriculum & 1.3 (lead), 2.2/ 3.2
School Award development overview - Excellence in Professional Learning Award,  School Sport Award & Rights Respecting School Award

Mrs Jenda Macluskey - Business Manager

jmacluskey@pkc.gov.uk / 01738 628271

• Management of Information Systems   
• HR & Absence Management Coordination
• Financial Management                                                                                         
• Facilities & Resources Management including buildings and bookings 
• Health and Safety - including evacuation (fire, bomb, intruder) procedures, risk assessment and incident management
• Absence Cover Arrangements                                                                        
• Staff induction
• Statistical Returns
• Sustainability
• Whole School ICT, SEEMIS & Glow coordinator
• Set up of Reporting, Monitoring, Tracking all year groups 
• Awards Ceremony (overview and organisation)         
• Freedom of Information returns 
• Liaison with Tayside Contracts, Catering & Cleaning Services
• Liaison with PKC Property 
• School Calendar with MS&SM                                                                           
• Parent Pay                                                                                                             
•  School Timetable (Support)
• School Travel Plan 
• PRD - Support Staff                                                                                               
• SCC 
• Whole School Events & Parents Evenings                                                                     
• School trips and visits & EVOLVE EVC
• School transport 

Team link - School office, Technicians, Library team, employability coordinator
Strategic focus - Supporting and improving wellbeing and attendance (staff)