Our Senior Team
Meet our senior team, tasked with our three strategic priorities:
Improve the quality of our teaching and learning
Improve Attainment and Achievement Outcomes
Strengthen Inclusive Practice
David Young
Head Teacher
Leadership and Management
Covid Response
Staffing
Curriculum
Quality Assurance
HGIOS and Self-Evaluation
PEF/SAC
Resources Management
WTA and School Calendar
Insight Analysis and Attainment
Tracking, Monitoring & Reporting to Parents
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Janet Walker
Deputy Head Teacher
New Build
School Estate
Year Head S2 and S3
Faculty Links : Science + Tech, Expressive Arts, Maths and BEC
Course Choice Overview
S2 and S3 Course Choice
S2 and S3 Parents Evenings
Probationer/Student regent
School Timetable
Parental Engagement
ICT Coordinator/Digital Learning
Claire Dancer
Deputy Head Teacher
Teaching Learning and Assessment
Success and Achievements
Year Head S4, S5 and $6
Faculty Links : Social Subjects, HWB, English
Career Education, DYW and College Links
S4 and S5 Course Choice
SP Parents Evenings
Positive Destinations
CLPL
School Awards Ceremonies
School Excursion Coordinator
SQA
Krzysztof Ciesielka
Business Manager
Equity and Resources Centre Leadership
School Cover
Library, PSA, CA,
Technicians
Administration Management
Finance Management & DSM Resource Management
Health and Safety
Facilities/Asset Management
Absence Management
PRD (Support Staff)
Contracted Services
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Sarah Cockerill
Pupil Support SDO
Strategic Priority
Inclusion and Equality
Child Protection
Year Head S1
Faculty Links : Pupil support (PSL’s, SFL and WBH)
Transition
Attendance/Uniform
S1 Parents evenings
Partner agencies - EAL, ASL and EP
Equalities
Behaviour Management
Mr Ramsay
House Calton Pupil Support Leader
Mrs Valentine
S5 & S6 Pupil Support Leader
House Blackford Pupil Support Leader
Ms Ramsay
House Turnhouse Pupil Support Leader
Pupil Support Leaders are supported further by Year Heads: Mrs. Cockerill S1, Miss Walker S2/S3 and Miss Dancer S4/S5/S6.
Pupil Support
Ms MacLennan
Support for Learning Leader
An Additional Support Need comes from anything which is a barrier to learning.
​At Wester Hailes, we have five Pupil Support Leaders, in addition to a Support for Learning Leader, a Pupil Support SDO, a Support for Learning Teacher, and a team of Learning Assistants.
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​The Education Authority has many legal duties towards pupils with additional support needs and you can find out more in a booklet called In On The Act : Information For The General Public, which is available at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/inontheact
Ms Kerr
Pupil Support Admin Assistant
Mr Caiafas
Pupil Support Assistant
Mr Glasgow
Pupil Support Assistant
Mrs McCubbin-Park
Wellbeing Hub Pupil Support Officer
Ms Auld
Pupil Support Officer (Attendance)
Ms Mullin
Pupil Support Assistant
Ms Stemp
Pupil Support Assistant
Ms Pryde
Wellbeing Hub/ESB
Pupil Support Assistant
Mr Welsh
Wellbeing Hub/ESB
Pupil Support Assistant
Transition
P7/New S1 Parents Information
If you missed the information evening on Thursday evening, don't worry!
You can view the presentation that was shared in the Teams meeting here.
Click here to download the presentation.
Also, you can click here to view an introduction to Wester Hailes High School by some of our staff, for our new P7s!