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
School Estate + New Build
Staffing
Curriculum
Quality Assurance
HGIOS and Self-Evaluation
PEF
Resources Management
WTA and School Calendar
Tracking, Monitoring & Reporting to Parents
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Michael Cunningham
Deputy Head Teacher
Teaching Learning and Assessment
Tracking, Monitoring and Reporting to Parents
Year Head S2 and S3
Faculty Links : Science + Tech, HWB, Social, Expressive Arts
Course Choice Overview
S2 and S3 Course Choice
S2 and S3 Parents Evenings
Probationer/Student regent
CLPL + PRD
School Excursion Coordinator
School Partnership
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Claire Dancer
Deputy Head Teacher
Inclusion and Equality
Child Protection
Year Head S1 and S4, S5 and S6
Faculty Links : Maths and BEC, Languages
Faculty Links : Pupil support (PSL’s, SFL and WBH)
S4 and S5 Course Choice
S1 and SP Parents Evenings
Transition
Attendance/Uniform
Behaviour, Ethos and Wellbeing
School Award Ceremony
SQA and Prelims
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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Mr Ramsay
House Calton Pupil Support Leader
Mrs Valentine
S5 & S6 Pupil Support Leader
Miss Murray
House Blackford Pupil Support Leader
Ms Ramsay
House Turnhouse Pupil Support Leader
Pupil Support Leaders are supported further by Year Heads: Miss Dancer S1 and S4/S5/S6, Mr Cunningham S2/S3
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
TBC
Pupil Support Officer
Mrs McCubbin-Park
Wellbeing Hub Pupil Support Officer
Ms Auld
Pupil Support Officer (Attendance)
Ms Mullin
Pupil Support Assistant
Ms Stemp
Pupil Support Officer
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!