Lead our next chapter

We seek an exceptional leader to join us as Rector from August 2026. Our outgoing Rector, Lise Hudson, is retiring after a successful tenure and our School is well-positioned for its next chapter. Her successor will inherit an ambitious, committed and diverse community, secure in its identity and ready to seize the opportunities of a changing independent sector and a changing Scotland.

Please enjoy our welcome video from our Chair, David Thomson, which highlights this once-in-a career opportunity in greater depth. We hope you will be inspired and encouraged to find out more.

Our advisors at GatenbySanderson will be delighted to offer you a confidential exploratory conversation to bring the role further to life for you, explore your suitability in greater detail, and support you through the application process if you feel a mutual fit with the role and our school.

Rosemary Baylis-West rosemary.baylis-west@gatenbysanderson.com

Russell Brandon russell.brandon@gatenbysanderson.com

High School of Dundee is a diverse community within one of Scotland’s most diverse and forward-thinking cities. We are proud to be an inclusive equal opportunity employer and we actively seek to increase the diversity of our staff in all appointments. We employ and welcome all applicants regardless of race, religion, colour, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Welcome from David Thomson, Chair