[1] Scott taught for 21 years in government schools in Western Australia before being appointed as Deputy Headmaster of Wesley College, Perth.

Scott said the action was part of a comprehensive review and had nothing to do with the Work Choices reforms,[3] however Lee Rhiannon of the Australian Greens contested this, claiming that "it's certainly very similar to what WorkChoices allow employers to do.

"[4] On 20 March 2008 Scott announced his resignation as Headmaster of Newington College effective from 31 December 2008.

He was (October–December 2009) acting principal of Mowbray College, a large, Kindergarten to Year 12 IB World School with campuses at Melton and Caroline Springs in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Scott was an executive member of the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland and was the chairman of that body's education committee.