Head Teacher, Eoligarry Primary School (1445) - FIXED TERM

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Head Teacher, Eoligarry Primary School (1392)
35 hours per week, Fixed term position to 16 August 2026
£69,055 per annum, inclusive of £2,997 Distant Island Allowance per annum

The role of the Head Teacher is to promote high quality learning and teaching to secure improved educational outcomes for the benefit of pupils and the community through pursuing objectives and implementing policies set by the Department under the overall direction of the Director of Education, Skills and Children’s Services. Head Teachers have a Corporate Responsibility to contribute to an agenda of ongoing improvement in their school and across the authority area.

The Head Teacher shall be accountable for the following duties and for such other duties as can reasonably be attached to the post.

• Responsibility for the leadership, good management and strategic direction of the school.
• Responsibility for school policy for the behaviour management of pupils.
• The management of all staff, and the provision of professional advice and guidance to colleagues.
• The management and development of a bilingual curriculum in accordance with national and local priorities and policies.
• Responsibility for providing strategic leadership for curriculum development, learning and teaching and meeting learners’ needs.
• Ensuring that the progress of the pupils of the school is monitored and recorded.
• Arranging for parents to be consulted and given regular information about the school and the progress of their children and in particular to make arrangements for meetings between parents and teachers.
• The management of school finances and other resources and in accordance with the Authority’s Scheme of Devolved School Management.
• Acting as adviser to the Parent Council.
• Participation in the selection and appointment of staff to the school and in accordance with staff recruitment procedures
• Promote high expectations and standards through the provision of professional advice, reviewing professional needs and performance, and supporting continuous professional development of colleagues ensuring that all staff receive an opportunity to have an annual review of their development needs.
• Develop a programme of improvement through self-evaluation at all levels in the school and involving all staff.
• Working in partnership with parents, other professionals, agencies and schools.
• Organising the supervision necessary for promoting and ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all personnel within the school premises and of pupils at all times when in the school’s care.
• Ensuring compliance with the Comhairle’s Non Smoking at Work policy.
• Any other duties or responsibilities that may need to be allocated from time to time to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the service.

The post of Head Teacher also includes a teaching commitment.

GTC Scotland Registration and several years’ experience of delivering the curriculum across all primary stages are essential for the post.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme as a legal requirement of a regulated role with Children (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot).

It is vital you read the job description and person specification, in your experience statement please detail how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

Closing Date: Monday 15 December 2025

Ceannard-sgoile, Bun-Sgoil Eòlaigearraidh (1392)
35 uairean a thìde gach seachdain, Cuingealaichte gu 16 Lùnastal 2026
£69,055 gach bliadhna, a’ gabhail a-steach £2,997 de Chuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach gach bliadhna

’S e dreuchd Ceannard-sgoile ionnsachadh agus teagasg aig àrd-ìre adhartachadh gus builean foghlaim nas fheàrr fhaighinn airson buannachd nan sgoilearan agus na coimhearsnachd le bhith a’ leantainn amasan agus a’ cur phoileasaidhean an gnìomh a chaidh a chur air chois leis an Roinn fo stiùir Àrd-oifigear Foghlaim, Sgilean agus Sheirbheisean Chloinne. Tha Dleastanas Corporra air Ceannardan Sgoile cur ri clàr-gnothaich leasachaidh leantainneach san sgoil aca agus air feadh sgìre an ùghdarrais.

Bidh an Ceannard-sgoile cunntachail airson nan dleastanasan a leanas agus airson dleastanasan eile a ghabhas ceangal gu reusanta ris an dreuchd.

• Uallach airson ceannardas, deagh stiùireadh agus sealladh ro-innleachdail na sgoile.

• Uallach airson poileasaidh na sgoile a thaobh mhodhan giùlan nan sgoilearan.
• Stiùireadh luchd-obrach gu lèir, agus a’ toirt seachad comhairle agus stiùireadh proifeasanta do cho-obraichean.

• Stiùireadh agus leasachadh curraicealam dà-chànanach a rèir phrìomhachasan agus poileasaidhean nàiseanta is ionadail.
• Uallach airson leasachadh curraicealaim, ionnsachadh agus teagasg, agus a bhith a’ coileanadh fheumalachdan sgoilearan.

• Dèanamh cinnteach gu bheilear a’ sgrùdadh agus a’ clàradh adhartas sgoilearan na sgoile.
• Dèanamh cinnteach gun tèid co-chomhairleachadh a dhèanamh le pàranatan agus gun tèid fiosrachadh a thoirt dhaibh gu cunbhalach mun sgoil agus adhartas an cuid chloinne agus gu sònraichte coinneamhan eadar pàrantan agus tidsearan a chur air dòigh.
• Stiùireadh ionmhas na sgoile agus ghoireasan eile agus a rèir Sgeama Riaghlaidh Sgoiltean Tiomnaichte an Ùghdarrais.
• Ag obair mar chomhairliche do Chomhairle nam Pàrant.

• A bhith an sàs ann an taghadh agus cur an dreuchd luchd-obrach sgoile agus a rèir dhòighean-obrach fastadh luchd-obrach.

• Brosnaich dùilean agus ìrean àrda tro bhith a’ toirt seachad comhairle proifeasanta, a’ dèanamh ath-sgrùdadh air feumalachdan agus coileanadh proifeasanta, agus a’ cur taic ri leasachadh proifeasanta leantainneach cho-obraichean gus dèanamh cinnteach gum faigh a h-uile neach-obrach cothrom ath-sgrùdadh bliadhnail a dhèanamh air na feumalachdan leasachaidh aca.
• Leasaich prògram leasachaidh tro fhèin-mheasadh aig gach ìre san sgoil agus a’ toirt a-steach an luchd-obrach gu lèir.
• Ag obair ann an com-pàirteachas le pàranatan, luchd-obrach proifeasanta eile, buidhnean agus sgoiltean.
• A’ cur an stiùireadh air dòigh a tha riatanach airson slàinte, sàbhailteachd agus sunnd a h-uile neach-obrach taobh a-staigh làraich na sgoile agus gach sgoilear nuair a tha iad fo chùram na sgoile.

• Dèanamh cinnteach gu bheilear a’ cumail ri poileasaidh na Comhairle, Tha Smocadh Toirmisge san Àite-obrach.
• Gach dleastanas eile no uallach a dh'fhaodadh a bhith air a shònrachadh bho àm gu àm gus dèanamh cinnteach gu bheil an t-seirbheis èifeachdach.

Tha dleastanas teagaisg cuideachd an lùib dreuchd Ceannard-sgoile.

Tha clàradh GTC na h-Alba, fileantachd sa Ghàidhlig agus grunn bhliadhnaichean de dh’eòlas air a bhith a’ lìbhrigeadh a’ churraicealaim thar gach ìre bun-sgoile riatanach airson na dreuchd.

Feumaidh tu ballrachd de Sgeama Dìon Bhuidhnean So-leònta (PVG) mar riatanas laghail a thaobh a bhith an sàs ann an obair riaghlaichte le Clann san dreuchd seo. (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot)

Tha e riatanach gun leugh thu an cunntas-obrach agus an sònrachadh pearsanta ’s gun toir thu iomradh air mar a tha thu a’ coileanadh gach slat-tomhais air a bheilear a’ toirt iomradh anns an t-sònrachadh phearsanta nad aithisg eòlais.

Thèid agallamhan a chumail aghaidh ri aghaidh, gus cothrom a thoirt do thagraichean an sgioba a choinneachadh is an àrainneachd-obrach againn fhaicinn dhaibh fhèin.

Ceann-latha: Diluain 15 Dùbhlachd 2025