Teacher - Support for Learning

Job Description

Teacher - Support for Learning

SNCT Main Grade - £36,159 - £54,453

Gore Glen Primary School

Permanent

Part Time - 30 hours 17 minutes per week

Currently, Midlothian has 6 secondary schools, 31 primary schools (19 of which have
nurseries) and 4 stand alone nursery schools.  Our special school, Saltersgate,
provides support for children with a range of physical, social, emotional, behavioural
and learning difficulties.  The schools range in size from our smallest primary school
with around 50 children to our largest secondary with over 1600 pupils.  We have a
diverse range of school catchments, from rural to urban settings. We are fortunate to
have a growing number of new build schools, with 15 of our primary schools and 2
secondary having been built within the last 10 years and several new builds planned.

Gore Glen Primary School is now 10 years old and it has grown rapidly over the last 10 years. We now have approximately 400 children. 15 mainstream classes, 3 classes within our complex needs base and a nursery with 56 capacity. Team GG work collaboratively to support and challenge all of our learners and also to drive school improvement. Almost all staff are involved in leading an aspect of school improvement which supports change to be more impactful and sustained for our learners. At Gore Glen we recognise the challenges of working in a school and staff well being is at the front and centre alongside children and families. We have been praised many times by visitors for our welcoming and nurturing environment for children, families and staff. We are looking for someone with Support for Learning experience to work with our mainstream learners and be an integral part of Team GG. Please have a look at our website to find out more:  Gore Glen Primary School

 

Interviews for the above post will take place on Wednesday 28th October 2026

Requirements

Pre Employment Checks/Requirements for Teaching Positions
If you are successful, our offer of employment will be conditional on satisfactory completion of pre-employment requirements, such as medical screening, two written references, one which must be from your most recent/current employer, verification of your original qualifications and your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. Registration with the General Teaching Council and a satisfactory PVG check for Regulated Work with Children will also be essential.

General Teaching Council Scotland
Teachers applying for permanent posts should be fully registered with the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS). For further information on registration please visit: www.gtcs.org.uk

Regulated Work with Children
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Once you have submitted your application and this has been processed you will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.

Please note: If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Responsibilities

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to discuss with member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form.

The Individual

Sunday 18th October 2026