EDUC 1753 - Head Teacher - St John's Primary Blackwood

Permanent Post.

Hours: 35 hours per week.

Salary: Head Teacher Scale 3, £66,606 per year.

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About the school:

St. John’s Primary Blackwood offers a happy, nurturing and engaging learning environment. Our values of respect, kindness, faith, gratitude, courage and determination are at the heart of St John’s Primary School. The dedicated staff team are committed to ensure that, through working in partnership as a community of faith and learning, every child will realise their full potential. Children learn in an inclusive community, where success and achievement is celebrated. High quality learning and teaching experiences help to ensure our learners are motivated, successful, confident and responsible.  We enjoy working in partnership with our parents and carers to enhance our happy learning. environment.  

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Transforming learning and teaching, inspiring learners, improving attainment and supporting young people to achieve their potential is what we want our schools to achieve.

We are looking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated leader who can take forward the Council’s priorities for education and the drivers of change in the National Improvement Framework. You can do this as a Head Teacher in one of our modern school buildings which are designed to deliver a 21st century curriculum.

We are looking to appoint a Head Teacher who is required to: Manage the affairs of the school to the benefit of the pupils and the wider community in compliance with the requirements of the statutes relating to the provision of education and the general duty of care owed to staff and pupils. Formulate clear aims for the school and policies to ensure their achievement within the framework of the Council’s policies. Ensure the communication of these aims and policies to all staff, pupils, parents and other users of the school. Act on behalf of the Council, as principal professional adviser to the Parent Council which is a separately constituted group to support parental engagement, family learning, and provide such advice and information as required, by the Parental Involvement Act 2006.

You will be required to study for and obtain the Standard for Headship, as determined by the GTC and in accordance The Head Teachers Education and Training Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2019.  You must be successful in gaining the Standard for Headship within 30 months of taking up your appointment.  Full details on how to obtain this are available on the GTC website.  Failure to achieve the Standard for Headship within 30 months of starting your post, may lead to termination of your employment as a Head Teacher.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.  

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

GTC Registration

It is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with GTC Scotland, General Teaching Council (Scotland) Registration.

Qualification

Holding the Standard for Headship became a prerequisite for teachers taking up their first permanent headteacher post at Local Authority and grant-aided schools in Scotland from 1 August 2020, under Section 28 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016.  For more information please visit https://www.gtcs.org.uk/professional-standards/Standard-headship.aspx

Diocese Approval

In line with section 21 (2A) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 the successful candidate for this post will require to have the approval of the Roman Catholic Church.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

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

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.