EDUC 4297 - Depute Head Teacher - Woodhead Primary School (602160)

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ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 26th of April 2026, 11:55pm.

Location: Woodhead Primary School.
Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary: £67,218 per year.

About the school:

Woodhead Primary is situated on the outskirts of Hamilton to the south.  The school serves a catchment area comprising private and council housing and covers Woodhead, Meikle Earnock, Torhead Farm, Avon Grove and part of Fairhill.

Our three storey building was officially opened in October 2013 and Phase 2 was completed in June 2019.  The school has a MUGA Pitch, enclosed garden area and extensive school grounds to facilitate outdoor learning.

The school has 22 classrooms, a nursery playroom, a tutorial room, multi-purpose conference room, visiting services room, ICT suite, library, a large dining hall, gym hall and a number of break-out areas to enhance teaching and learning.  The dining hall is situated on the top floor and the staffroom is on the first floor; both with magnificent views over Hamilton and beyond.

Our current pupil roll is 359 children across 13 classes. The nursery class has capacity for 48 children and we offer 1140 hours of funded early learning and childcare across the year to our nursery pupils.

The Depute Head Teacher is required to:

• Assist the Head Teacher in the overall management of the school as part of a Management Team.
• Deputise for the Head Teacher in their absence and have responsibility for the leadership, good management and strategic direction of colleagues.
• South Lanarkshire Council schools have recently undergone an £800m+ modernisation programme.
• The aim of this programme is simple - to create high quality additional support needs and primary and secondary provision in South Lanarkshire - fit for the twenty first century.
• During this time we have built and modernised numerous Primary and Secondary Schools.

It is our mission to make positive meaningful changes in the lives of young people. We aim to provide an exceptional learning and working environment for pupils and staff and work in partnership with parents, support staff and other professionals.

View the Depute Head Teacher job profile.

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

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

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children and/or Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. 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.

Teacher Salary

In line with the Teachers’ Conditions of Service, your salary for the remainder of this school salary year, which runs in conjunction with the academic session, may be recalculated to reflect how teachers accrue pay. 

Further information on the Teachers’ National Pay and Leave Specification can be obtained from the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers’ website Appendix 2.19 - SNCT Handbook.

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.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM.

To be considered for this vacancy you must complete the application form.  All CV submissions will be disregarded.