EDUC 888 - Principal Teacher - Woodhead Primary School

Permanent Post.

Hours: 35 hours per week.

Salary: Principal Teacher Scale 2, £57,429 per year.

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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.

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Subject to the policies and practice of the School and the Council, the duties of principal teachers are, in addition to any duties of a teacher that may apply, to: 

(a) lead, manage and support the work of colleagues providing strategic direction and guidance as necessary; 

(b) lead curriculum development and quality assurance; 

(c) contribute to the development of school policy in relation to the behaviour management of pupils; 

(d) review and support professional needs, and performance of colleagues through career-long professional learning;

e) where required, lead, implement and manage whole school policies including, where appropriate, guidance, pastoral care and behaviour support.

Principal Teachers must be given a reduction in weekly class contact to enable them to carry out those duties which are in addition to their duties as classroom teacher. Its extent may vary according to the nature and scope of those duties. The additional duties of principal teachers must be capable of being undertaken within the 35-hour working week and, where a principal teacher retains a classroom teacher role, within the arrangements agreed at establishment level through the working time agreement.

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.

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.

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.