EDUC 999 - Head Teacher - Longcalderwood Primary

Permanent Post.

Hours: 35 hours per week.

Salary: Headteacher scale 7, £75,237 per year.

About the school:

Long Calderwood is a non-denominational, co-educational school serving the Calderwood area of East Kilbride; the housing stock in Calderwood comprises social, private, and private let housing. The building provides a single level bright modern learning environment and a large play area with a 10-a-side 3G football pitch. Our pupils enjoy the physical aspect of wellbeing and we run a range of extra-curricular activities and participate in numerous sporting events in this area. Our school motto is ‘Imagine and Achieve’ and our vision is: ‘To create inventive and imaginative thinkers who respond to change and uphold the school values of Respect, Excellence, Friendship, Courage, Determination, Inspiration, Equality and Compassion. We aim to achieve this through Working in partnership with families and the local community’ (Mission statement). Our school curriculum is regularly reviewed and takes account of the four capacities, the nurturing ethos of the school and children’s rights. Staff plan a range of experiences across the four contexts for learning and use a variety of teaching and learning pedagogies to ensure the experiences we provide meet the needs of all learners.

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 21^st 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.

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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

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.