SLA12983 - Principal Teacher of Pupil Support - Calderside Academy, Blantyre

Job Description

School Website: Calderside Academy

School Twitter: @caldersideac

The aspirations and values of our school are:

• To provide an inclusive and enterprising curriculum which gives breadth, balance, depth, personalisation, choice and quality experiences to all of our pupils.
• -family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> To maximise the attainment and achievement of all of our pupils in preparation for responsible citizenship in the wider world.
• To provide quality teaching and learning experiences to maximise the learning capacity of all of our pupils through responding to their learning needs, and giving them opportunities to share responsibility for their own learning and thus become skilled and confident learners.
• To promote and maintain a positive school ethos in which all staff, pupils and parents work together to maximise the quality of education for our pupils and the enjoyment they derive from this experience whilst ensuring fairness and mutual respect.
• To provide quality support systems for the care and welfare of all of our pupils and staff through:
  • effective and caring support for all pupils
  • utilisation of our Promoting Positive Behaviour Support strategies
  • focused and sensitive Support for Learning provision within all areas and subjects across the school
  • effective staff welfare and support.
• To make efficient and effective use of all resources available to us to ensure maximum impact on the learning and teaching within the school.
• To work together to manage our school effectively, sensitively, professionally and with insight.

Requirements

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

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 by South Lanarkshire Council.

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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.

Responsibilities

Although specific duties have been drawn up and are defined in this profile, they are not exhaustive and can change to suit the needs and priorities of the school. The necessity for change will be determined by the Head Teacher.

The Principal Teacher will be a member of the Management Team supporting a policy of consultative and participative management and will contribute to the school’s Improvement Plan.