Teacher - Art & Design

Proposed Interview Date:
Week commencing 19 January 2026

Closing Date:
Sunday 18 January 2026

Contract Type:
Temporary until 31 May 2026

Salary: £34,938.00 - £52,614.00

Working Pattern: 21 Hours per week (would also consider applicants who can only do 14 hrs) Tuesdays and Wednesdays required with the 3rd day flexible

Location:
St Columba’s RC High School, Dunfermline

Purpose and Values of Education & Children’s Services Directorate

The Education & Children’s Services Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values:
Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the

How to Apply

() section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resumé'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

Ways in which you have modelled and promoted the GTCS Professional Values (social justice, trust, respect and integrity) and Professional Commitment in your current and previous roles?

(Consider the following: how you have promoted health and wellbeing for all; how you have built positive relationships build on trust and respect; how you have motivated and included all learners; how you have demonstrated your values and moral purpose?)

Ways in which you demonstrated your professional knowledge and understanding of learning, teaching, assessment and curriculum through an enquiring stance.

(Consider the following: how have you increased your knowledge of research and used this to enhance, and apply, individually and collaboratively to inform your professional practice; how is your professional commitment evident in your engagement with professional learning that has enhanced your practice; how have you used innovation and creativity including the use of digital technologies to motivate and engage learners?)

Ways in which you have effectively planned to meet all learners needs?

(Consider the following: how you have used assessment evidence as an integral part of the teaching process to support and enhance learning, which has led to a positive impact on outcomes for learners?)

Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for learners

(Consider the following: how have you have demonstrated care and commitment when actively engaging with learners about their wellbeing; how have you established positive and purposeful relationships within your school community; how have you worked collaboratively with others to improve outcomes for learners?)

Job Details

We are looking for a highly skilled teacher of Art & Design who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. As a teacher in Fife, you will be responsible for leading learning within your classroom context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider improvements across the school community.

The post is to cover a temporary flexible working arrangement and would consider candidates for either 14hrs per week or 21hrs. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are essential.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills…