Depute Head Teacher - Kirkliston Primary School

Depute Head Teacher - Fixed term until 03/12/2027
Kirkliston Primary School

Hours:

30.8 per week
Salary: £74,154

Kirkliston Primary seeks to appoint a highly motivated, experienced and dynamic individual with an excellent track record in Primary teaching, who has leadership and management experience and will play a key role within our Senior Leadership Team.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for a team across a CfE; including staffing, PRDs and ASN co-ordinator for the level. As a whole school remit, the successful candidate will have overall responsibility for, Attainment, Tracking and Monitoring, alongside an overview of one area of the school curriculum (Literacy). As ASN lead for a level, a good working knowledge of GIRFEC and experience of chairing Child Planning Meetings is desirable.

At Kirkliston Primary and Nursery School, we are motivated and engaged in every experience within a purposeful, respectful and nurturing environment through high quality leadership and management at all levels.
Kirkliston Primary School serves the village of Kirkliston and the surrounding rural area and has a wide social mix. The school is part of the Queensferry cluster of schools. The roll is approximately 580, spread over 21 classes.
Our staff consists of Head Teacher, two Depute Head Teachers, Business Manager, two Principal Teachers, 21 class teachers, two Additional Support for Learning Teachers, A family support teacher, Specialist Teacher of PE and instructors of strings and brass. Our support staff include a School Administrator, Clerical Assistant, 2 Pupil Support Officers and 18 Pupil Support Assistants.

The nursery is an integral part of the whole school establishment which currently caters foreighty-nine3-5year olds,nine2year oldsandhasprovision for 6 babies.

The team is led by two Senior Early Years Officers who are supported by6

Early Years Officers,13

Early Years Practitioners,4

EYAs and2

Domestic Assistant.

The Depute Headteachers will deputise for the Headteacher in her absence, have responsibility for leading a department, leading and developing the curriculum, leading staff training, and will participate in the review and implementation of various school policies.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented.

All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Happy to talk flexible working.

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