EDUC - Principal Teacher - Carluke Primary School

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ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by 29th of January 2026, 11:55pm.

Permanent Post.

Location: Carluke Primary School.
Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary: Principal Teacher 2, £59,727 per year.

About the school:

Our children are fortunate to be supported by an experience and committed team of staff – teachers, early years practitioners and support staff – who work in partnership to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment where learners will thrive, learn and have fun. Our school vision is “Working together, striving for excellence” and our values are trust, honesty, respect, responsibility, courage and kindness.

We aim to promote these through all our relationships and within our curriculum. Our curriculum will provide opportunities for all children to develop skills for learning, life and work as well as encouraging our pupils to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. We aim to deliver a curriculum which is challenging and exciting, which allows for breadth and depth of learning, but most importantly, is relevant for the pupils of Carluke Primary School and Nursery.

Our aspiration is to provide experiences which enable all pupils to achieve their full potential, allowing and encouraging them to fulfil their aspirations both within and beyond the school.

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.

View the Principal Teacher Primary job profile.

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

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.

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