EDUC - Head Teacher - Kirkton Primary School

Job Description

Internal applicants MUST apply via Opportunity Marketplace. Please ensure you complete your SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS via “Me” tab/tile on Fusion or by clicking on the application link in the section of the application form titled “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”.

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by 23rd of January 2026, 11:55pm.

Location:

Kirkton Primary School.

Hours:

35 hours per week.

Salary:
Head Teacher 5, £74,028 per year.

About the school:

At Kirkton Primary School, we strive to provide a safe, successful and happy environment built on an ethos of mutual trust, respect and high expectations for all. Our school values of Care, Respect, Trust, Honesty, Creativity, Innovation and Resilience underpin everything we do, and we aim to exhibit and recognise these in ourselves and others. We are committed to supporting learners to recognise their rights, talents and skills and pursue their goals with resilience.

Our relentless pursuit of meaningful pupil voice and relevant and engaging learning and teaching that embeds skills and enquiry, ensures our learners achieve their full potential to become Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens, now and in the future.

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 21st 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.

Please outline the date you achieved the Standard for Headship or when you are likely to achieve it in an attached document.

View the Head Teacher 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.

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