Depute Head Teacher - Mauricewood Primary School - MID

Job Description

Depute Head Teacher, DHT 2 £ 69,402

Permanent

Full Time - 35 hours per week

Currently, Midlothian has 6 secondary schools, 32 primary schools (19 of which have nurseries) and 2 stand alone nursery schools. Our special school, Saltersgate, provides support for children with a range of physical, social, emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties. The schools range in size from our smallest primary school with around 20 children to our largest secondary with over 1200 pupils.

We have a diverse range of school catchments, from rural to urban settings. We are fortunate to have a growing number of new build schools, with 15 of our primary schools and 2 secondary having been built within the last 10 years and several new builds planned.

Mauricewood Primary School

Mauricewood Primary School is a non-denominational, co-educational school serving the north-western quadrant of Penicuik, built in the 1970s. We have 14 primary classes and an Early Learning & Childcare Setting. We are the catchment school for the main army housing estate for families from ‘2 Scots’ based at Glencorse Barracks, part of the Edinburgh Garrison. Our school roll and percentage of Armed Forces children fluctuate year-on-year and we have increased mobility of learners as a result with less consistent cohorts of children moving through the school.

Our senior leadership structure consists of a Head teacher, 2 Deputes and 2 Acting Principal Teachers.

We work closely with our associated schools, Roslin Primary School, Bilston Primary and Beeslack Community High School. The majority of our pupils attend Beeslack for S1, and a minority of our learners attend Penicuik High School.

Our Vision

At Mauricewood Primary our school vision is 'Aim High, Be Proud and Celebrate Success'. This expresses our commitment to every child achieving the best possible outcomes. We aim to foster positive attitudes towards learning, and towards others within our school, local and global community.

Interview Date - Tuesday 6th October 2026

If you are successful, our offer of employment will be conditional on satisfactory completion of pre-employment requirements, such as medical screening, two written references, one which must be from your most recent/current employer, verification of your original qualifications and your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

General Teaching Council Scotland

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Regulated Work with Children

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.

Successful candidates will require a PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. The fee for a Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 6 consecutive pay periods.

The fee for a PVG Scheme Record Update is £18. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 2 consecutive pay periods. If your employment concludes before the amount is re-paid in full, the outstanding balance will be deducted from your final salary.

In your application we ask for information under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We ask you to disclose any unspent convictions. Disclosures should be made by writing to or emailing the Employment and Reward Manager, in confidence, giving details of the offence(s), penalty and date(s) of conviction. Applicants should note that failure to disclose a conviction which is subsequently advised through a Disclosure Scotland check may result in the withdrawal of any offer of appointment.

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