Job Description

Grade: Head Teacher 6

About the School:

Our primary purpose, in the pursuit of excellence, is to ensure that our children are valued and encouraged to realize their full potential for life within a Catholic school, founded on a deep community of faith, which is inclusive, supportive and stimulating.

In St. Mark’s Primary School we aim to:

Provide a welcoming atmosphere and a positive ethos throughout the school, ensuring all children are educated in a safe, secure, happy and health-promoting environment.

Develop the Catholic faith within each child in a caring Christian environment.

Have consistently high expectations and match these with high quality modern resources which are effectively used to support programmes of study.

Raise attainment through self evaluation and continuous improvement in every aspect of the schools work and life.

Develop within all pupils a positive attitude towards their environment contributing to the wider community in a responsible and caring way.

Develop the partnership with parents and carers and ensure that they are kept fully informed and encouraged to be active participants in their children’s progress.

Support the development of best professional practices amongst the staff which provide impact and benefit to pupils.

Ensure each child is brought to a deeper understanding of their rights and responsibilities and is helped to appreciate the diversity of other cultures and beliefs.

School website:St Mark's Primary School, Hamilton | Sherry Drive, Little Earnock, Hamilton, ML3 8XF (st-marks-hamilton-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk)

Requirements

Please Apply online

All correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland.

GTC Registration

It is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with GTC Scotland, General Teaching Council (Scotland) Registration.

Qualification

Holding the Standard for Headship became a prerequisite for teachers taking up their first permanent headteacher post at Local Authority and grant-aided schools in Scotland from 1 August 2020, under Section 28 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016. For more information please visit https://www.gtcs.org.uk/professional-standards/Standard-headship.aspx

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, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

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 by South Lanarkshire Council.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

The Individual

Please note that the appointed person shall be subject to approval by the Catholic Church in terms of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

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.