Job Description

Grade: Principal Teacher 2

About the school:

Our vision is that we work together to nurture every child, providing opportunities for them to achieve and grow; a stepping- stone to their future.

We have a very good school ethos and our pupils feel well supported and included in our school.

While children are at school our aim is to plan and deliver in partnership with parents, learning opportunities which allow our children to progress at their own pace.

We fully support pupils with additional needs, offering individual support if required.

We encourage all children towards independent learning, equipping them with the necessary skills to develop skills for learning, life and work.

Our school encourages a broad range of achievements for all pupils.

At Catkin we encourage our pupils to work hard and to do their best in class while reinforcing the importance of what happens outside the classroom too.

Our pupils are reminded about being ‘Ready, Respectful and Responsible Learners’ and as part of our ‘ Rights based Learning ‘ programme; we work with our pupils to develop class charters. We also recognise and acknowledge pupils who regularly demonstrate that they are making good choices with their learning and behaviour.

We encourage our pupils to take a pride in their surroundings, to look after the school environment, to respect other people’s property and to be helpful and polite.

We encourage ‘pupil voice’ and have various pupil leadership opportunities to allow our pupils to share their ideas and to enable them to contribute to improve our school.

We presently five ASN / ASD classes with places being allocated by the SLC ASN Forum process:-

Two classes for pupils with additional support needs (ASN)
Three classes for pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

School website: Cathkin Primary School

Although specific duties have been drawn up and are defined in this profile, they are not exhaustive and can change to suit the needs and priorities of the school. The necessity for change will be determined by the Head Teacher.

The Principal Teacher will be a member of the Management Team supporting a policy of consultative and participative management and will contribute to the school’s Improvement Plan.

Requirements

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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.

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 by South Lanarkshire Council.

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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.