INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”.
Please note we do not accept CVs; any submitted will be disregarded. If you need to submit additional information to support your application, please upload it under supporting documents.
ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 1st of September 2025, 11:55pm.
Position: Permanent Post.
Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary: Principal Teacher 6 £66,606 per year.
Please answer the following application questions in an attached document, with one A4 response per question, font size 11:
1. Personal and Professional Development: With reference to the job profile, what personal and professional development skills and experience can you bring to this post?
2. Interpersonal Skills and Communication Skills: Please demonstrate how you can exhibit a range of interpersonal and communication skills.
3. Relevant work/other experience: How have you been involved with and contributed to initiatives within your current establishment?
4. Leadership Skills: What management skills and experience, including leading and working with people, can you bring to this post?
Subject to the policies and practices of the School and the Council, the duties of principal teachers include, in addition to any duties of a teacher that may apply, to:
* Lead, manage and support colleagues, providing strategic direction and guidance as necessary;
* Lead curriculum development and quality assurance;
* Contribute to the development of school policies related to behaviour management of pupils;
* Review and support the professional needs and performance of colleagues through career-long professional learning;
* Lead, implement, and manage whole school policies including guidance, pastoral care, and behaviour support where required.
Principal Teachers are entitled to a reduction in weekly class contact to enable them to perform duties beyond their classroom responsibilities. The extent varies according to the scope of these duties and must be manageable within the 35-hour workweek, including arrangements for classroom teaching if applicable.
Please apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
GTC Registration: It is a legal requirement for teachers in Scottish state schools to be registered with GTC Scotland.
Legislative Information: This post is excepted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003 and considered a Regulated Role with Children and/or adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. It is an offence to apply if barred from working with children and/or adults. Preferred candidates will need to join or update their PVG Scheme prior to employment.
Applicants should disclose employment gaps and provide foreign police checks if applicable for periods abroad.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant: South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all community members. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants meeting the minimum requirements under the disability confident scheme.
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