Job Description Click here to apply Stirling Council seeks to appoint a highly motivated and talented professional to lead Killearn Primary School 0.2 FTE. This will involve the successful candidate leading the school and nursery one day per week in partnership with the current headteacher who will also lead the school 0.8 FTE. Killearn Primary School is a non-denominational school serving the rural community of Killearn and its surrounding area. The school roll for 2024-25 is 181 children within 7 classes and there is a nursery with 34 children. Killearn Primary School and Nursery is a thriving learning community where children have every opportunity to develop the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence through a broad and varied curriculum and a wide range of learning experiences to develop skills for life, learning and work. The school is part of the Balfron Learning Community and Balfron High School is the associated secondary school. This is an exciting opportunity requiring strong leadership, excellent communication skills and a thorough knowledge of current educational developments. The applicant will be committed to delivering excellence and equity by sustaining school improvement, promoting high quality learning and teaching, supporting health and wellbeing and raising achievement and attainment for all learners. Stirling’s culture of self-evaluation in schools and nurseries means that the successful applicant will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with innovative, reflective and skilled professionals. Applicants must have achieved the Standard for Headship or equivalent, awarded by the General Teaching Council for Scotland or have held a permanent appointment as a headteacher of a public school, a grant-aided school or an independent school on or before 1 August 2020 in order to be appointed permanently to this post. Applicants who can demonstrate commitment to and likelihood of achieving this standard within 30 months may be considered for a temporary appointment (of no more than 30 months) while working toward the standard. https://www.gtcs.org.uk/professional-standards/the-standards/headship.aspx The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be invited to complete the form and have your details verified. Job Description Teacher's Additional Information Stirling Information