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ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 11th of December 2025, 11:55pm.
Interviews will take place on the 17th of December 2025.
Location: Forth Primary School.
Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary: Principal Teacher 2, £59,727 per year.
About The School
Our shared vision in the school and nursery is: 'Our vision at Forth Primary School and Nursery is that every member of our Forth Family contributes towards a safe and nurturing learning environment in which everyone is encouraged to be the best version of themselves.'
Here at Forth we value honesty, ambition, resilience and kindness and work in partnership with the children to promote these values.
Duties
* Lead, manage and support the work of colleagues providing strategic direction and guidance as necessary;
* Lead curriculum development and quality assurance;
* Contribute to the development of school policy in relation to the behaviour management of pupils;
* Review and support professional needs, and performance of colleagues through career‑long professional learning;
* Where required, lead, implement and manage whole school policies including, where appropriate, guidance, pastoral care and behaviour support.
Principal Teachers must be given a reduction in weekly class contact to enable them to carry out those duties which are in addition to their duties as classroom teacher. Its extent may vary according to the nature and scope of those duties. The additional duties of principal teachers must be capable of being undertaken within the 35‑hour working week and, where a principal teacher retains a classroom teacher role, within the arrangements agreed at establishment level through the working time agreement.
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Application instructions
If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents. All correspondence will be via your email address. Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
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. 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.
An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description. 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 & Service leavers are guaranteed an interview who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description.
Please note we do not accept CVs in place of the application form. To be considered for this vacancy you must complete the application form. All CV submissions will be disregarded.
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