Vacancy Information
DHT/HT Salary Scale Point 8 (£77,358 per annum)
Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday
To start 20th October 2025.
Successful candidates will be recruited to a permanent post if they already have a substantive HT post and/or hold the Standard for Headship (through the SQH or Into Headship programmes). Successful candidates yet to achieve the Standard for Headship will be offered a temporary contract until such time as they successfully complete the now mandatory Into Headship programme, which must be within the nationally agreed timeframe of 30 months from appointment.
Campie Primary School nestles within the East Lothian town of Musselburgh to the west of the river Esk. The main building which opened in 1919, contains fifteen classrooms and a gym hall. An open-plan area, currently our nursery, a dining-room and a school kitchen opened in 1973. Further building added a library, a computer suite, a lift, a third staircase and six new classrooms. Campie Nursery accommodates 56 children, aged 3 and 4 years old. The nursery has access to outdoor facilities in the courtyard and garden.
Longleet interviews are scheduled to take place on 10 September 2025 (Pupil Panel) and 11 September 2025 (Appointment Panel).
Shortleet interviews are scheduled to take place on 19 September 2025.
Job Details
The role of the Head Teacher is, within the resources available, to conduct the affairs of both Schools to the benefit of the pupils and the communities they serve, through pursuing objectives and implementing policies set by East Lothian Council under the overall direction of the Executive Director, Education and Children's Services.