Deputy Head Teacher - Gore Glen Primary School - MID06483

Job Description

Gore Glen Primary School is a fairly new school in a fast-growing community. It opened in August 2016 and is situated in Gorebridge, Midlothian; an area steeped in history with a large mining community. The new Borders Railway line runs through the area, and although Gorebridge is only 12 miles from Edinburgh city centre, it is surrounded by rural countryside, cycle routes, and walkways.

Gore Glen Primary School has approximately 330 students in the Mainstream Primary and continues to grow year on year, 56 children in our Early Learning Centre, and 24 children have access to our complex needs provision, Glenable.

We will be appointing one Deputy Head Teacher to replace the existing DHT who is moving to a Head Teacher role and a second Deputy Head Teacher for the new vacancy due to the growth of the school. Alongside this, our Strategic Leadership Team also includes one ASN Principal Teacher who leads Glenable, two Primary Principal Teachers, and a Senior Early Years Practitioner who leads the ELC.

The role of the Depute Head Teachers is to support the Senior Leadership Team in the delivery of the strategic vision, values, and aims to ensure successful delivery of high-quality learning and teaching throughout the school. We work collaboratively and believe strongly in the ethos that like Geese flying in formation together, we achieve more if we work together with common goals. The Deputy Heads will be instrumental in supporting and enhancing this ethos, developing a distributive leadership culture with colleagues, and modelling strong collaborative and strategic practices. Each DHT will have a clear remit either within Additional Support Needs or Learning, Teaching, Assessment, and Curriculum. These remits will be agreed together in the completion of the recruitment process.

Please feel free to take a look at our website Gore Glen Primary School and there is a little video message for you from some of our Gore Glen Learners here.

Interviews will take place on either 18th/19th November 2024 with the Head Teacher, a Quality Improvement Manager from Midlothian Council, and a Parent Council Member. We look forward to reading your application if you choose to apply.

Requirements

Pre Employment Checks/Requirements for Teaching Positions

If you are successful, our offer of employment will be conditional on satisfactory completion of pre-employment requirements, such as medical screening, two written references (one from your most recent/current employer), verification of your original qualifications, and your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. Registration with the General Teaching Council and a satisfactory PVG check for Regulated Work with Children will also be essential.

General Teaching Council Scotland

Teachers applying for permanent posts should be fully registered with the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS). For further information on registration please visit: www.gtcs.org.uk.

Regulated Work with Children

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require a PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. The fee for a Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 6 consecutive pay periods. The fee for a PVG Scheme Record Update is £18. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 2 consecutive pay periods. If your employment concludes before the amount is re-paid in full, the outstanding balance will be deducted from your final salary. If you are an existing employee, the Council will pay the cost of the Application Fee.

In your application, we ask for information under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We ask you to disclose any unspent convictions. Disclosures should be made by writing to or emailing the Employment and Reward Manager, in confidence, giving details of the offence(s), penalty, and date(s) of conviction. Applicants should note that failure to disclose a conviction which is subsequently advised through a Disclosure Scotland check may result in the withdrawal of any offer of appointment.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar an applicant from working with Midlothian. Decisions regarding suitability for positions of trust which are subject to vetting will be dependent on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of the offence(s).

For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit: www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

How to Apply

Please apply online. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Midlothian.

If you have difficulty applying for this post or in accessing the attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability, or you are a care-experienced young person, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.

Closing Date

10th November 2024