Head Teacher - Sacred Heart RC Primary School - MID06460

£70,001+

Midlothian Council, Broomhill, Midlothian

Full time
Permanent

Posted 1 day ago, 16 Oct | Get your application in today.

Closing date: 27-10-2024 (In 9 days)

job Ref: MID06460

Full Job Description

Job Description

Midlothian

Salary Scale: £73.110

Permanent

Full Time

Applicants must seek Catholic Church approval when submitting their application for this post.

Forms can be obtained at www.sces.uk.com/approval.html

Sacred Heart RC Primary School is a denominational, co-educational school situated within the Penicuik area. It has capacity of a one stream school in an extended and fully refurbished building. It has an Early Learning and Childcare setting with spaces for 64 pupils aged 3-5 receiving 1140 hours of ELC over a session.

The school works closely with St. David’s RC High School and the other feeder primaries, to promote social and educational inclusion and to provide a supportive and healthy environment for pupils and staff. We work together with a range of community partners to improve the outcomes of all of our learners and their families.

We aim to provide a warm and caring learning environment where pupils, parents and members of the community feel welcome and where a positive partnership between home and school is encouraged.

At Sacred Heart our current strengths Include:

Strength	How do we know?
All staff put children’s needs and providing a secure and nurturing learning environment at the centre of their work	Very positive HMIe Follow-up Report Parent surveys highlight nurturing relationships as a key strength
Staff are becoming more data-literate and use data to inform planning and identified support for learning. Staff are developing a clearer understanding of children’s progress.	Very positive HMIe Follow-up Report Attainment is improving
Pupil voice is valued and respected	All pupils are involved in planning learning within their classes. All pupils participate in a pupil voice group to support school improvement and have a say in things that affect them.
School values are embedded and celebrated across the school; values contribute significantly to the ethos, life and work of the school.	Almost all can recount the school values and explain how these values apply to their lives and how they have demonstrated these values on a day-to-day basis.
Increased parental involvement and engagement	Active parent partnership established Increase in parental volunteers for in-class support and support on school trips Almost all parents attended parent consultations during session 23/24

Interview Date - 7th November (Long Leet) & 20 November (Short Leet)

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 which must be 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.

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 on-line. 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 call 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

Sunday 27th October