3 Education / Teaching jobs in Kingussie, Highland

Head Teacher (Primary), Alvie Primary School, HGH18529 - HGH18529

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 01 April 2025


• Salary: £64,479.00 per year


• Hours: Full time


• Closing date: 14 April 2025


• Location: Badenoch Strathspey, PH21 1ND


• Company: Highland Council


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference: HGH18529

Summary

Job Description

Post Title: Head Teacher (Primary)

Location: Alvie Primary School, Kincraig, Kingussie

Hours: 35 hours per week

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £64,479 pa

Contact Person: Fiona Shearer Tel: 01463 702880

Email: fiona.shearer@highland.gov.uk

Please APPLY ONLINE.

Applications from Gaelic speakers are encouraged.

After 1 August 2020, Education Authorities can only appoint the following categories of people as permanent Head Teachers:

• People who have achieved the Standard for Headship.


• People appointed as permanent Head Teachers of a public school, a grant-aided school or an independent school on or before 1 August 2020.

A person who has not yet achieved the Standard for Headship may be appointed as a head teacher, provided the appointment does not exceed 30 months.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

The council has a comprehensive relocation package which may be available to the successful candidate.

Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

GTCS REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

After 1 August 2020, Education Authorities can only appoint the following categories of people as permanent Head Teachers: -

1) People who have achieved the Standard for Headship.

2) People appointed as permanent Head Teachers of a public school, a grant-aided school or an independent school on or before 1 August 2020.

A person who has not yet achieved the Standard for Headship may be appointed as a head teacher, provided the appointment does not exceed 30 months.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

The council has a comprehensive relocation package which may be available to the successful candidate.