Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 10 February 2025
Closing Date: Wednesday 22 January 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £33,594.00 to £50,589.00
Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week
Location: Woodmill High School
Purpose and Values of Education Directorate
The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate.
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.
Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
* Ways in which you have modelled and promoted the GTCS Professional Values (social justice, trust, respect and integrity) and Professional Commitment in your current and previous roles.
(Consider the following: how you have ensured equity of opportunity for all; how you have developed relationships built on trust and; how your moral, ethical principles and professional learning underpin your practice as a teacher to ensure that all learners are included.)
* How have you demonstrated your knowledge, skills and understanding when meeting pupil needs?
(Consider the following: how you have developed an informed and critical stance which focuses on improvements in curriculum and pedagogy so that learners can demonstrate their potential; how you use assessment to identify need and inform future learning, how you have promoted and participated in collaborative practice; how you have contributed to the staff development and leadership of learning.)
* Ways in which you have supported and sustained colleagues in creating a positive environment for all learners?
(Consider the following: how have you created a safe, caring and purposeful learning environment which is welcoming and inclusive, well managed and well organised; how have you encouraged and facilitated learner participation in planning and deciding about their own learning.)
* Ways in which you have built and developed positive partnerships.
(School, local, regional and national levels, if appropriate.)
* Ways in which you have used self-evaluation to inform decisions and improvements in your learning community?
(Consider the following: how have you shared professional learning, how have you evaluated the impact of learning priorities/professional learning and how have you made best use of resources to support the development of the curriculum, pedagogy, people and teams.)
Job Details
We are looking for a highly skilled teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people. As a Learning Support Teacher in Fife, you will work with school-based staff, the school leadership team and a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that pupils are fully included in their school community. As a Learning Support Teacher, you will:
* Provide short term focused support
* Work collaboratively with colleagues
* Consult with a wide range of stakeholders
* Support staff development
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
* High levels of interpersonal skills and abilities to work as a member of the school team to support pupils and families.
* Contribute and lead on areas of school improvement.
* Demonstrate a commitment to professional learning through career-long professional learning activity and show how this has impacted on practice.
* Full General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) registration.
* For posts within Primary, full registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Primary is required.
* For posts within Secondary, full registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Secondary for the specific subject is required.
* Model all behaviour expected of a teacher in Scotland in line with the relevant Professional Standards.
* Full registration is required for all Permanent posts; for temporary class teacher posts, provisional GTCS registration in the relevant sector will be considered.
* Candidates holding GTCS registration in Further Education must also hold Primary or Secondary registration to meet the essential criteria as determined by Fife Council. For teaching specific subjects, full registration with GTCS to teach those subjects is required.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
Further Information
* Role profiles - when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria.
* How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace.
* Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
* Directorate Information - Council Department information.
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For more information, please contact: Craig Parnham, woodmillhs.enquiries@fife.gov.uk
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