Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 11 November 2024
Closing Date: Thursday 7 November 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £33,594.00 - £50,589.00
Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week
Location: Beath High School
Purpose and Values of Education & Children’s Services Directorate
The Education & Children’s Services 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. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.
Beath High School is a six-year comprehensive school in Cowdenbeath, Fife. We aim to provide the highest quality educational experience, focused on positive outcomes for all our learners. Our values— Belonging, Experiences, Aspirations, Teamwork and Honesty—are at the centre of our practice, supporting our learners’ wellbeing, attainment, and future destinations.
At Beath High School, we pride ourselves on our positive reputation and strong ethos, respected and modelled by all members of the school community. To support all our young people and prepare them for life and work, we maintain high standards and expectations regarding school dress, behaviour, effort, and application. We are fully committed to delivering the highest standards of learning and teaching. We inspire and support our learners to reach their full potential by equipping them with the knowledge, values, and skills required for a fulfilling life.
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:
1. 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?
2. Ways in which you demonstrated your professional knowledge and understanding of learning, teaching, assessment and curriculum through an enquiring stance.
3. Ways in which you have effectively planned to meet all learners needs?
4. Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for learners
Job Details
We are looking for a highly-skilled teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. As a teacher in Fife you will be responsible for leading learning within your classroom context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider improvements across the school community.
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
* You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.
* You are required to demonstrate a commitment to your own professional learning as a practitioner through career-long professional learning activity and to be able to show how this has impacted on your practice.
* 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.
* Full General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) registration.
* For posts within Primary you are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Primary.
* For posts within Secondary you are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Secondary for the specific subject.
* You are required to 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 you must be fully registered with GTCS to teach those subjects.
Further Information
* Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
* How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
* Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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For further information, please contact: Sandra Duncan at sandra.duncan-vr@fife.gov.uk
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