Head Teacher (Primary) Watten and Thrumster Primary Schools, HGH18016 - HGH18016
Job Details
* Posting date: 21 January 2025
* Salary: £68,892.00 to £68,892.00 per year
* Hours: Full time
* Closing date: 03 February 2025
* Location: Caithness, KW1 5YJ
* Company: Highland Council
* Job type: Permanent
* Job reference: HGH18016
Summary
Job Description
Post Title: Head Teacher (Primary)
Location: Watten and Thrumster Primary Schools
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £68,892 pa
Contact Person: Mhairi MacDonald Tel:
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
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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 Disability Confident.
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.