EDUC 5043 - Principal Teacher - High Blantyre Primary School (601539)

Position Details

Location: High Blantyre Primary School

Hours: 14 hours per week

Salary: Principal Teacher 2, £24,727 per year

Employment type: Permanent

Application deadline: 21 July 2026, 11:55 pm

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and support the work of colleagues providing strategic direction and guidance as necessary


• Lead curriculum development and quality assurance


• Contribute to the development of school policy in relation to the behaviour management of pupils


• Review and support professional needs, and performance of colleagues through career‑long professional learning


• Where required, lead, implement and manage whole school policies including, where appropriate, guidance, pastoral care and behaviour support

Principal teachers must be given a reduction in weekly class contact to enable them to carry out those duties which are in addition to their duties as classroom teacher. The additional duties must be capable of being undertaken within the 35‑hour working week and, where a principal teacher retains a classroom teacher role, within the arrangements agreed at establishment level through the working time agreement.

Professional Qualifications and Requirements

• Legal requirement: registered with the General Teaching Council (Scotland)


• Overseas criminal records check for applicants born outside the UK or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years; check must be in English and include a statement confirming no history of or pending criminal record proceedings


• Post is excepted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2020; this is a regulated role with children and/or adults, so disclosure is required under the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion Statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under‑represented groups within our workforce, candidates who have a disability, who are from a care‑experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new to Scotland. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this position. We also guarantee an interview to service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists who meet the essential criteria.