Principal Teacher - Supporting Learners Service

Job Details

We are seeking a highly-skilledPrincipal Teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all learners, with a particular emphasis on supporting children and young people with Additional Support Needs (ASN). The ideal candidate will have significant experience within ASN and demonstrate a professional commitment to leading change and driving improvement to ensure inclusive, positive outcomes for every learner. As a Principal Teacher in Fife, you will play a vital role in supporting the senior leadership team by contributing to the strategic vision for the service, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders—including families, support services, and external agencies—to implement and pursue inclusive policies, and contributing to the development of a self-improving, inclusive education system across the 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 the senior leadership team to lead and manage school improvement, both at strategic and operational levels, to ensure continuous improvement.

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.