Head Teacher (Primary), Eigg & Muck Primary School Cluster, HGH14588

Job Description

Post Title: Head Teacher (Primary)
Location: Eigg & Muck Primary Schools Cluster
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £58,818 p.a.

Contact Person: Shonagh Clark, Email: Shonagh.Clark@highland.gov.uk

REMOTE ALLOWANCE £3237 & DISTANT ISLAND ALLOWANCE £2541

Please APPLY ONLINE.

Applications from Gaelic speakers are encouraged.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

The Highland Council supports positive action and encourages applications from under-represented groups to improve workforce diversity.  We are committed to equality and opportunity and to being fair and inclusive.

The Highland Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing within the workplace.

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.

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.

Requirements

GTCs registration is essential