Principal Teacher - St Machan's Primary - EAD09643 in Lennoxtown

Please note that interviews will take place on Thursday, 18th June 2026. We recommend that you submit your application no later than 21.00 hours on the closing date.

Please note you will be asked to provide the names of two referees when you apply for this post; these are not required. You should print off the role profile and Head Teacher's report and give them to your Head Teacher for completion. To ensure your application is accepted, it is essential that the Head Teacher report is signed by and emailed from the Head Teacher who has completed the report, to the email address below. The report should be in PDF format. It is also important to include the (EAD) reference number of the post on the report form. The report should then be submitted by the Head Teacher who completed your report to: AMurray@st-nicholas.e-dunbarton.sch.uk. Failure to do so may result in application being excluded from shortlisting.

RC Church Approval is required for this position. Please see link for guidance and application forms - sces.org.uk/church-approval.

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met, an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within a reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria (normally within 4 weeks).
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria. Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check. In specific circumstances, the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR & OD Manager. Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary. The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Websites: www.st-machans.e-dunbarton.sch.uk, East Dunbartonshire Council.