Teacher - Home Economics in Dunfermline

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 14 September 2026

Closing Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £36,159 - £54,453

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week

Location: St Columba’s RC High School, Dunfermline

Purpose and Values of Education Directorate

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

• Ways in which you have modelled and promoted the GTCS Professional Values (social justice, trust, respect and integrity) and Professional Commitment in your current and previous roles.
• Ways in which you demonstrated your professional knowledge and understanding of learning, teaching, assessment and curriculum through an enquiring stance.
• Ways in which you have effectively planned to meet all learners' needs.
• Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for learners.

Job Details

We are looking for a highly skilled Teacher of Home Economics who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential.

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 a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.

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.

You are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and to model all behaviour expected of a Teacher in Scotland in line with the relevant Professional Standards.

The relevant legislation on the management of denominational schools in Scotland states: "A Teacher appointed to any post on the staff of any such school by the education authority shall be required to be approved as regards religious belief and character by representatives of the church or denominational body in whose interest the school has been conducted."

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.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria.
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace.
• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
• Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please e-mail transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk.

For further information please contact: Linda Morris - Linda.Morris@fife.gov.uk