EDUC 4727 - Principal Teacher - Victoria Park School (600759) - 4727-462931302 in Carluke

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 7th of June 2026, 11:55pm. Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Location: Victoria Park School. Hours: 35 hours per week. Salary: Principal Teacher Scale 1, £57,498 per year.

About the school: Victoria Park School is situated in Carluke in the Clydesdale area of South Lanarkshire. Our location is within range of a number of small towns and villages and is primarily rural. We cater for pupils from across South Lanarkshire whose additional support needs present as a broad range of severe and profound learning, communication, and health needs. Our vision is that “At Victoria Park School we are growing to be the best we can be!”. We promote our values of being respectful, ambitious, inclusive and nurturing through everything that we do. Our pupil role for this session 2025-2026 is 72 primary aged pupils, P1 to P7. Our pupils benefit from smaller class sizes and higher staff ratios to support their learning. We work in partnership with multi-agency teams to ensure that we are getting it right for every child.

To ensure that our learners have appropriately planned learning experiences we follow Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) using Education Scotland’s Milestones to Support Learners with Complex Needs and CfE Experiences and Outcomes. Our assessment includes the use of B Squared Steps to Excellence and Connecting Steps which link to CfE and Milestones. A soft play, a sensory room and hydrotherapy pool is on site to support wider learning and well-being. Pupils have access to an internal courtyard for breaks and play. We share a campus with High Mill Primary School and share a common goal of providing meaningful opportunities for inclusion.

The Additional Support Needs Department caters for students who require additional support across areas of the curriculum. Subject to the policies and practice of the School and the Council, the duties of principal teachers are, in addition to any duties of a teacher that may apply, to:

• 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. Its extent may vary according to the nature and scope of those duties. The additional duties of principal teachers 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.

Please attached a supporting document answering the following application questions:

• Curriculum Development. Give details of Curriculum Development initiatives in which you have participated and from which pupils have benefited.
• Communication Skills. Give one or two examples of how you have shown yourself to be an effective communicator.
• Leading and working with people. Give one or two examples of how you have shown leadership skills and/or worked as an effective member of a team.
• Summary. Please summarise why you consider yourself suitable for this post and indicate the main contributions you feel you can make to the school.

View the Principal Teacher job profile. If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents. Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position. Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information: This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020. This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children and/or Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or Adults. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

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Teacher Salary: In line with the Teachers’ Conditions of Service, your salary for the remainder of this school salary year, which runs in conjunction with the academic session, may be recalculated to reflect how teachers accrue pay. Further information on the Teachers’ National Pay and Leave Specification can be obtained from the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers’ website Appendix 2.19 - SNCT Handbook.

GTC Registration: It is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with GTC Scotland, General Teaching Council (Scotland) Registration.

Overseas Criminal Records Check: An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement: The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from 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 Scots. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position. As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.