Principal Teacher - Longstone Primary School

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Principal Teacher to join our team at Longstone Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who shares our commitment to nurture, wellbeing and inclusion.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate an excellent level of learning and teaching through Curriculum for Excellence with an understanding of closing the attainment gap. They should also have experience in leading initiatives, motivating colleagues and encouraging leadership at all levels.

Our Vision and Values have been recently refreshed in consultation with the whole school community. Our shared vision is to nurture all our children, so they can thrive in their learning and contribute to their communities, now and in the future. Our vision is underpinned by our five school values which permeate everything we do. At Longstone we are kind, we include everyone, we are creative and we always give our best.

You will play a key role within our strong, supportive Senior Leadership Team to ensure every child feels safe, valued and ready to learn. Longstone Primary School serves the Longstone Community and part of the Kingsknowe area. The school has a role of 230 and we have a 55 full-time term time capacity within our nursery.

Key strengths of the school include the nurturing of warm, positive relationships across the whole school community, our inclusive practice, our equalities and sustainability focus which drive change and improvement and our consistent approaches to learning, teaching and assessment. Our pupils are respectful, enthusiastic, hardworking and our families are very involved in the life and work of the school.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Happy to talk flexible working.