Principal Teacher - Supporting Learners Service presso HSCP OP Older People East

Proposed Interview Date: week commencing 24 November 2025  

Closing Date: 9 November 2025 

Contract Type: Temporary until 16 August 2026 

Salary: £55,155.00 

Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week 

Location: Based at Glenrothes Education Centre  

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.  We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.  

Supporting Statement 

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.  Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.  More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement 

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

Ways you have modelled and promoted the GTCS Professional Values (social justice, trust, respect and integrity) and Professional Commitment in your current and previous roles.   

(Consider the following:  how you have ensured equity of opportunity for all; how you have developed relationships built on trust and respect that enable others to take responsibility; how your moral and ethical principles inform your practice and how your own professional learning underpins your development as a leader and the development of others.) 
 
How have you demonstrated your knowledge, skills and understanding when contributing to the leadership of change? 

(Consider the following:  how have you developed and promoted an informed and critical stance which focusses on improvements in curriculum and pedagogy; how have you promoted and enhanced collaboration and leadership at all levels; how have you promoted and modelled the school’s vision, values and aims.) 

 How you have supported and sustained colleagues in creating a positive environment for all learners? 

(Consider the following:  how have you inspired and motivated others to have high expectations within a safe, caring and purposeful learning environment which is welcoming and inclusive, well managed and well organised; how have you encouraged and facilitated learner participation in planning and deciding about their own learning and the wider decision making within the learning community.) 

Ways in which you have you built and developed approaches to increase and promote positive partnerships. 

(Consider the following:  how you have contributed to change at classroom, department and school level) 

Ways in which you have used self-evaluation to make changes at classrooms, department or school level. 

(Consider the following:  how have you used self-evaluation to improve approaches to learning, teaching and assessment; how have you supported the professional learning of others, how have you ensured a wide variety of stakeholders are involved in decision-making processes and how have you made best use of resources to support the development of the curriculum, pedagogy, people and teams.  

Job Details 

We are seeking a highly-skilled Principal Teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all learners, with a particular emphasis on supporting children and young people with Additional Support Needs (ASN). The ideal candidate will have significant experience within ASN and demonstrate a professional commitment to leading change and driving improvement to ensure inclusive, positive outcomes for every learner. As a Principal Teacher in Fife, you will play a vital role in supporting the senior leadership team by contributing to the strategic vision for the service, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders—including families, support services, and external agencies—to implement and pursue inclusive policies, and contributing to the development of a self-improving, inclusive education system across the community. 

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 the senior leadership team to lead and manage school improvement, both at strategic and operational levels, to ensure continuous improvement. 

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