Principal Teacher - Support For Learning Service

Principal Teacher

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all learners, with a particular focus on supporting children and young people across the continuum of support.

Working alongside two other Support for Learning Principal Teachers, you will support SFL teachers across Fife through the implementation of targeted support programmes, leading professional learning, and providing guidance to individual teachers and both primary and early year settings.

The ideal candidate will bring significant experience within Additional Support Needs and demonstrate a strong professional commitment to leading change, driving improvement, and securing inclusive, positive outcomes for every learner. As a Principal Teacher in Fife, you will play a key role in supporting the senior leadership team by contributing to the strategic vision for the SFL service, working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, support services, and external agencies to promote inclusive practice.

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.

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.

Full General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) registration.

For posts within primary you are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in primary.

You are required to model all behaviour expected of a Teacher in Scotland in line with the relevant Professional Standards.

Full registration is required for all permanent posts, for temporary Class Teacher posts, provisional GTCS registration in the relevant sector will be considered.

Before confirming to 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.