Teacher - Learning Support

Learning Support Teacher

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 27 October 2025

Closing Date: Thursday 16 October 2025

Contract Type: Temporary until December 2026

Salary: £33,594 to £50,589

Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week

Location: Beath High School, Cowdenbeath

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. 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.

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.

How have you demonstrated your knowledge, skills and understanding when meeting pupil needs?

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

Ways in which you have built and developed positive partnerships. School, local, regional and national levels, if appropriate.

Ways in which you have used self-evaluation to inform decisions and improvements in your learning community?

Job Details

We are looking for a highly skilled teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people. As a Learning Support Teacher in Fife, you will work with school-based staff, the school leadership team and a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that pupils are fully included in their school community. As a Learning Support Teacher, you will:

• Provide short term focussed support
• Work collaboratively with colleagues
• Consult with a wide range of stakeholders
• Support staff development

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 school team to support pupils and families.
• You will contribute and lead on areas school improvement.
• You are required to demonstrate a commitment to your own professional learning through career-long professional learning activity and to be able to show how this has impacted on your practice.
• 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.
• 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.
• For posts within Secondary, you are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Secondary for the specific subject.
• 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.
• Candidates holding GTCS registration in Further Education must also hold Primary or Secondary registration to meet the essential criteria as determined by Fife Council. For teaching specific subjects you must be fully registered with GTCS to teach those subjects.

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. See our behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.

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For Further Information Contact: Sandra.Duncan-vr @fife.gov.uk

We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on Wednesday 8th October from 10am - 2pm at the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline. This is a great opportunity to meet face to face with Hiring Managers and learn more about the type of vacancies that are available and what it's like to work in local government. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams who can offer help with our online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.