The Role
Erskine Stewart Melville are currently recruiting for a Lead Teacher Support for Learning (Neurodiversity) to join the Senior School, Support for Learning Department on a Permanent basis from January 2027 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is full time, with a salary of £57,217. The role is based at ESM Senior School on the Queensferry Road site.
The purpose of the role is to champion inclusive practice and develop staff understanding of neurodiversity across the school. The Lead Teacher Support for Learning (Neurodiversity) will provide individual and strategic support to neurodivergent students and offer expert guidance to staff, families and the wider Wellbeing team. The postholder will play a key role in supporting referral and assessment pathways for Neurodiversity (such as, but not limited to) Autism and ADHD, ensuring the school’s response is child-centred and aligned with best practice.
This role will include such duties as:
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Design and deliver high-quality training and professional learning opportunities for ESM colleagues on neurodiversity
- Provide 1:1 support to neurodivergent learners where appropriate, including pastoral check-ins and guidance on self-advocacy and the navigation of school life.
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Provide advice on the physical school environment, including reasonable adjustments to learning settings, taking account of non-neurotypical perspectives and experiences.
The successful candidate must have General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) registration, or be eligible for registration and have a recognised teaching qualification. The post holder should have the ability to multitask and prioritise own workload with good attention to detail and should be able to nurture professional interpersonal relationships with staff and students.
To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.
Eligibility
ESM is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.
Benefits
Employees get access to a range of benefits including:
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Fee remission from Nursery to S6
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Free school lunches
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Paid moving house day
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Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
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Auto-enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme
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Death in service benefit
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Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
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Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
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Employee Assistance Service
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Cycle to work scheme
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Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
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Annual professional review process
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Regular salary reviews
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Funding towards professional qualifications
Values
We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.
ESM is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.
All staff working at ESM have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Any enquiries about this position should be directed to [email protected]
The deadline for applications is 1st September 2026 at 12 noon. We anticipate that interviews will take place the week beginning 7th September.
About ESM
Welcome to Erskine Stewart Melville, a school for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh, where innovation thrives. We are committed to the individual ambitions of every student by pushing the boundaries of traditional academia.
Our school cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. We empower our learners to dream big and surpass their own expectations, using progressive teaching and learning. Our approach provides an expansive range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities, as well as a dedicated wellbeing programme that supports the whole child.
The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.
