Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 31 August 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 23 August 2026
Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week
Location: Balwearie High School, Kirkcaldy
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.
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.
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Principal Teacher of Pupil Support to strengthen our inclusive approach and lead high-quality, personalised support for young people and who will continue to develop our continuum of support model. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about improving life chances for all and committed to leading change and continuous improvement to ensure positive outcomes for every child and young person.
As a Principal Teacher in Fife, you will play a key role in supporting the Senior Leadership Team by contributing to the strategic direction of the school. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders to implement school and authority priorities, lead and support initiatives that improve outcomes for learners, and contribute to the development of a self-improving education system across the wider Fife learning 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 a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.
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.
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.
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
Alternative Formats
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Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email:
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