Head of school Work, Jobs in Cowdenbeath, Fif (with Salaries)

Education Manager
Fife Council —Fife
- £99,210 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Leadership
- Employee discount
14d
Groundsperson (part-time)
Merchiston Castle School —Edinburgh
- £30,000 a year
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Maintenance
- In-person
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Quick apply
10d
Depute Head Teacher - Oaklands Special School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £71,820 a year
- Full-time
- School
4d
Depute Head Teacher, Riverside Primary School
Perth & Kinross Council —Perth
- £69,438 a year
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- IT
- Leadership
9d
Head of Change
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Project management
- University
- Business
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Supply Teacher of Physical Education and Sport
School Talent —Edinburgh
- School
Quick apply
1d
Administrative Officer - Gracemount High School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £30,188 - £34,452 a year
- Full-time
- IT
- School
2d
People Partner, Full time, Permanent
Edinburgh Napier University —Sighthill
- £46,049 - £58,225 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- University
- Human resources
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
School Administrator - Dalry Primary School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £27,257 - £29,850 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Management
- Administrative experience
- School
1d
Head Chef
Sodexo —Edinburgh
- £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Cooking
- Supervising experience
Quick apply
12d
Curriculum Leader - Art, CDT & HE - Tynecastle High School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £71,820 a year
- Part-time
- School
1d
Variable Compensation Manager
National Westminster Bank PLC —Edinburgh
- £61,000 - £91,500 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Annual leave
8d
Teacher of Chemistry - Tynecastle High School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £35,022 - £52,740 a year
- Full-time
- School
8d
Team Member
Flip Out Livingston —Livingston
- Up to £12.71 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Childcare
- Sales
- Customer service
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
12d
Principal Teacher of English, Languages and Communication, St. John's RC Academy
Perth & Kinross Council —Perth
- £69,231 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Communication skills
- School
10d
Depute Head Teacher - Longstone Primary School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £65,214 a year
- Full-time
- Leadership
- School
5d
Director of ICMS and Professor
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Public speaking
- Administrative experience
- University
12d
Pupil Support Assistant - St Margaret's Primary School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £26,806 - £27,032 a year
- Part-time
- Communication skills
- School
5d
Teacher of Computing - Liberton High School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £35,022 - £52,740 a year
- Full-time
- School
Depute Head Teacher - Sciennes Primary School
City of Edinburgh Council —Edinburgh
- £71,820 a year
- Part-time
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- School
9d

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Education Manager

Fife Council -
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Job details

Full-time
£99,210 a year
14 days ago

Benefits

Employee discount

Qualifications

GTCS
Continuous improvement
Leadership

Full job description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 22 June 2026

Closing Date: 14 June 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: T31 £99,210.00

Working Pattern: 35 Hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

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 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.

(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 you have used your knowledge, skills and understanding of leading strategic change to bring about improvement.

Your ability to build capacity, through inspiring and motivating others to be leaders of learning.

Partnership working which has led to a positive impact on outcomes for learners (School, local, regional and national levels, if appropriate).

How you have used self-evaluation to inform decisions and improvements across a school community or the local authority.

(Consider the following: how have you promoted the professional learning of others through your strategic leadership, how have you ensured all stakeholders are involved in decision-making around school improvement priorities and how have you made best use of resources to support the development of the curriculum, pedagogy, people and teams.)

Job Details

We are looking for a highly skilled leader who is passionate about improving life chances for all through commitment to leading change and improvement that ensures positive outcomes for children and young people. As an Education Manager in Fife, you will have lead responsibility for specified strategic remit and educational and learning functions within a specified geographical area of Fife, as agreed with Heads of Service, and will provide key support with particular regard to quality assurance, service development, social inclusion and customer care.

The successful candidate will be required to:

As a member of the Education Directorate Leadership Team, strategic lead responsibility of Meeting Learners’ Needs within the Directorate Improvement Plan.

Provide direction and operational leadership to ensure national guidance and legislation are understood and implemented across the Directorate via the ASL strategy and Directorate Improvement Plan (Meeting Learner’s Needs).

Support the Head of Service to monitor the effective use of the overall ASL budget approx. £40 million.

Oversee the Quality Assurance of Special Schools, Primary and Secondary Enhanced Provision and the Pupil Support Service.

Have lead management responsibility for a group of secondary, primary schools, special schools and early years centres, with a particular focus on improving the quality of learning and teaching, attainment and achievement for all learners.

Oversee the networks of support in place to support leaders/staff across the Directorate in meeting learner’s needs, e.g. Special Schools Headteachers, Primary Enhanced Provision HTs, Secondary Enhanced Provision PTs and Secondary DHT (Support/3.1).

Lead responsibility for the overview and analysis of current key data to inform decision making regarding resources.

Strategic overview of Placing Requests and ASN Tribunals, working with EM’s, QIO’s, Ed Psych Service and HT’s.

Provide leadership in partnership with all services to contribute to supporting the implementation of the ‘No Wrong Door’ approach across the Council.

Ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement to support participation in progressing and evaluating the key aspects of improvement within the Directorate.

Qualifications, Registration and Skill Requirements

High levels of interpersonal and leadership skills.

Commitment to professional learning and continuous improvement.

Have experience of leading self-evaluation and quality improvement at a high level.

Degree or appropriate equivalent qualification.

Registration with the General Teaching Council (GTCS).

PVG Children Scheme membership required.

Further Information

Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile

How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters 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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As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a blended working arrangement with home-working opportunities and office-working as required. While part of the role can be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

For Further Information Please Contact: [email protected]

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