Depute Headteacher

Fife Council; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Fife Council is seeking a passionate and skilled depute headteacher dedicated to enhancing life chances for students through effective leadership and improvement strategies. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to achieve educational objectives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the school community.

Qualifications

• Commitment to professional learning and impact on practice.
• High levels of interpersonal skills for strategic improvements.
• Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme required.

Responsibilities

• Support the headteacher in implementing the strategic vision.
• Contribute to the development of a self-improving school system.
• Lead and manage school improvement initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

Registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)

Job description

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We are looking for a highly-skilled school leader who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to leading change and improvement that ensures positives outcomes for our children and young people. As a depute headteacher in Fife you will be responsible for supporting the headteacher by contributing to the strategic vision for the school, working with a wide range of stakeholders to implement and pursue the objectives set in policies, and for contributing to the development of a self-improving system across the education community and beyond.

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 school leader 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.

You are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and to model all behaviour expected of a teacher in Scotland in line with the relevant Professional Standards.