EDUC 6010 - Head Teacher - St Elizabeth's Primary School (601755) - 495249

South Lanarkshire; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

St Elizabeth's Primary School in Hamilton seeks an experienced and highly motivated Head Teacher to lead our Catholic primary school within the Holy Cross Learning Community. The post is permanent, 35 hours per week, with a salary of £85,530 on the Head Teacher Scale 9.

You will oversee educational standards, engage with families and partners, complete the Standard for Headship within 30 months, and ensure PVG disclosures are in place.

Qualifications

• Must obtain the Standard for Headship within 30 months of appointment.
• Registration with GTC Scotland is required.
• PVG scheme membership or update check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the affairs of the school in line with statutory duties.
• Formulate aims and policies aligned with Council policies.
• Communicate aims to staff, pupils, parents and users of the school.
• Act as principal adviser to the Parent Council and engage with the Parental Involvement Act 2006.

Job description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by17th November 2026 at 11.55pm.

Permanent Post.

Location: St Elizabeth's Primary School, Hamilton Hours: 35 hours per week Salary: Head Teacher Scale 9, £85,530

About the School

St Elizabeth's Primary School is a vibrant Catholic school at the heart of the Eddlewood community in Hamilton, serving children and families from Eddlewood, Silvertonhill and the surrounding area.

As part of the Holy Cross Learning Community, the school benefits from strong partnerships with Holy Cross High School, nine feeder primary schools and a wide range of local agencies and community organisations.

The school serves a diverse and increasingly multicultural community. Guided by its vision of striving to support and develop a love of lifelong learning for everyone and its motto Learn Together, Laugh Together, Be the Best You Can, St Elizabeth's provides an inclusive, nurturing and aspirational environment where children are encouraged to achieve their full potential.

The school has a strong reputation for positive relationships, community engagement and partnership working, supported by a committed staff team, highly engaged families and an active parent partnership group.

Transforming learning and teaching, inspiring learners, improving attainment and supporting young people to achieve their potential is what we want our schools to achieve.

We are looking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated leader who can take forward the Council's priorities for education and the drivers of change in the National Improvement Framework. You can do this as a Head Teacher in one of our modern school buildings which are designed to deliver a 21st century curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Manage the affairs of the school to the benefit of the pupils and the wider community in compliance with the requirements of the statutes relating to the provision of education and the general duty of care owed to staff and pupils.
• Formulate clear aims for the school and policies to ensure their achievement within the framework of the Council's policies.
• Ensure the communication of these aims and policies to all staff, pupils, parents and other users of the school.
• Act on behalf of the Council, as principal professional adviser to the Parent Council which is a separately constituted group to support parental engagement, family learning, and provide such advice and information as required, by the Parental Involvement Act 2006.

You will be required to study for and obtain the Standard for Headship, as determined by the GTC and in accordance The Head Teachers Education and Training Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2019. You must be successful in gaining the Standard for Headship within 30 months of taking up your appointment. Full details on how to obtain this are available on the GTC website. Failure to achieve the Standard for Headship within 30 months of starting your post, may lead to termination of your employment as a Head Teacher.

Please outline the date you achieved the Standard for Headship or when you are likely to achieve it in an attached document.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children and/or Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or Adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Teacher Salary

In line with the Teachers' Conditions of Service, your salary for the remainder of this school salary year, which runs in conjunction with the academic session, may be recalculated to reflect how teachers accrue pay.

Further information on the Teachers' National Pay and Leave Specification can be obtained from the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers' website Appendix 2.19 - SNCT Handbook.

GTC Registration

It is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with GTC Scotland, General Teaching Council (Scotland) Registration.

Church Approval

Should you be successful in securing a post within a Roman Catholic school, you will be required to submit your diocese approval immediately to personnel service, to allow your recruitment checks to be carried out. Motherwell Diocese have agreed you can apply for this now at the application stage, asking for approval within any Roman Catholic primary/secondary school in South Lanarkshire. You will be required to bring your diocese approval with you to interview for the panel to review, so please begin the process of requesting this now. This approval will then be updated in partnership with the Diocese should you be successful in securing a post. Advice on approvals can be found on the Scottish Catholic Education Service website - Church Approval | Scottish Catholic Education Service | SCES.

Qualification

Holding the Standard for Headship became a prerequisite for teachers taking up their first permanent headteacher post at Local Authority and grant-aided schools in Scotland from 1 August 2020, under Section 28 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016. For more information please visit .aspx

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile