EDUC 6021 - Teacher of Visual Impairment - Uddingston Grammar School (603245) - 495359

Southlanarkshire; Uddingston; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council is seeking a specialist Teacher of Visual Impairment for Uddingston Grammar School to support inclusion of pupils with serious visual impairments.

The post involves a mix of work dedicated to Uddingston Grammar and wider South Lanarkshire Council services in Primary and Early Years, with mandatory QTVI University qualification and a focus on delivering the curriculum and contributing to whole-school initiatives.

Qualifications

• QTVI qualification mandatory.
• Specialist teaching expertise in Visual Impairment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivery of the curriculum and contribute to whole school initiatives.
• Support inclusion for pupils with visual impairments in Uddingston Grammar School and across South Lanarkshire Council services.

Education

QTVI University qualification

Job description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 18th of November 2026, 11:55pm.

Permanent Post

Location: Uddingston Grammar School.
Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary: Main Grade Teacher Scale, £43,383 - £54,453 per year.

About the school:

Uddingston Grammar School has served the communities of Uddingston, Bothwell, Viewpark, Tannochside and Cambuslang since about 1864 in one guise or another. We are a fully 6 year comprehensive school, who are also the home of the South Lanarkshire Visually Impaired Secondary Service. Our catchment area crosses into North Lanarkshire Council, and a significant number of our young people are transported to school. We are part of the Uddingston Learning Community, which comprises ourselves, our associated feeder primary partners, Aitkenhead, Bothwell, Muiredge, Newton Farm and Tannochside Primaries, as well as the associated early years and nursery services.

The school has a roll of around 1440 young people which is expected to rise to over 1500 young people over the coming years. We have a compliment of about 100 teaching staff, spread across the mainstream school and our specialist teaching staff in Visual Impairment.

This is a specialist teacher of VST, supporting the inclusion of young people with serious visual impairments on Specialist placement in Uddingston Grammar School as well as in their local schools to access the curriculum.

This post will require the successful postholder to achieve the mandatory QTVI University qualification.

This post will be a mixture of Uddingston Grammar School Support and wider SLC Service support in Primary and Early Years establishments.

Information on the Vision Service of South Lanarkshire Council is available on the Uddingston Grammar website.

South Lanarkshire Council schools have undergone an £800m+ modernisation programme. The aim of this programme is simple - to create high quality additional support needs and primary and secondary provision in South Lanarkshire - fit for the twenty first century.

It is our mission to make positive meaningful changes in the lives of young people. We aim to provide an exceptional learning and working environment for pupils and staff and work in partnership with parents, support staff and other professionals.

South Lanarkshire Council Education Resources are committed to the education, care and welfare of young people in a childcare environment.

You will assist in the delivery of the curriculum and contribute to whole school initiatives, as appropriate and will carry out the range of duties outlined in Annexe B of "A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century".

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Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

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.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

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.

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