History Teacher

Fife Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Fife Council invites applications for a permanent part-time teaching post based at Waid Academy. The role focuses on improving life chances for children and young people, promoting inclusion and equality, and leading learning within your classroom context.

You will be required to obtain PVG scheme membership, maintain GTCS registration, and contribute to school-wide improvements in partnership with families and colleagues.

Qualifications

• High levels of interpersonal skills enabling teamwork and positive outcomes for pupils.
• Commitment to ongoing professional learning and career-long development.

Responsibilities

• Lead learning within your classroom context.
• Promote inclusion, diversity and equality in school community.
• Communicate with stakeholders and contribute to wider school improvements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

GTCS registration

Job description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 09 November 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 01 November 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £36,159.00 to £54,453.00 (pro rata)

Working Pattern: 14 Hours per week

Location: Waid Academy

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.

Job Details

We are looking for a highly-skilled teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential.

As a teacher in Fife you will be responsible for leading learning within your classroom context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider improvements across the school community.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

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 to 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.

Full General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) registration.

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. For teaching specific subjects you must be fully registered with GTCS to teach those subjects.

Further Information

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

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For more information, please contact: Scott Duncan, [e-mail]