Lead Teacher Support for Learning

ESMS: Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent school in Edinburgh is seeking a Lead Teacher for Support for Learning (Assessment Arrangements). The successful candidate will manage assessment arrangements to ensure compliance with regulatory standards while supporting the individual needs of students. This permanent, full-time role is a vital part of the school's commitment to high-quality education. The ideal applicant should embody kindness, confidence, and resilience, and be committed to safeguarding students. Salary range is £38,702 to £54,482, with numerous employee benefits introduced to foster a supportive environment.

Benefits

Fee remission from Nursery to S6

Free school lunches

Free Sports’ Club membership

Auto-enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Death in service benefit

Enhanced maternity leave

Discounts at retail and entertainment locations

Employee Assistance Service

Cycle to work scheme

Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme

Annual professional review process

Regular salary reviews

Funding towards professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in managing assessment arrangements in education.
• Ability to liaise effectively with teaching staff and teams.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the school’s response to assessment arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for assessments.
• Facilitate support for internal and external assessments.

Skills

Kindness

Confidence

Resilience

Integrity

Curiosity

Job description

Lead Teacher Support for Learning (Assessment Arrangements)

Job Reference schooltalent/TP/30147/2323

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, Term Time

Salary: £38,702 - £54,482

Location: Edinburgh

Closing Date: 05/02/2026

Department: Learning Support

Region / Division: ESMS

Job Role: Teaching

The Role

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are recruiting for a Lead Teacher for Assessment Arrangements to join the Senior School Support for Learning team on a permanent basis from 17 August 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The postholder will coordinate and manage the school’s response to assessment arrangements for qualifying students, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with students’ individual needs. The Lead Teacher (AA) will liaise with teaching staff, pastoral teams, and the SQA Co-ordinator to facilitate appropriate support for internal and external assessments.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6
• Free school lunches
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Auto-enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role‑modeling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form. We are a consistently award‑winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our Schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

Contact

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to [e-mail]

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is midday on 5 February 2026.