SUPPLY TEACHER (PRIMARY)

ESMS: Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading independent school in Edinburgh seeks a Supply Teacher for Primary. The role offers the opportunity to provide quality education while supporting a positive environment for children. Applicants must possess GTCS registration and align with the school's values of kindness and resilience. This role begins in August 2025 and includes various teaching responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Dedicated and professional teacher with GTCS registration for Primary Teaching.
• Demonstrating excellent communication skills and ability to manage workloads effectively.
• Bringing enthusiasm and a positive attitude, aligning with Junior School's values.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching and support for the Junior School.
• Adhere to school policies and ensure the pastoral care of students.

Skills

Communication

Self-motivation

Enthusiasm

Workload management

Education

GTCS registration for Primary Teaching

Job description

Supply Teacher (Primary)

Job Reference schooltalent/TP/11693/1958

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Number Of Positions

1

Contract Type

Supply

Salary

Remuneration will be on the SNCT scales.

Location:

Edinburgh

Closing Date

03/08/2025

Department

Teaching

Region / Division

ESMS

Job Role

Teaching

The Role

The Junior School at Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) are recruiting for teachers to join our bank of supply teaching staff from August 2025. Remuneration will be on the SNCT Scales.

The purpose of the role is to provide high-quality teaching and support for the Junior School and will include duties such as delivering lessons , adhering to school policies and ensuring the pastoral care of students.

The successful candidate will be a dedicated and professional teacher with GTCS registration for Primary Teaching, demonstrating excellent communication skills, the ability to manage workloads effectively, and a commitment to high-quality educational provision. They will bring enthusiasm, self-motivation, and a positive attitude, aligning with the Junior School’s values and fostering a supportive, engaging environment for children. To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

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 work in the UK.

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling 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.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the ESMS Recruitment Team at [e-mail]

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 3 August 2025. We anticipate interviews will take place in the following weeks after the closing date.

ESMS reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, 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. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.

Our Vision is to empower learners within our community through innovative approaches and transformative experiences, cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Through a dynamic education and a culture of determination, we inspire students to dream big, set ambitious goals, and surpass their own expectations, ensuring every child has the opportunity to excel and achieve a fulfilling, successful life, whatever path they choose.

Our Mission is to develop resilient, accomplished, and values-driven students equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to lead full, happy lives and shape a better world.

Aims

• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
• Our five values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.
  
  

Attached Documents

• Supply JS Class Teacher.pdf
  
  

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