Support For Learning Teacher - Sciennes Primary School

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Support for Learning Primary Teacher
Sciennes Primary School

Salary: £33,594 - £50,589
Hours: 35 per week

At Sciennes we are committed to ensuring every child grows up loved, safe and respected. We want every child to receive an education which develops their personality, talents, mind and body so they can reach their fullest potential (Article 28 and 29 UNCRC). Our skilled staff team, engaged families and motivated learners work together to ensure that we live by our school motto of Believe, Achieve.

Our school first opened its doors in 1892. Now in 2024, we provide high quality learning experiences for over 650 children in our Victorian building, newly built annexe designed with Passivhaus technology, and in St Leonard’s, our associated Nursery, based in the Pleasance.

Our school ethos is based on equality. We are one of very few schools who have achieved a Gold Rights Respecting School Award twice. We hold the LGBT Silver Charter’s School Award which is the highest accolade that can be achieved by a primary school. Our longstanding collaboration with the Children’s Parliament has resulted in our learners contributing to a three year project on Sustainability. We have entered into a partnership with SCOTDEC who are strengthening our approach to anti-racist education.

Our children’s success is a key priority for us. We have very high attainment in Literacy and Numeracy. Our approach to planning is based on stage collaboration which is then tailored to meet the needs of individual learners. We have a strong team who provide bespoke interventions to children and families to make sure they receive the right support, at the right time.

As part of our commitment to Getting it Right to Every Child we are looking for a Support for Learning Teacher who will work to ensure every child can claim their right to an education. We are looking for someone who is nurturing, compassionate and invested in children. Your values will be underpinned by the UNCRC and Teachers Charter and you will play a key role in raising attainment through capacity building, support for learners, working with partners and managing individual support plans.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

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