Class Teacher - Nurture

Letham Primary School and Nursery class is a non-denominational school catering for Nursery to P7, situated in the Craigshill area of Livingston and is part of the Inveralmond Learning Community. The school works hard to provide an inclusive and nurturing environment for children and their families in an area of economic and social deprivation. The school is in SIMD decile band 1 and our free school meal entitlement is 46%

The school role is currently 204 pupils split into 9 classes. Our nursery provision for this year is 30 am and 20 pm places and is currently staffed with 2.5 full time Nursery Nurses and one EYO Graduate and one wraparound assistant. The school is currently staffed by a Head teacher, Acting Depute Head Teacher, Acting PT, 8 full time teachers, two part time teachers, Support for learning teacher, Support for Learning Teacher (Numeracy and McCrone), one McCrone teacher and a specialist brass teacher. The school is supported by a team of 7 core pupil support workers, 3 PEF funded pupil support workers (targeted interventions), and one PEF funded fulltime librarian and two members of clerical and admin staff. A nurture class is staffed by a full time Pupil Support Worker to support a range of social, emotional and educational needs of our learners.

A relevant teaching qualification and registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland is essential.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  Successful candidates will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment and the cost will be met by the candidate.

Closing date: 14/10/2018

Reference: WEL02947

Letham Primary School ,Forth Drive, Livingston