Teacher - Support for Learning

Teacher - Support for Learning, Kirknewton Primary School, 15.12 hours per week, Closing date 20th December 2020

At Kirknewton Early Years Setting and Primary School positive relationships are at the heart of our school community; nurturing learning, achievement and happiness.

Kirknewton Primary School is looking to recruit a permanent Support for Learning Teacher. This is a part- time position and is an important role within the school, working closely with the Head Teacher to provide leadership and management of learning support across the school, enabling the school to deliver the highest quality of education for all children and to ensure high standards of achievement and attainment are met.

Kirknewton Primary School is a non-denominational school serving a rural village and the surrounding area. The school caters for nursery to Primary 7. The school is within the West Calder High School cluster but has close links with Balerno High School cluster due to the majority of Primary 7s transitioning to Balerno High, which for the majority is their catchment school.

The school strives to identify and overcome barriers to learning and aims to provide an inclusive learning environment for our children and their families. We work closely with our partners to support the needs of the children within the school.

The current school roll is 189, with 30 nursery places available both am and pm and full day provision. From August 2019 the nursery will be open for 50 weeks of the year and there will be 24 full day spaces available, with six spaces for morning/afternoon.

Staffing consists of a Head Teacher, a full time Principal Teacher and a part time Support for Learning Teacher. The school has eight class teachers, one part time teacher, one Early Years Officer, four Nursery Nurses, six pupil support workers for both school and nursery, one instrumental instructor, two catering assistants, one administrative assistant, one clerical assistant and one facilities management assistant who works across a number of schools. An Early Years Area Support Manager has recently been appointed to support and line manger our nursery during periods of school closure.

The school utilises all available space within the school and are developing the use of our extensive outdoor space. We have an active Parent Council and the children benefit from a range of additional resources and opportunities thanks to fundraising efforts led by the PSA.

Our children can access a Breakfast Club in the morning and Simply Play offer paid for After School Care on site for pupils in P1-P7.

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.

The fee for a Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59 or Existing Member is £18. The £59 cost (where appropriate) will be deducted from your salary over a 1 or 3 month period by repayment schedule. If your employment concludes before the amount is re-paid in full, the outstanding balance will be deducted from your final salary.