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Head Teacher - Nursery - DEE05974

Posting date:	18 April 2025
Salary:	£88,563.00 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	04 May 2025
Location:	Dundee, DD1 1NL
Company:	Dundee City Council
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	DEE05974

Summary

Job Description

Based at Frances Wright Nursery and Baluniefield Nursery, you will work term time, 35 hours per week.


Both services are fully inclusive, with Frances Wright Nursery providing city wide specialist provision for children with Additional Support Needs.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Lesley Gibb on 01382 433950 or email lesley.gibb@dundeecity.gov.uk

Requirements

You will be GTCS Registered (Primary) and have the Standard for Headship (SFH), or equivalent, as detailed on the GTCS website: https://www.gtcs.org.uk/professional-standards/the-standards/headship.aspx

Responsibilities

The role of the Head Teacher is to promote high quality learning and teaching to secure improved educational outcomes for the benefit of pupils and the community, under the direction of the local Council. Head Teachers have a corporate responsibility to contribute to an agenda of ongoing improvement in their school and across their Council area.

The Individual

You will be able to demonstrate the standard for headship. You will have proven experience as an early years' teacher and demonstrate up to date knowledge of Pre-birth to 3, Realising the Ambition and Curriculum for Excellence.

In addition you will have a strong record in raising attainment and achievement, experience of Improvement Planning, managing budget and resources and staff leadership, management and supervision.

You will also have evidence of appropriate Professional Learning in a range of areas and be committed to a consultative and participative style of management. In addition, you will have a positive and caring approach and commitment to children, have good communication/ interpersonal skills and relate well to others.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Dundee City Council

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