Head Teacher - St Gerardine Primary School - MOR10999
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £77,358.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Lossiemouth, IV31 6JX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Moray Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MOR10999 |
Summary
Job Description
St Gerardine Primary School are looking for a new Head Teacher to lead them on the next stage of their journey as they continue to ‘light the paths of learning’ – could this be you?‘Children and staff are proud of their school and community. They have developed very positive learning environments based on the school values of being respectful, responsible, resilient and demonstrating kindness. Children are happy and are welcoming to visitors’ HM Inspectors, February 2025
A rewarding leadership opportunity has arisen at St Gerardine Primary School in Lossiemouth, who now look for their Head Teacher to lead the learning community and continue on their school improvement journey from positive foundations, as recognised by HM Inspectors of Education last session. A non-denominational Primary School, St Gerardine Primary School welcomes children from both within and outwith their catchment area, where the school is recognised for its nurturing and supportive ethos. Close links with the school nursery (under separate management) exist as well as with other Lossiemouth nurseries. Approximately 35% of the school roll consists of service family children from Armed Forces family backgrounds. St Gerardine Primary School forms part of the Lossiemouth Associated School Group – this includes Hythehill Primary School, Hopeman Primary School, Burghead Primary School and Lossiemouth High School.
Requirements
To provide professional leadership and management of the school ensuring the safety of all pupils and conducting the affairs of the school to the benefit of the pupils and the community it serves through pursuing objectives and implementing policies set by the education authority under the overall direction of the Head of Education (Chief Education Officer).The duties of the Head Teacher are:
1. To lead and manage learning and teaching
2. To lead and develop staff, children and young people
3. To lead change and improvement
4. Use resources effectively
5. Building community
The Individual
Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) Working with Children is required for this post.A relocation package of £5400 (exclusive of VAT) may be available for this post
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