Head Teacher - Hythehill Primary School - MOR10997
| 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 6RF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Moray Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MOR10997 |
Summary
Job Description
Are you an experienced senior leader looking for a challenging and rewarding role, as Head Teacher of one of our largest Primary Schools located in Lossiemouth; ‘the jewel of the Moray Firth’?An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen at Hythehill Primary School, who are looking for a Head Teacher to lead their school community, raising aspirations for all and ensuring each pupil ‘shines their light brightly’. A non-denominational Primary School situated in the coastal town of Lossiemouth, the school serves the areas to the South and West of the town. Serving a mixed catchment area, approximately half of pupils attending Hythehill Primary School are from local families with almost half of pupils from Armed Forces family backgrounds. Hythehill Primary School forms part of the Lossiemouth Associated School Group – this includes St Gerardine 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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