Job Description

Education, Children and Justice Services


Edinburgh Learns Development Officer - Teaching and Learning


Waverley Court


Salary: 59,727 - 64,503


Hours: 35 per week, 52 weeks

Contract is 52 weeks with annual leave entitlement (not linked to school holidays).

We are advertising for a development officer to join the Edinburgh Learns Teaching and Learning Team. Our priorities are to help establishments to deliver high-quality teaching and learning through the Teachers' Charter, and to support the implementation of the Literacy strategy. The development officer will work as part of the Edinburgh Learns Team to develop, deliver and evaluate high-quality professional learning and to work collaboratively with staff across establishments. Our goal is to ensure that every learner experiences the best teaching and learning in all of our schools.


This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A n unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.




We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.


As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.


Happy to talk flexible working.


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