Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 10 November 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 9 November 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: 55,155 PT01 Subject to Job sizing (Pro Rata)

Working Pattern: 21 hours per week

Location:

Viewforth

High School

Purpose and Values of Education & Children's Services Directorate

The Education & Children's Services Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the

How to Apply

section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at

www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement




Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

Ways you have modelled and promoted the GTCS Professional Values (social justice, trust, respect and integrity) and Professional Commitment in your current and previous roles.

(Consider the following: how you have ensured equity of opportunity for all; how you have developed relationships built on trust and respect that enable others to take responsibility; how your moral and ethical principles inform your practice and how your own professional learning underpins your development as a leader and the development of others.)

How have you demonstrated your knowledge, skills and understanding when contributing to the leadership of change?

(Consider the following: how have you developed and promoted an informed and critical stance which focusses on improvements in curriculum and pedagogy; how have you promoted and enhanced collaboration and leadership at all levels; how have you promoted and modelled the school's vision, values and aims.)

How

you have

supported and sustained colleagues in creating a positive environment for all learners?

(Consider the following: how have you inspired and motivated others to have high expectations within a safe, caring and purposeful learning environment which is welcoming and inclusive, well managed and well organised; how have you encouraged and facilitated learner participation in planning and deciding about their own learning and the wider decision making within the learning community.)

Ways in which you have you built and developed approaches to increase and promote positive partnerships.

(Consider the following: how you have contributed to change at classroom, department and school level)

Ways in which you have used self-evaluation to make changes at classrooms, department or school level.

(Consider the following: how have you used self-evaluation to improve approaches to learning, teaching and assessment; how have you supported the professional learning of others, how have you ensured a wide variety of stakeholders are involved in decision-making processes and how have you made best use of resources to support the development of the curriculum, pedagogy, people and teams

Job Details

The Principal Teacher of Outreach will lead targeted interventions for young people in S3 and S4 who are disengaged from mainstream education. The post holder will work collaboratively with school staff, families, and the wider community to support learners in achieving a minimum of five SCQF Level 4 or Level 3 qualifications, including literacy and numeracy, and to improve their chances of transitioning into a positive destination post-school.




You will be a

highly-skilled

Principal

Teacher who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to leading change and improvement that ensures positives outcomes for our children and young people. As a principal teacher in Fife you will be responsible for supporting the senior leadership team by contributing to the strategic vision for the school, working with a wide range of stakeholders to implement and pursue the objectives set in policies, and for contributing to the development of a self-improving system across the education community.

As a principal teacher in Fife you will be responsible for supporting the senior leadership team by contributing to the strategic vision for the school, working with a wide range of stakeholders to implement and pursue the objectives set in policies, and for contributing to the development of a self-improving system across the education community.

Key Responsibilities:

Curriculum Delivery & Assessment

Liaise with subject teachers and curriculum leaders to plan and deliver appropriate learning experiences.


Ensure assessments are completed and tracked in line with national standards.


Adapt curriculum delivery to suit individual learner needs and contexts.

Learner Engagement

Identify and work with young people in S3 and S4 who are non-attending or disengaged from school.


Build trusting relationships with learners to encourage re-engagement and participation.


Deliver learning in a variety of settings including school, community spaces, and family homes.

Attainment & Progression

Support learners to achieve a minimum of five SCQF Level 4 or Level 3 qualifications.


Ensure literacy and numeracy qualifications are prioritised.


Monitor progress and intervene where necessary to maintain momentum toward attainment.

Partnership Working

Collaborate with support staff including, guidance teachers,
SfL

, Pupil Support Services and external agencies.



Engage with families to support learner participation and wellbeing.


Contribute to whole-school strategies for inclusion and equity.

Leadership & Management

Lead outreach initiatives and contribute to school improvement planning.


Provide professional learning and support to staff involved in outreach work.


Maintain accurate records and report on learner progress and outcomes.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

Essential:




GTCS registration and relevant teaching qualification.


Experience working with disengaged or vulnerable learners.


Strong understanding of SCQF qualifications and assessment frameworks.


Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.


Ability to work independently and flexibly across different environments. You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of the senior leadership team to lead and manage school improvement, both at strategic and operational levels, to ensure continuous improvement.



You are required to demonstrate a commitment to your own professional learning as a practitioner through career-long professional learning activity and to be able to show how this has impacted on your practice.

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

For posts within

Primary

you are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Primary.




For posts within Secondary you are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Secondary for the specific subject.




You are required to model all behaviour expected of a teacher in Scotland in line with the relevant Professional Standards.




Full registration is required for all Permanent posts, for temporary class teacher posts, provisional GTCS registration in the relevant sector will be considered.




Candidates holding GTCS registration in Further Education must also hold Primary or Secondary registration to meet the essential criteria as determined by Fife Council




Desirable:




Experience in outreach or community-based education.


Knowledge of trauma-informed and restorative practices.

Further Information

Role Profile

- When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria

Role Profile

How We Work Matters -

Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our

How We Work Matters

behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

Council Department information

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Alternative Formats

- Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email:

transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

For Further Information Contact:

Fiona.Davison@fife.gov.uk