Fife Council
Principal Teacher - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Mathematics
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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 12 October 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 4 October 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: PT6 £71,694 (subject to job sizing)
Working Pattern: 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Location: St Columba’s RC High School, Dunfermline
Purpose and Values of Education Directorate
The Education 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 [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/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 resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement [http://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.
- How you have demonstrated your knowledge, skills and understanding when contributing to the leadership of change.
- How you have supported and sustained colleagues in creating a positive environment for all learners.
- Ways in which you have built and developed approaches to increase and promote positive partnerships.
- Ways in which you have used self-evaluation to make changes at classrooms, department or school level.
Job Details
We are looking for 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 positive 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.
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Specific duties include:
- Performance management of staff, absence monitoring and attendance procedures, discipline and competency procedures, PRD, CLPL, First Contact referrals, assist with selection and recruitment of staff.
- Lead and manage raising attainment and achievement, attendance, behaviour management and relationships, curriculum offer, curriculum pathways, learning, teaching & assessment and pedagogy within the faculty.
- Leadership, management and delivery of Numeracy across learning (Skills Framework), Improvement & Performance Data Management, & Scottish Standard National Assessments (SNSA). Leadership and management of STEM delivery across learning in partnership with two PTs STEM.
- Lead and manage the engagement with parents/carers for effective learning and teaching including attainment and achievement, attendance, behaviour and relationships and curriculum pathways.
- Responsible for remit that involves working with parents on behalf of specified groups of pupils or pupils across the whole school: production of parental guide for strategic area (Numeracy & STEM) and delivery of one parental workshop/family engagement event per year.
- You will be part of a supportive team that is committed to excellence and continuous improvement.
For more information on St Columba’s RC High School - St Columba's RC High School - Home (stcolumbasrchigh.org.uk) [https://www.stcolumbasrchigh.org.uk/].
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
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.
You are required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and to model all behaviour expected of a Teacher in Scotland in line with the relevant Professional Standards.
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The relevant legislation on the management of denominational schools in Scotland states: "A Teacher appointed to any post on the staff of any such school by the Education authority. .. shall be required to be approved as regards religious belief and character by representatives of the church or denominational body in whose interest the school has been conducted." Please go to the SCES website for details https://sces.org.uk/church-approval/ [https://sces.org.uk/church-approval/].
Before confirming to 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.
Further Information
- Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/169691/Principal-Teacher-G143.01.pdf]
- How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0014/40127/OD12-How-We-Work-Matters-Framework-2.pdf] 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 [https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/council-departments#xd_co_f=MzBlNmFkMDAtYzRiZi00OTgyLWI3MjUtM2MxZWU1OWIwODQx~]
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- Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please e-mail transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk [transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk].
- AI - We recognise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by many people when they are applying for jobs and preparing for interview. Candidate guidance on the use of AI in the recruitment process is available here [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/94771/AI-and-Recruitment-Candidate-Guidance.pdf].
For further information please contact: Linda Morris - Linda.Morris@fife.gov.uk [Linda.Morris@fife.gov.uk]
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