Principal Teacher
Colinton Primary School

Salary: £59,727
Hours: 35 per week

We are seeking a Principal Teacher 2 to join the leadership team at Colinton Primary School and deputise in the absence of the Headteacher. We are looking for an experienced practitioner with strong second‑level expertise who will have a teaching commitment within P5, P6 or P7. The successful candidate will take a lead role in Digital Learning, Assessment and Tracking, and P7-S1 Transition, in addition to fulfilling the standard City of Edinburgh Council Principal Teacher remit.

At Colinton Primary, our vision is to be "a welcoming and friendly community where we look after each other and achieve our goals together." Our school values-Respectful, Responsible and Resilient-sit at the heart of everything we do, and we are looking for a leader who embodies and promotes these principles in their practice, relationships, and decision‑making.

Colinton Primary is a vibrant and inclusive school located in the south‑west of Edinburgh. We are proud of our strong sense of community and our commitment to ensuring every child feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. The Principal Teacher will play a key role in nurturing this ethos while driving high‑quality learning and teaching across the upper school.

The catchment includes both Dreghorn and Redford Barracks with many military children attending the school, which means we have a very transient school roll. There are currently seven primary classes and one nursery class of 20 children.

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. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

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.

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