Class Teacher

Job Overview

Full Time Currently, Midlothian has 6 secondary schools, 32 primary schools (19 of which have nurseries) and 2 stand alone nursery schools. Our special school, Saltersgate, provides support for children with a range of physical, social, emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties. The schools range in size from our smallest primary school with around 20 children to our largest secondary with over 1200 pupils.

We have a diverse range of school catchments, from rural to urban settings. We are fortunate to have a growing number of newbuild schools, with 15 of our primary schools and 2 secondary having been built within the last 10 years and several new builds planned.

Main Grade Teacher £34,938 - £52,614

Fixed Term until 05/01/2027

Full Time

Gore Glen Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic teacher to join Team GG. The post will be 1 year Fixed Term from January 2026. Initially the post will be in a P7 class full time for this academic year and next academic year yet to be decided.

Gore Glen Primary School is a fairly new school in a fast growing community not yet 10 years old.

Gore Glen Primary School has approximately 345 students in the Mainstream Primary and continues to grow year on year, 56 children in our Early Learning Centre and 20 children have access to our complex needs provision, Glenable.

We work collaboratively and believe strongly in the ethos that like geese flying in formation together, we achieve more if we work together with common goals. Team GG is a warm and nurturing staff team with an incredibly supportive wider school community and of course wonderful children.

Please feel free to take a look at our website:

Interview Date - Thursday 8th January 2026

Pre Employment Checks/Requirements for Teaching Positions

If you are successful, our offer of employment will be conditional on satisfactory completion of pre-employment requirements, such as medical screening, two written references, one which must be from your most recent/current employer, verification of your original qualifications and your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. Registration with the General Teaching Council and a satisfactory PVG check for Regulated Work with Children will also be essential.

General Teaching Council Scotland

Teachers applying for permanent posts should be fully registered with the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS). For further information on registration please visit:

Regulated Work with Children

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require a PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. The fee for a Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 6 consecutive pay periods.

The fee for a PVG Scheme Record Update is £18. You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 2 consecutive pay periods. If your employment concludes before the amount is re-paid in full, the outstanding balance will be deducted from your final salary. If you are an existing employee the Council will pay the cost of the Application Fee.

In your application we ask for information under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We ask you to disclose any unspent convictions. Disclosures should be made by writing to or emailing the Employment and Reward Manager, in confidence, giving details of the offence(s), penalty and date(s) of conviction. Applicants should note that failure to disclose a conviction which is subsequently advised through a Disclosure Scotland check may result in the withdrawal of any offer of appointment.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar an applicant from working with Midlothian. Decisions regarding suitability for positions of trust which are subject to vetting…