When you join the team at Heriot’s, you become part of our community, where the contribution of every individual is important and valued.  The Heriot’s motto, to “distribute chearfullie”, is at the heart of school - distributing of kindness, of support and of generosity remains as live today as it was in 1628 when George Heriot founded the school.

Our most recent staff survey reported that 97% of employees at Heriot’s feel motivated and happy to work here and we aim to provide a friendly, welcoming, and supportive environment for all of our people.  This aim is reflected in the package we offer which, for our teaching staff, in addition to salary (which includes a Heriot’s enhancement), teacher holidays and pension, includes:

• Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity pay
• Family friendly policies (Including Personal Emergency Leave Days)
• Continued professional development opportunities
• Travel to work schemes
• School Fee Remission (non-contractual benefit)
• Employee Assistance programme, including 24/7 counselling helpline and high street, supermarket, and general retail discounts
• Opportunities for involvement in the wider school community

We aim to attract and retain a diverse group of talented people, who are committed to upholding the school’s ethos. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Teacher to join our successful Support for Learning Department from May 2026. This is a maternity cover appointment for a circa 0.6 FTE. Working days are proposed to be Wednesday to Friday although this me be subject to change. 

Support for Learning is a busy Department working throughout the Junior School and Senior School.  Through its assessment and referral system, it identifies pupils experiencing difficulties at an early age and aims to establish profiles of learning needs, prioritising key areas to target in one to one and small group teaching.  By giving advice to teaching staff and parents and by working co-operatively in pupils’ classes or by extracting the pupils, it aims to meet these needs and work towards allowing the pupil to demonstrate their knowledge as independently as possible. 

It values the knowledge and experience of the class and subject teachers and aims to enhance those skills by ensuring that teachers are familiar with strategies which may help their teaching of pupils who may need a more structured approach. This post will involve working with junior school pupils.  

In addition to curricular responsibilities, the successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in the extra-curricular life of the school.

The successful candidate will be a qualified primary teacher and also have:

• previous experience of working with pupils who have additional support needs 
• qualifications in the field of additional support needs or have undertaken significant Professional Learning in this area
• knowledge of current legislation in the field of additional support needs
• familiarity with assessment material to aid in the identification of pupils’ needs
• Demonstrates commitment to understanding of inclusive education 

Additional Information
Heriot’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and the successful candidates will be required to obtain membership of the PVG scheme.

Please note that parking is not available on our campus

George Heriot’s Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

George Heriot’s School is governed by George Heriot’s Trust, Scottish Charity number SC011463