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Head Teacher - Elphinstone Primary School - EAL13026
East Lothian Council • Elphinstone, Tranent
Salary
From £70k
Posted
4 September 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview
East Lothian Council is hiring a Head Teacher - Elphinstone Primary School - EAL13026 in Elphinstone, a teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is From £70k. East Lothian Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.
Vacancy Information DHT/HT Salary Scale Point 3 (£71.694 per annum). Days and Hours of Work: Monday - Friday To start 5th January 2027. Successful candidates will be recruited to a permanent post if they already have a substantive HT post and/or hold the Standard for Headship (through the SQH or Into Headship programmes). Successful candidates yet to achieve the Standard for Headship will be offered a temporary contract until such time as they successfully complete the now mandatory Into Headsh…
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