- Title or Description
- Headteacher Information Heriot, Fountainhall and Stow
- FOI Number
- 20250822
- Date Received
- 27/06/2025
- Type of Request
- FOI
- Request or Question
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I am writing under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to request the following information regarding the Head Teacher post which currently has responsibility for Heriot, Fountainhall, and Stow Primary Schools:1) Current Salary Band: Please confirm the current salary band or range for the Head Teacher post, including whether the salary level reflects responsibility for multiple school settings (i.e. Heriot, Fountainhall, and Stow).
2) Changes in Remuneration: Has the salary changed during the period the Head Teacher took on additional responsibility for Stow? If so, please specify the date(s) and reason(s) for any salary changes.
3) Future Salary Position: With the mothballing of Fountainhall Primary School and the reduction in the number of settings under the Head Teacher?s remit (anticipated from August 2025), will the salary band or remuneration package be reviewed? If so, please indicate the process and expected timeline. Pupil Numbers:
4) Please provide the total number of primary-aged children the Head Teacher is has been responsible for across the three schools (broken down by school if possible) in the last 10 years, and the projected number for August 2025 assuming Fountainhall remains mothballed.
5) Teaching Commitment: Does the Head Teacher currently have a teaching commitment as part of her role? If yes, please specify how many hours or days per week are allocated to teaching duties. - Response
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1) For HT posts all councils follow the job-sizing process set out within the SNCT handbook. This is not a salary band like SJC posts but a point on the DHT/HT spine published within the SNCT handbook - Part 2 - SNCT Handbook, and is therefore exempt under Section 25 of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
2) For HT posts all councils follow the job-sizing process set out within the SNCT handbook. This is not a salary band like SJC posts but a point on the DHT/HT spine published within the SNCT handbook - Part 2 - SNCT Handbook, and is therefore exempt under Section 25 of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
3) Significant changes in school roles or number of settings will automatically trigger a job sizing review. There will be no review to salary position while Fountainhall is mothballed, in the event of a reduction of salary all staff are conserved for 3 years as in SNCT guidance 4) Performance Team Using SG Pupil Census
TOTAL ROLL 2014
Fountainhall Primary School 12
Heriot Primary School 44
Stow Primary School 74
2015
Fountainhall Primary School 15
Heriot Primary School 33
Stow Primary School 76
2016
Fountainhall Primary School 17
Heriot Primary School 34
Stow Primary School 67
2017
Fountainhall Primary School 18
Heriot Primary School 31
Stow Primary School 66
2018 Fountainhall Primary School 16 /Heriot Primary School 27 /Stow Primary School 77
2019 Fountainhall Primary School 14 /Heriot Primary School 25 /Stow Primary School 76
2020 Fountainhall Primary School 11 /Heriot Primary School 23/Stow Primary School 76
2021 Fountainhall Primary School 7 /Heriot Primary School 28 /Stow Primary School 70
2022 Fountainhall Primary School 6 /Heriot Primary School 31 /Stow Primary School 68
2023 Fountainhall Primary School 6 /Heriot Primary School 24 Stow Primary School 63
2024 Fountainhall Primary School 6 Heriot Primary School 27 Stow Primary School 63
2025 Fountainhall Primary School 0 /Projected Heriot Primary School 21 /Stow Primary School 74
5) Yes 2 days per week from August 2025.
