Headteacher
Queen Victoria School
Stirling
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 September 2024
Job overview
QUEEN VICTORIA SCHOOL, DUNBLANE
seeks to appoint a
Headteacher
Required August 2025
Ref: 365145
If you are a current or aspiring Headteacher, have passion and determination, can promote and develop an ethos, culture and educational provision which empowers all to thrive and be an inspiring leader for others then this is an opportunity for you!
Queen Victoria School (QVS), Dunblane, is part of Defence Children Services (DCS) which is a Defence delivery organisation, subordinated under the Army’s Regional Command. HQ DCS is UK based at Trenchard Lines, Upavon, and has forward deployed staff across the world. DCS is responsible for the education and care of children of Service and Defence entitled personnel in MOD schools and settings, providing advice and guidance in respect of education for Service families in the United Kingdom and around the world.
DCS are committed to Educate the Child – Support the Family – Defend the Nation.
Founded in 1908, QVS provides stability and continuity of education, within the Scottish system, for the children of UK Armed Forces personnel. Service personnel who are Scottish, or who have served in Scotland, or who have been part of a Scottish regiment or unit, are given priority. Fully boarding, co-educational and tri-service (for Royal Navy, Army, and RAF children), the School educates a maximum of 277 pupils from the ages of 10/11 up to 18.
Children are at the heart of what we do at QVS and we are looking for a dynamic, passionate and caring individual, for whom our values and ethos resonate, to become Headteacher in our vibrant and highly respected Boarding school.
Standards are already high at QVS, as evidenced by the recent (May 2023) HMIe report, in which we were judged to be ‘Very Good’ across all assessed Quality Indicators. The school and the community need an inspiring Headteacher who will work in partnership with His Majesty’s Commissioners, staff and parents and all members of the school community to ensure the needs of Service children continue to be met. We strive for continuous improvement in all that we offer.
A detailed job description and online application form can be found by visiting CS Jobs
If you would like further information on this job opportunity, please email Andy Yeoman, DCS Chief Education Officer via Andy.Yeoman@modschools.org
Closing date for completed applications is 25th September 2024
The Ministry of Defence is an Equal Opportunities Employer
About Queen Victoria School
Ethos
Queen Victoria School embodies, demonstrates and promotes the following values:
• Integrity and honesty
• Respect and responsibility
• Justice and equality
• Compassion and empathy
Academic
The school strives to help each pupil realise his or her individual academic potential to the full at each stage of his or her school life.
Non-Academic
The school strives to provide a wide and diverse range of extra-curricular activities to develop the whole person.
Civic and Service Responsibility
Queen Victoria School is an asset to the Ministry of Defence and through it to the personnel of the Armed Forces. It provides a Service benefit by offering stability and continuity of valued Scottish education to the children of serving military personnel who are Scottish or who have served in Scotland.
Pastoral
Queen Victoria School aims to ensure that at least one adult member of staff takes a continuous, proactive interest in the development of each pupil, meeting him or her regularly and providing both structured and responsive discussion.
Through its boarding house structures the School provides a valid and valuable alternative to the pupil's home environment during term times.
Partnership with parents and carers is welcomed. The School encourages parents and carers to involve themselves actively in their children's learning and in the life of the School.
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