QVS Principal Teacher of Pupil Support
Queen Victoria School
Stirling
- Expired
- Salary:
- £48,897 - An allowance of £7,752 is presently payable for Boarding School duties.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn 2021
- Apply by:
- 9 August 2021
Job overview
Queen Victoria School (QVS) is a co-educational Boarding School funded by the Ministry of Defence to provide stable and uninterrupted education and boarding to some 270 children of Service personnel, from ages 10/11 to 18. The School is set in 45 acres of beautiful Perthshire countryside.
The Pupil Support Department consists of one Principal Teacher, one full-time Teacher and two classroom assistants. The successful candidate will play a key role in meeting departmental and whole-school targets. They should be willing to lead by example, supporting and empowering both staff and students. Applications are invited from well-qualified graduates with proven leadership experience relevant to the post. They should have excellent communication, planning and time-management skills as well as a thorough working knowledge of current Additional Support Needs legislation and the GIRFEC process, both nationally and locally.
Applicants must be registered with GTC (Scotland) and Disclosure Scotland Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG), prior to taking up post.
Salary is based on SNCT Pay Agreements. In addition, a QVS Boarding School Allowance is payable to reflect the requirement to undertake additional boarding duties. Currently, this allowance is £7,752. Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. A commitment to boarding school life, including taking part in extra-curricular activities, is essential. Previous experience in sports coaching, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme or the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) would be desirable.
If you would like further information on this job opportunity, please email the Deputy Headteacher (Pupil Support), Jill Adams, at jill.adams@modschools.org
Closing date for completed applications is 9 August 2021.
Queen Victoria School is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Attached documents
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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