Headteacher - Queensgate Foundation Primary School

Job Posted: 10 February 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: East Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Leadership Scale L15 – L21 £70,293 - £81,441
• Industries: Education

Relocation allowance available (subject to criteria) of up to £8,000. Details available on request. 

For full information on this opportunity, the school, the role and how to apply, visit our campaign page: www.iow.gov.uk/queensgatehead

 A unique and challenging opportunity to make a real difference to the education of children in East Cowes.  

Queensgate Foundation Primary School, serves the East Cowes community on the beautiful Isle of Wight and we are now looking for a strong and inspiring leader to become our next Headteacher. 

We have a team of dedicated staff working with wonderful children and we are looking for the ideal candidate with vision and passion to take our school into the future. 

We also are very proud of our most recent Ofsted:  Queensgate Foundation Primary - Open - Find an Inspection Report - Ofsted 

We will be delighted to receive your application. If you would like an informal chat with the Chair of Governors, Peter Genari, or even a visit to the school, please contact Peter on [email protected] 

HOW TO APPLY 

Ensure you fully read the 'Headteacher Information Pack', prior to application. This has the full Job Description, Person Specification, and key details about our school.

We also encourage you to visit our school website and familiarise yourself with our school: Working together for a successful future | Queensgate Foundation Primary
Our application form is an electronic form, please complete all sections and ensure there are no unexplained gaps in employment. Any gaps in employment will require explanation. 

IMPORTANT:  Ensure the 'additional information' section on the application form includes your personal statement,  ideally in 700 words or less to give us a clear idea of how your skills match our requirements as set out in the person specification section of the recruitment pack.

Closing date: Wednesday 19 March 2025, by noon.

Shortlisting:  Monday 24 March 2025 (successful applicants informed the following day).

Interviews:  Thursday 03 April 2025 and Friday 04 April 2025

Proposed start date: Monday 01 September 202

Queensgate Foundation Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks, including online searches/checks. 

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children’s Services directorate.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.