Job description
The Ideal Candidate
We welcome applications from leaders with a proven track record of impact as a Headteacher, Interim Headteacher, Associate Headteacher or experienced Deputy Headteacher. You should be proactive, innovative, and resilient, with the integrity to lead by example.
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
- Honours Degree or equivalent.
- PGCE and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH).
- Recent experience as a Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher.
- Evidence of significant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the last three years.
You will also be:
- Passionate about every child’s learning, with a relentless determination to ensure all pupils achieve their full potential.
- Strongly focused on teaching and learning, with a commitment to developing and sustaining high-quality practice.
- Consistent, resilient and aspirational in driving school improvement and raising standards.
- Upholding of our values and embracing our vision of Courage, Commitment and Compassion.
- Committed to collaborative working with our Governing Body.
About this school
Little Ilford School
Community school · Secondary · Ages 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,700
- Avg teacher salary
- £56,813
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 13.8:1
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
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Location
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London, Newham, E12 6JB