Assistant Headteacher for Teaching & Learning

Ian Mikardo School, London, E3 3LF

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 10:34am

• Date listed

  27 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership L5 - L6 (Inner London) £65,625 FTE - £67,024FTE

Assistant Headteacher for Teaching & Learning job summary

Ian Mikardo High School is a highly specialist provision dedicated to transforming the lives of young people with complex social, emotional, and mental health needs. We are a unique and innovative learning environment, committed to providing a holistic, therapeutic, and academically engaging experiences for our students and their families.

Our ethos is built on nurturing individual potential, fostering resilience, and equipping our students with the skills and confidence to succeed in school and family life, their communities, the world of work and beyond. We are a small school catering for Year 7 to Post 16 students, and building strong relationships with students and wider families is key to our success. We pride ourselves on our highly dedicated staff team, strong community links, and a relentless focus on positive outcomes for every student. The school is a centre of excellence for educating vulnerable young people and we are proud that all students are involved in all aspects of our broad, balanced, and stimulating curriculum, personalised to meet individual needs. 

We are looking for a passionate and inspiring Assistant Head Teacher to lead Teaching and Learning across the whole school. In this vital leadership role, you will work closely with our Senior Leadership Team to continually enhance the quality of teaching and learning, ensuring high standards and helping every student reach their full potential.

The successful candidate will champion the development and implementation of exciting strategies to boost literacy across all subjects and cultivate a deep love of reading among all our students. This role calls for a dynamic and experienced leader who is truly passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive learning environment where every single learner feels cared for, valued, and respected.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Ian Mikardo School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 49 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ian Mikardo School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ian-mikardo-school-london

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