Deputy Headteacher
Cayley Primary School, London, E14 7NG24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £76,331 to £83,236
Pay scale
- L13 to L17
What skills and experience we're looking for
Person specification
Criteria
Education and qualifications
- Qualified teacher status
- Evidence of professional development in preparation for a leadership role
- Masters or
National Professional Qualification
Experience - Successful leadership and management experience in a school
- Proven success as a class teacher across a variety of phases
- Involvement in school self-evaluation and school improvement planning
- Demonstrable experience of successful line management or staff development
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural school
- Experience of
working with parents and families
Knowledge and skills - Experience of curriculum development and leading a core curriculum subject
- Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to set targets and identify weaknesses
- Knowledge and awareness of recent educational developments and the legislative framework
- Understanding of high-quality teaching, and the ability to model this for others and support others to improve
- Understanding of school finances and financial management
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
- Ability to build effective working relationships with all stakeholders
- Knowledge of Safeguarding/Child Protection legislation and procedures
- Knowledge of a range of assessment procedures, including formative and summative
- An understanding of equality of opportunity for all pupils and staff in the school
- Knowledge and
understanding of effective systems and strategies for positive behaviour
management
Personal attributes - Commitment to the school’s vision and values
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
- Ability to work supportively within a team under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
- Commitment to safeguarding and equality ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways that exploit the position.
- Flexible in approach and willing to learn and develop new skills, and lead by example
- Skill with communicating effectively with staff, parents, governors and outside agencies
What the school offers its staff
- a friendly and supportive ethos which celebrates the multicultural and inclusive nature of our school;
- an enthusiastic and inquisitive group of children who enjoy learning and display good behaviour;
- an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and dedicated staff team;
- a rich mix of families, who strongly support the school;
- an exciting school environment, both inside and out, with high quality resources;
- a new and developing approach to curriculum and pedagogy;
- a commitment to learning through play in the EYFS;
- the opportunity to grow through dedicated CPD;
- strong links with other local schools and the Local Authority.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cayley Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 480 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cayley Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02077901490
Arranging a visit to Cayley Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk.
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