Headteacher

Little Ilford School, London, E12 6JB

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership 37 - 43

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.

What the school offers its staff

You will find a supportive, challenging, stable and well-informed board of governors who are deeply committed to the school, who share the ethos we have nurtured of valuing and caring for every student and every member of staff.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Headteacher Recruitment Pack v4.pdf - 4.32 MB (opens in new tab)

About Little Ilford School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1700 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Little Ilford School website
• Email address: m.karim@littleilford.org
• Phone number: 02089283548
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/little-ilford-school

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Arranging a visit to Little Ilford School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email m.karim@littleilford.org.

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