Deputy Headteacher – Learning & Teaching and Progress & Standards across a Key Stage

We are an OFSTED outstanding school with a culture of high expectations based on our Swanlea Values. In Tower Hamlets, we are the top performing school and have the best attendance and punctuality. Most of our students’ progress on to top universities including Oxford and Cambridge. Despite our successes, we are not complacent, and we believe that we have the capacity to further improve.

Swanlea students are proud of their school, and we have extremely supportive parents/carers and governors. We are highly committed to the development of all colleagues as evident in our comprehensive CPD programme. 

Swanlea School is in one of the most deprived areas in the UK; 50% of our students receive the Pupil Premium. Our students may come from disadvantaged backgrounds, but they do not lack ambition for their futures, and neither do we as reflected in our no excuses culture. Our highly motivated and hard-working staff are driven by the moral imperative that our young people can achieve highly.

Our curriculum implementation is key to providing our young people with the powerful knowledge and skills to succeed in modern Britain. Your role will be to lead on our learning and teaching strategy ensuring exceptional classroom practice at our school. We have worked with outstanding researchers and practitioners in this field and would expect you to be able to lead our successful SLT in challenging and extending our pedagogical practice. Alongside this, you will also lead standards and progress across a key stage at Swanlea School, ensuring outstanding outcomes for our young people.

As you would expect, we are looking for the best senior leader, someone who is prepared to sweat the small stuff to get the job done. A good honours degree and qualified teacher status are essential. You will be able to demonstrate unwavering commitment to raising student progress and standards. Like us, you believe that social disadvantage is no barrier to achievement and that every student can share in the joy of education. Most importantly, you will possess integrity, good humour and moral purpose. 

In return, we can offer the following:

• A competitive salary with inner London weighting and pension scheme;
• A broad and wide ranging staff development programme, delivered by outstanding experts;
• A central location with excellent transport links;
• Outstanding facilities and resources to support teaching and learning;
• A friendly and diverse student and staff community;
• Discount scheme that offers savings on purchases, including groceries, eating out, entertainment, etc;
• Season ticket loan scheme;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Free eye tests and discounted eye-care scheme;
• Access to confidential emotional and practical advice support services.

To apply, please send your completed application form and supporting statement to recruitment@swanlea.co.uk

The Headteacher will be hosting visits for prospective candidates at 4:30pm on Thursday 28th September 2023.

Closing date: Wednesday 4th October 2023 at 9:00am

Interviews: Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th October 2023

Swanlea School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and references. Please find our safeguarding policy on our school website https://swanlea.co.uk/