Deputy Headteacher
Cayley Primary School
Tower Hamlets
- £76,331 - £83,236 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L13 to L17
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2025
- Apply by:
- 24 April 2025
Job overview
Cayley is a much loved, successful and inclusive school in Stepney, Tower Hamlets. We are a Good school where the children come first. The curriculum is broad, providing both personalised and creative content and addressing the core subjects. We are keen to continue pursuing new, fun and innovative ways to help our children to love learning and enjoy their time at School.
Our new Deputy Headteacher will be passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for our children. They will care about the whole family: parents, carers and children and will value our staff and the contribution they make. They will be welcoming, genuinely friendly and visible to parents. Our Deputy Headteacher will enjoy celebrating success, in all its forms, and expect our children to leave Cayley with a life-long love of learning and well prepared for the challenges ahead. We are looking for someone calm, considered and inclusive who can help lead Cayley into the next phase of its development.
We can offer:
- 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.
Visits to the school are strongly recommended.
Further information, an application pack or to arrange a visit please contact Alison Perisic on 0207 790 1490 or recruitment@cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk or visit https://www.cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk/recruitment.
If you would like more information, please contact the headteacher at tom.foster@cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk to arrange an informal discussion of the role.
Supporting statements should refer to the person specification and should be no longer than 2 sides of A4 in Century Gothic font size 10. All applications must be sent to recruitment@cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Start Date: September 2025
Closing Date: 09:00 Thursday 24 April
Shortlisting: Thursday 24/Friday 25 April
Interviews: Wednesday 30 April
Attached documents
About Cayley Primary School
We provide the finest educational experience for every single child at our inspirational and thriving school.
Our holistic and well-rounded approach towards education provides an exceptional foundation for life-long learning, and we ensure that each child has the opportunity to grow in self-confidence, academic success and artistic endeavours. We do this by providing a broad curriculum, opportunities for wide-ranging extracurricular provision and ensuring learner-centred lessons.
We have an embedded culture of innovation, aspiration and dedication; this is continually driven by: our passionate and dedicated staff, our ambitious and committed pupils, and all those within our local community.
Life at Cayley Primary School is an engaging learning journey from Nursery through to Year 6; the experiences gained from your child’s time with us will last a lifetime. They will understand what it means to be a ‘Cayley child’ and how they are a part of many wider communities; local, national and global. We use our core values to support all our pupils to become exceptional future citizens.
Cayley is a happy school where our pupils feel a sense of belonging and pride, show respect for all and always aim to be the very best they can be. Our wide, varied and rich provision enable the teachers to know their pupils, their unique strengths and the avenues in which to enable each pupil to reach their full potential.
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