Deputy Headteacher
Listed on 2026-10-05
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
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 Deputy Headteacher to help to provide strategic and operational leadership and management that enables the school to give every pupil an outstanding education.
For more information please see the Job Description.
QualificationsDegree or equivalent qualification essential
Ian Mikardo School
Recruitment Officer
recruitment
60 William Guy Gardens
Talwin Street
London
E3 3LF
The Beckmead Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people so expect all staff and volunteers, as well as those who work on the premises, to share this commitment. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance to include the ability to participate in Physical Intervention and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.
We will also carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.
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