Seven Mills

Primary School

Ambitious, Compassionate
& Empowered

Vacancies

Headteacher - Seven Mills Primary

Salary Range: Inner London Leadership Scale  L15 to L21 (£75,545 to £86,119) 

Seven Mills Primary School is seeking to recruit an ambitious and innovative leader to lead the school on the next phase of our exciting journey. The post-holder will be responsible for formulating, articulating and delivering the vision and values of the school and ensuring that not only do the children get the best education on the Isle of Dogs but the children continue to be at the forefront of every decision taken at Seven Mills.

We are a popular, friendly, inclusive primary school in a vibrant East London community, located just five minutes walk from Canary Wharf.  Our school places children at the centre of everything we do and endeavours to ensure that every child feels safe, supported, happy, enthused and challenged. Our children are empowered to excel, through providing exciting, experiential learning, rooted in equality of opportunity. 

Seven Mills thrives through the support of our families, the commitment of our staff, the enthusiasm of our children and the collaboration with neighbouring schools.

 We can offer:

  • An opportunity to develop our school from good to outstanding through empowerment and autonomy
  • Excellent teachers who are looking for ways to develop pedagogy through coaching and mentoring from an experienced and empathetic leader.
  • Compassionate, well-behaved children who enjoy learning and are motivated to do well.
  • A welcoming, experienced staff team, who are creative in their ideas and empowered to take risks.
  • An ambitious leadership team who are committed to supporting and developing all staff through coaching and CPD. 

Further information, an application pack or to arrange a visit please contact Nazma Ghani on 0207 987 2350 or admin@sevenmills.towerhamlets.sch.uk or visit https://www.sevenmills.towerhamlets.sch.uk/vacancies/.

To apply for this role you must complete the Tower Hamlets application form. Visits to the school are strongly recommended. 

In addition to the application form you are required to respond to the Person Specification requirements for this role with evidence and examples of your experience. You are not at this stage expected to respond to all points as many can only be established at interview. Your response to this should be no longer than two sides of an A4 sheet in Calibri 11 font. 

You are also required to provide a Personal Statement with the reasons why you would like to be the new Headteacher of our school. Your Personal Statement should be no longer than one side of an A4 sheet in Calibri 11 font.

If you have any questions about the role or the process of application, please call Andrew Best on 07917 080201. All applications must be emailed to andy.best@forschoolseducation.co.uk 

We are committed to ensuring equality and diversity is central to the operation of our school through the staff we employ and the provision that we make. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.


Start Date: September 2024

Closing Date: Thursday 28th March at 12:00

Interviews: Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th April

(Candidates to be notified of attendance by 11th April 2024)