Oasis Academy Silvertown

Deputy PrincipalFast Apply# Deputy PrincipalEmployerLocation: London, Greater LondonContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: L13-17 Inner London + Teacher Pension Scheme + R+RPosted: 10th December 2025Start Date: To Be ConfirmedExpires: 12th January :00 PMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: To Be ConfirmedJob ID: Start Date: To Be Confirmed Contract Type :Permanent Job ID: Share : An exciting opportunity to join the team at Oasis Academy Silvertown Oasis Academy Silvertown is looking to recruit a talented, humble and highly motivated leader to the key position of Deputy Principal to support the Principal, staff and our students as we work to ensure our students leave us 'Ready for university, ready to lead'.Oasis Academy Silvertown has been through considerable change and challenge in recent years. We are now just over a year in to our improvement journey, ensuring that we improve student outcomes through a focus on high aspirations, strong relationships and love for learning. Results improved in Summer 2025 but we have a lot of work to make the academy what we know it can be for our young people and to reach the outcomes that we know our students are capable of. We are now in our final period of expansion as we move towards full student capacity (600 students, September 2027).This role will be pivotal in imagining, creating and leading improvement and change across the academy, ideal for an enthusiastic and dedicated school leader to step up in to a Deputy role. Our offer to you We are seeking an exceptional leader who is looking for an opportunity to:• Prepare for Headship through experience and training within this role• Work with a newly formed, passionate, dedicated and supportive team developing a small and growing academy• Work in a values-led organisation, focused on pursuing social justice and the excellent education that all of our students deserve• Serve a diverse and aspirational community• Be supported by a strong, national MAT with shared resources, subject and leadership networks and CPD• Work in an academy that values its staff with smart policies that consider carefully how to enable them to flourish Other benefits include • The Oasis benefits package• Cycle-to-work Incentive• Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme• Free eye tests• Flexible working opportunities• Integrated IT provision to support teaching, including your own laptop and iPad Our academy Oasis Academy Silvertown was planned and founded by the West Silvertown community who dreamed of having a local school which ensured both academic excellence as well as nurturing care for local children. After many years of discussions, plans and applications to the Department for Education, the academy opened in September 2014 in portacabins and finally moved into its permanent home in September 2022.Our academy vision is to ensure that all of our students become 'Ready for University, Ready to Lead'. We continue to be inspired by the original dreams that the community had for our school, creating an environment where we have high academic aspirations for every student as well as ensuring we support and challenge each child into growing and developing as a leader. Our small size means that every child is known by our staff and that we have a strong community feel where children want to learn and to behave well. Application process We strongly encourage interested applicants to visit the academy and to meet with the Principal prior to applying. In order to arrange a visit or a call, please contact Zaynab Kadir, PA to Principal. Attachments Safeguarding Statement:Oasis Academy Silvertown is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Oasis Academy SilvertownPart of Oasis Community Learning