I have always worked in challenging schools. At first this was by chance, but now I can't imagine working anywhere else.
In 2013, I had just taken up my first substantive deputy head post when I saw the Future Leaders Trust mentioned in an email. After researching a little more, it caught my interest. I have always appreciated learning from spending time at other schools, and additionally it would give me a support network of other like-minded people. Most importantly, it would help me to have the greatest possible impact on my school and students.
So here I am now, deputy head at Harry Gosling Primary School in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Harry Gosling is a two-form entry community school with a nursery. We have 472 pupils on roll with 56 per cent eligible for free school meals, considerably higher than the national average. The school serves a predominantly Bangladeshi community and nearly all of our children speak English as an additional language.
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