Hawley Primary School

Class Teacher Opportunity for January 2027- KS2

Temporary Contract to August 2027

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We are looking to appoint an excellent class teacher to join Hawley Primary School from January 2027. We are seeking candidates who share our values, our passion for primary education and our commitment to securing the very best outcomes for every child in our community. This vacancy has arisen as a valued member of our team has decided to relocate. The advertised contract is initially until 31 August 2027 with the potential to extend once we have reviewed our staffing for the 2027-28 academic year.

Hawley Primary School is in partnership with fellow Camden school Eleanor Palmer.. Our schools’ partnership is defined by collaboration, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. Guided by our values — Achieve Excellence, Love Learning, Belong — we share a clear moral purpose: to improve children’s lives through education.

Across both schools in our partnership, our curriculum has been shaped by years of expertise and is designed to make rich connections across subjects, sparking curiosity and deepening understanding. You would be joining a reflective, highly collaborative teaching team with a strong commitment to continual improvement. We provide high-quality professional development across our partnership and through well-established local and national networks, including our Executive Headteacher’s system leadership of Camden’s Primary Maths Hub.

At both schools, we have:

  • a socially and ethnically diverse, inclusive community in which no child is left behind and children are excited to learn;
  • embedded practice to develop oracy across the curriculum, from Nursery to Year 6;
  • a collaborative staff team in which voices are heard and relationships are built on trust;
  • a supportive leadership team who prioritise your successful induction and development;
  • a commitment to enrichment, including specialist art, music and PE teaching, alongside a wide range of trips and residential experiences that deepen children’s knowledge;
  • well-established partnerships and professional development links with Camden Learning, the IOE and NCETM. Eleanor Palmer is also an Associate School in the EEF North London Alliance Research School;
  • an engaged whole-school community with valued traditions and special events; and
  • excellent public transport links, with the Northern Line, Thameslink and Overground all close by.

We actively look for a diverse staff team and we value the diversity of thought that this brings to our learning community and to our pupils. We are committed to our anti-racist strategy, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where everyone wants to work, remain and progress, irrespective of race, gender, disability or religion.

We strongly encourage visits to our school if you are thinking of applying. Tours will give you the opportunity to meet Hawley’s Head of School and the Executive Heads, and to learn more about this school and our partnership. We have several tour times available, both before and after the Half Term Break. As the office will be closed over the Half Term, below are the tours available for November:

If you would like to come on any of these dates/times (or are unable to make these times but still want to visit), please email our School Business Manager Vicky on v.green@hawley.camden.sch.uk or speak to a member of the office team on 020 7485 5020 so that we know to expect you.

  • School tours at a variety of times both during and after the school day
  • Closing date: Monday 9 November, 12pm
  • Shortlisted Candidates contacted Thursday 12 November
  • Interviews: Monday 16 November (18 November may be possible).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by telephone. No agencies please.

Hawley Primary School, 3 Hawley Road, Camden, London NW1 8RP www.hawley.camden.sch.uk  020 7485 5020 Acting Head of School – Eilidh Kirkpatrick Executive Heads – Sally Hill and Natalie Stevenson