Hazelwood Schools
Job Advert – Class Teachers

Hours: Full-time

Salary Scale: MPS1 (£37,870) – MPS6 (£50,474) Outer London

Contract: Permanent and Fixed Term maternity cover (September 2026-August 2027) available 

Start Date: September 2026

ECTs welcome and strongly encouraged to apply         

Do you want to support our children and families to make a real, positive difference to their lives?

Hazelwood Schools are seeking to recruit an optimistic, enthusiastic teacher to join our large, successful, vibrant and diverse school. You will need to be a problem solver who is able to work flexibly and creatively in a variety of ways to help support children’s progress. Hazelwood Schools is a friendly, over-subscribed 3-form entry community school that is creative, inclusive and fully committed to achievement for all. As a member of staff at Hazelwood Schools, you will be part of an incredible team of practitioners, all working towards the school vision of “nurturing responsible citizens to achieve educational excellence by inspiring awe and wonder through a real, relevant, immersive and purposeful curriculum”. Our shared values are at the heart of all we do.

We are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher who:

• has high expectations for all pupils;
•  enjoys working in an inclusive environment
• will support our pupils to make consistently good progress through providing rich and personalised experiences;
• has excellent interpersonal and communication skills; with the ability to work positively in our busy team;
• has a passion for learning and is happy to work in the ever-evolving primary environment;
• will work collaboratively as part of our team to build upon our successes;
• will fully support our values, vision and aims;
• is pre-emptive and proactive.

We can offer:

• enthusiastic, well behaved, friendly children with a love of learning;
• an exciting and evolving curriculum, with the children at the very centre;
• supportive, motivated colleagues with a ‘Teamwork’ ethic;
• a strong and ambitious leadership team with a clear sense of strategic direction;
• an emphasis on workplace fulfilment, supporting workload and a sensible approach to planning and marking;
• a creative and inclusive school with a ‘can do’ ethos where success of children and staff is recognised;
• an opportunity to be creative, innovate and take risks;
• professional development opportunities tailored for our staff and the needs of our children
• support through your ECT programme if required;
• a developing ICT infrastructure to support teaching and learning;
• supportive parents and governors.

We hope you will want to join us on our journey.

Visits to the school are strongly recommended and warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office on 020 8886 3216 or email office@hazelwood.enfield.sch.uk to arrange a tour with a member of the leadership team.

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To apply, please click on the ‘Apply now’ button below.

Closing date: Friday  27^th February 2026 at 12pm
Interview: Friday 6^th March 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will undergo full DBS checks and a social media check. Hazelwood Schools is an equal opportunities employer. All schools in Enfield are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work in our schools is expected to share this commitment.

Please note CVs are not accepted.