Recruitment

Thank you for your interest in working at Hotham.

We pride ourselves on being a great place to work – Hotham is a thriving school with a real community spirit. Visitors always remark on the welcome they receive from staff and children.

The school has a fantastic location in the heart of Putney. We are minutes away from the unique Putney Embankment and River Thames, and within walking distance of Putney High Street, which is well connected by tube, bus and rail. We have lower than average attrition for an inner city school with many of our staff with tenure of over 20 years.

At Hotham our focus is on achievement and opportunity for all, including our staff, and we take professional development very seriously. We are always looking to build and capitalise on potential within our staff team.

Nursery Teacher (3 days per week)

Class Teacher (full time)

PE and Sports Coach (full time)

Fixed-Term (until August 2026)

Required from September 2025

We are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic practitioners to join our hard-working team.

 We are looking for qualified teachers/sports coaches who can evidence:

  • A passion for teaching and learning

  • Strong cross curriculum knowledge;

  • A desire to raise achievement for all pupils;

  • Resourcefulness and the ability to drive and embrace change;

  • A commitment to our school vision and shared values.

 As a school, we can offer you:

  •  A commitment to wellbeing; we have a well-being committee and regularly arrange social events;

  • Generous PPA time and technology that works;

  • A unique curriculum which aims to reduce teacher workload;

  • Opportunities to share your passion, both through our curriculum and a large range of clubs;

  • An open-minded and forward-thinking ethos;

  • Supportive parents and an amazing PTA; 

  • Dedicated colleagues and a culture of mutual support;

  • Opportunities for professional development and career progression;

  • Free tea, coffee, milk and sugar provided in our spacious staffroom;

  • Delicious food cooked by our chef at affordable prices 

  • A large, diverse and well-equipped school site.

Candidates with a coaching background, ECTs and more experienced candidates are welcome to apply.  We are recruiting for a part-time nursery teacher post (3 days per week), a full time class teacher post, and a full time PE and sports coach post. All posts are on a fixed-term basis from September 2025 to August 2026 in the first instance.  

 We will be hosting visits for prospective candidates and would strongly encourage serious applicants to arrange a visit.  The visit will be hosted by the headteacher and there will be the opportunity to ask questions informally.  If you are interested in visiting, or arranging a phone call, please email recruitment@hotham.wandsworth.sch.uk   

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded from the Wandsworth Council recruitment website.

 We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

 These posts are subject to a satisfactory DBS check and references

 CVs are not accepted.

 

Get into teaching

Hotham is proud to work in partnership with Wandsworth Primary Schools’ Consortium (WPSC) supporting their outstanding programme of School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT).  Since 1996, WPSC has been accredited to train graduates to teach 3-7 and 5-11 year olds in primary schools.  The course provides trainees with the theoretical and practical experience needed to meet the standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the award of a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education with credits towards one third of a master’s degree. Their inclusive ethos ensures a highly supportive and personalised approach to learning with Ofsted noting that "Leaders across the consortium have very high aspirations for all trainees. The ITE curriculum has been meticulously designed to build confident, knowledgeable and reflective practitioners in the primary phase" (2023). 

SCITT also offers an Assessment Only Route for experienced, unqualified teachers already working in the UK. 

Full details can be found on the Wandsworth SCITT website: http://www.scitt.co.uk

Contact the Course Director, Sam Steward, on 0203 488 2805 for further information.