Forest School Lead / Forest School Teacher - Full-time/Part-time

The Academy of Woodlands, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-2412-38S
• Posted:02/06/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS or SPOT salary for UQT/HLTA candidates
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:16/06/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBA

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The Academy of Woodlands are seeking a forest school lead / forest school teacher who will join us to build upon our successes and help shape the future for The Academy of Woodlands.

About us

The Academy of Woodlands really is a special place to be! We are a big school with a small school ethos. We value the importance of building relationships with everybody within our community and strive to provide opportunities for all. We place our pupils and staff at the center of everything we do and because of this everyone strives to ‘be the best at what we do’.

“Pupils at Woodlands Primary School feel safe, valued, and well cared for. They told me that, ‘This school is like a big family, where everyone gets on well with each other.’ This is because all leaders put pupils at the heart of every decision that they make.”

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To be responsible for, plan and oversee the day to day delivery, organisation and smooth running of Forest Schools programmes.
• To evaluate programmes and to continually strive for improvement.
• To promote learning in the outdoor environment and the ethos of Forest Schools and outdoor learning.
• To link the outdoor learning to the school curriculum and design a progressive skills based curriculum
• To be responsible at all times for high standards of care and education of all group members in accordance with the Forest Schools Association principles and criteria for good practice.
• To ensure effective communication with teachers, support staff, head of school, governors, parents, volunteers, partner organisations and of course, children.
• To manage support staff and volunteers effectively, ensuring they embrace the ethos of forest schools.
• To ensure the health and safety of all participants, including writing and checking risk assessments for the sites, tools and activities used.
• To regularly check and maintain tools and other equipment.
• To keep records as appropriate of emergency contact details for participants, permission forms and achievement of pupils.
• To adhere to all relevant policies and procedures of the individual school and settings.
• To engage in continuous professional development.
• To carry out all other such duties as may from time to time be determined by the line manager.

Physical Demands

• The work requires moderate levels of physical effort.
• It involves lifting and handling of equipment and other resources and to be involved in practical activities and physical care of learners and the physical outdoor environment.
• The role is almost exclusively out of doors and will require working on uneven surfaces and in unpredictable weather conditions.

Information about the school

The Academy of Woodlands, as part of The Rivermead Inclusive Trust, really is a special place to be! We are a big school with a small school ethos. We value the importance of building relationships with everybody within our community and strive to provide opportunities for all. Our children are at the center of everything we do and play an active role in shaping the school for the future.

“Pupils at The Academy of Woodlands feel safe, valued, and well cared for. They told me that, ‘This school is like a big family, where everyone gets on well with each other.’ This is because all leaders put pupils at the heart of every decision that they make.”

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Karen Browne
• Address:Woodlands Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2DU
• Telephone: 0300 065 8200
• Email: kbrowne@r-i-t.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Equality and Diversity Statement
• Person Specification