Forest School Lead

Empowering Learning are looking for a Forest School Lead to work in a SEND Provision in Nottinghamshire. The ideal candidate should have experience of working with SEND children, though this is not essential. The ability to teach a range of age groups and individual needs would be highly advantageous.

The ideal candidate will:

• Tutoring or training experience
• Experience of running forest school sessions
• High level of outdoor learning
• Have the ability to teach across the age groups.
• Knowledge of secondary age curriculum expectations
• Be highly organised with excellent communication skills
• Have a desire to work with, inspire and support children from all needs and backgrounds
• Have excellent behaviour management skills
• Understand the expectations against the Teachers Standards.

Main Responsibilities:

• Teaching and leading in forest school provision within SEND school.
• Planning lessons and activities for whole class learning and group learning.
• Supporting SEND children with their work in a class setting
• Managing difficult behaviours and implementing the school behaviour policy
• Safeguarding vulnerable pupils
• Possible supervising on lunch and break times
• Supporting and managing teaching assistants within the classroom
• Building relationships with staff and pupils
• Collecting evidence of pupils work to support their assessments
• Feedback to the relevant member of staff about the pupils progress
• To have pastoral responsibility for a group of pupils
• Potentially lead in a subject area
• Ensure a team approach to education with stakeholders such as parents and carers

Benefits of working with Empowering Learning:

• Dedicated consultant allocated to support you with any questions or concerns.
• Support in writing CV's and job applications
• Fast, effective compliance service
• £150 for referral of Teachers or Teaching Assistants!
• You will receive free, up to date safeguarding training