Forest School Teacher

Resilience: The ability to work outdoors in all weather

conditions and manage challenging behaviour with empathy.

FULL Driving Licence Essential, including ability to drive a minibus and

willingness to undertake Local Authority Driver Assessment

Key Responsibilities

include:

Holistic Development:

Using Outdoor Learning to meet EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan)

objectives focused on confidence and social skills.

Evolve trip and visit

planning experience.

Risk Management: Conducting dynamic Benefit-Risk Assessments

for outdoor activities (tool use, fire lighting, den building) and taking pupil

Risk Assessments into account when planning activities.

Nurture & Wellbeing:

Implementing Therapeutic Education techniques to support students with

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).

Curriculum Integration: Mapping outdoor activities to Key

Stage 3/4 literacy and numeracy frameworks to ensure academic progress.

A passion for working with pupils with SEN and their

families

Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the school

Ability to work with the Senior Leadership Team to motivate

and work with others to create a shared culture and positive climate

High level of resilience and determination

Commitment to and a genuine interest in the pastoral welfare

of the school community.

Calm and organised approach to work under pressure and the

ability to inspire this in others

Ability to reflect prioritise and plan and work to deadlines