Forest School & Outdoor Education Teacher

Job Title: Forest School & Outdoor Education Teacher

  • Location: Central Education Team Based near Whitchurch, North Shropshire, SY13 with outreach work near Newport, Shropshire, TF10.

  • Salary: Actual: Negotiable to £7,000 [with experience/ qualification] FTE: £30,000 - £35,000.

  • Hours: 1 day per week [0.2 FTE]. 42 weeks per year (38 term time + 4 days].

  • Contract: Permanent.

  • Commence: 1st September 2024.

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Forest School & Outdoor Education Teacher to join our fantastic team at Physis.

You will create a safe and stimulating environment which encourages pupils to explore, discover and learn in nature.

This is a great opportunity for a Forest School & Outdoor Education Teacher who wants to make a positive impact on our young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) / Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH) and support them to thrive outside of the traditional classroom environment.

We hope that you will find this role both rewarding but also challenging, while working in a school where pupils are respected, Listened to and very much involved.

Why join us?

We pride ourselves on offering a friendly and inclusive environment, where we work hard to support each other, to deliver our high quality of education.

We offer continual professional development, to ensure that our team are reaching their goals with the chance for internal promotion, ongoing learning opportunities and accredited qualifications.

Ultimately, the role allows you to make a positive difference on the lives of young people.

About us.

We are a specialist Independent School based in Shropshire, providing education to children & young people aged 11-18 who are at risk or have experienced exploitation.

The school delivers individualised educational provision to students whose complex needs, require high levels of understanding, consistency and continuity through integrated therapeutic approach

What we offer.

  • Supportive Working Environment

  • Competitive Salary

  • Company Pension Scheme

  • Wellbeing package

  • Specialised Training

  • Referral Scheme

  • Induction programme

What we are looking for:

  • Experience working with young people with Additional Educational Needs.

  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes.

  • Training or expertise on a relevant Forest School Programme.

  • Experience of planning and implementing personalised plans for students with special educational needs and working knowledge of the SEN Code of Practice.

  • Patient and engaging teacher who can provide targeted lessons to a student's needs.

  • Highly effective teamwork skills.

Key responsibilities:

  • To ensure that the special educational needs of pupils are met by providing a consistent and efficient service congruent with the organisation’s aim, objectives and philosophy.

  • To provide high quality educational services that meet the needs of young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) / Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH).

  • To deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils with SEN, working to a range of qualification levels to include; Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, John Muir, ASDAN any other qualifications considered relevant to meet the needs of the pupil.

  • Utilising extensive knowledge and experience bases in working with young people with SEN / SEMH to adjust teaching styles to meet individual learner needs.

  • To lead group and individuals on outdoor activities.

The Requirements:

  • GCSE A* - C or nationally recognised level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics and other relevant subjects (E.g. A – C).

  • Degree level subject or equivalent.

  • DET (DTLLS) & QTLS OR Degree, PGCE Secondary English & QTS OR Teaching Degree & QTS.

  • Forest School Programme Leadership Certificate (level 2 essential, level 3 desirable).

  • BELA or Mountain Leader (summer) qualification.

  • Outdoor Education Qualifications e.g. MIAS (Mountain Bike), CWI (Indoor Climbing).

  • Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Assessor/ Supervisor Qualification.

  • Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Manager/ accreditation.

  • Recent and relevant experience as an effective Teacher delivering Forest Schools, DoE, outdoor education.

  • Experience of working with secondary students with SEN, SEMH and other complex needs desirable.

  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes

  • Eligible to work in the UK

Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Any unspent conviction/cautions should be declared at the point of application. Any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 should also be declared.