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Forest School Lead

Thomas Hall School, Exeter, Devon, EX4 5AD

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 March 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 February 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 31st October 2021
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 Points 13 - 16 (0.8 FTE) £18,512 - £20,056 per annum

Forest School Lead job summary

We wish to appoint an excellent forest school leader to join our successful, friendly and creative team who enjoy an excellent reputation both within and beyond the school. If you are an effective practitioner with the ability to inspire and motivate students, we would like to hear from you. Avanti Hall is part the growing family of Avanti schools. The key responsibilities laid out here are those, which will be assumed by the successful candidate upon appointment. Main Duties • To plan, prepare and deliver a range of Forest School sessions • To promote learning in the outdoor environment and the ethos of Forest schools and outdoor learning. • To create and maintain an engaging, fun and supportive environment record children’s development and progress. • To regularly check and maintain tools and other equipment. • To ensure the health and safety of all participants, including writing and checking risk assessments for the sites, tools and activities used. • To be responsible at all times for high standards of care and education of all • To ensure effective communication with the principal, teachers, support staff and parents • To regularly check and maintain tools and other equipment. • To adhere to all relevant policies

Commitment to safeguarding

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

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About Thomas Hall School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thomas Hall School website
• Email address: careers@avanti.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/avanti-hall-school

At Avanti Hall School we celebrate each pupil’s individuality and deliver an educational journey from the age of 4 to 16 that promotes your child’s development, both academically and pastorally, to ensure confidence and ambition. Our philosophy is that education should provide each and every pupil with the core skills needed to achieve academic excellence through a diverse and rich programme of study that has holistic development at its core.

Through a knowledge rich curriculum, pupils engage with a variety of subjects to challenge and motivate them in their learning. To complement this, we take pride in our co-curricular enrichment, which includes Yoga, mindfulness, sports and outdoor learning. Each child at Avanti Hall School will explore their own identity and work to develop their individual potential. We work closely with parents and guardians to enhance aspirations for students and ensure that all children have the support they need to thrive at every stage of their school life.

Being located in an area of natural beauty allows our pupils to safely explore the world around them and grow in confidence and character as they do so. We have high expectations of our pupils, but we don’t want them to be afraid of failure – we understand that intellectual and personal growth are often the result of making mistakes and having the resilience to overcome challenges.

As a school, we pride ourselves on having a strong sense of community where everyone is welcomed. We provide an inspirational curriculum and develop exceptional teaching and learning to improve our provision. This is a fantastic time to join our school and become part of something special.

As part of the Avanti Schools Trust, Avanti Hall School pupils will work alongside their peers in schools in London, Birmingham and Leicester to collaborate and engage with projects that will enable each individual to become a successful global citizen and flourish in a rapidly changing world. Our students go out into the world with a sense of purpose, as well as academic achievement, personal fulfilment and the desire to make a difference.

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