Forest School Teacher
High Well School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DD13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
29 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 27.5 hours / week Mon - Fri
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS £32,916 to £45,352 - UPS £47,472 to £51,048
Pay scale
- MP1 - UPS 3
Additional allowances
SEN 1
What skills and experience we're looking for
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
What the school offers its staff
A positive, friendly and professional working environment.
An opportunity to work with an amazing group of young people.
Induction package for new staff followed up with outstanding CPD.
A subsidised Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
A talented and supportive Senior Leadership Team and dedicated Governing Body.
A supportive environment in which your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded.
Access to wellbeing platforms, including cycle to work, and other platforms which give employee benefits and inspire a unique employee experience, enriching personal and working lives
Employee Assistance Programme, on-site HR advice, free parking
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About High Well School
- School type
- Special school, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- High Well School website
- Email address
- hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01924 572100
High Well School is a Special School which caters for a minimum of seventy 9-16 year olds with an Education Health & Care Plan for severe and profound social, emotional and mental health needs as well as other learning difficulties. The School meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people.
High Well endeavours to provide a nurturing environment with personalised support and specialist teaching to enable our pupils to re-engage in learning, develop their social and emotional skills and leave with not only appropriate qualifications but the skills required to succeed in life after school. This is reflected in our vision of ‘Preparing for Positive Futures’.
Arranging a visit to High Well School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hayleybrown@highwell.org.uk.
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