Forest Schools Leader
Wymondham College Prep School, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SZThis job expired on 9 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
9 July 2025 at 1am
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £9,662 - £10,482 per annum
Forest Schools Leader job summary
part of the Sapientia Education Trust
- Salary - SCP 12 to 17, £9,662 - £10,482 per annum
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 15 hours per week
- Term Time + 1 week
- Required for September 2025
Wymondham College Prep School is looking to appoint an inspiring, active and nurturing enthusiast who loves everything outdoors and is committed to giving Reception – Year 6 children a ‘memory cementing’ range of education experiences. We are looking for someone who is happy to plan, deliver and lead lessons with small groups of pupils in our beautiful Woodland Wonder glade that is located at the front of the Wymondham College 83 acre site. We are looking for an individual who is full of heart, awe and wonder; someone who is committed to enhancing all aspects of individuals’ social and emotional development and children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Our school is committed to the professional development of all staff and provides a safe and supportive environment to work in. We are a learning community who all feel safe to make mistakes, learn and grow by loving the struggle of learning. We want everyone to ‘Try Hard, Be Kind, Be You’ and to work in the WCPS way: to ‘Wonder, Contribute, Persevere, Support’.
We are a school built on kindness, providing an holistic and values led education with relationships, wellbeing and belonging at the heart of everything we do. We use restorative justice and zones of regulation to ensure our pupils constantly reflect on their choices, feelings and interactions with others, enabling them to truly flourish.
Wymondham College Prep School is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust, an expanding multi-academy Trust with 13 Primary and 9 Secondary Schools.
THE POST
We are looking for a positive, caring and inspiring Teaching Assistant to join the team at Wymondham College Prep School on a permanent basis. The role will support the complement the professional work of teachers as directed.
The successful candidate will:
- Have previous experience working with children, preferably of primary school age, in an outdoor learning and/or Forest Schools setting;
- Is confident to risk assess the use of tools, resources and the environment to aid children’s conceptual understanding, knowledge and skill in being able to learn from outdoor provocations and projects in both structured and personalised learning;
- Have received training and/or have experience in a range of different academic, SEND and social & emotional areas of child development;
- Be committed to the school’s high standards of teaching, learning and value relationships, wellbeing and belonging to be crucial to children’s development;
- Have excellent communication skills, a warm and caring disposition and a good sense of humour;
- Understand the importance of an inclusive environment, supporting pupils to follow the school’s Good Choice Mantras – ‘Do the Right Thing / Make a Difference / Value Every Voice’;
- · Have a nurturing and friendly approach with a high level of professionalism and compassion.
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.
For this vacancy, click the ‘Apply for Job’ button to be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply using our online application form.
Closing date: 9 July 2025, 12noon
Interview date: 14 July 2025
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2021, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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.
About Wymondham College Prep School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 400 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wymondham College Prep School website
Our school is committed to the professional development of all staff and provides a safe and supportive environment to work in. We are a learning community who all feel safe to make mistakes, learn and grow by loving the struggle of learning. We want everyone to ‘Try Hard, Be Kind, Be You’ and to work in the WCPS way, to ‘Wonder, Contribute, Persevere, Support’.
We put relationships, wellbeing and belonging at the heart of everything we do and use restorative justice and zones of regulation to ensure our pupils constantly reflect on their choices, feelings and interactions with others. We are an ‘Outstanding School’ June 2023 – a reflection of our ambition to provide something special in our unique school.
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