Qualified Teacher and Forest School/Outdoor Education Lead (TLR)
The Coombes CE Primary School
“A Love of Learning Grows Here”
Qualified Teacher and Forest School/Outdoor education Lead
MPS/UPS + TLR2
Required from January or February 2025
Do you love the great outdoors? Have you a passion for outdoor learning and connecting it with the curriculum inside the classroom? Are you a qualified teacher with (or intending to obtain) a Forest School Practitioner qualification or similar? If so, this is the job for you!
This is an incredibly rare opportunity to lead the planning, development and implementation of a world class Forest/Outdoor education curriculum within our unique school site. The role will include leading the development of an allocated building into a Forest Learning space and training centre, planning a curriculum to utilise our incredible school site: that includes an outdoor classroom, 4 ponds, woodlands and nature areas, fruit trees and swimming pool. Through your leadership, our school will establishment supportive partnerships with local, national and international outdoor education organisation, this will enable us to reach our aim to be the destination school for staff training, school visits and outdoor/sustainable learning experiences for children of primary school age.
If you are forward thinking and able to work within a team, able to share good practice and with amazing ideas as well as being caring, innovative and approachable, we would love to have you on our team!
The role includes a part-time class teaching responsibility, with significant release throughout the week to plan, meet contractors for site improvements, build partnerships and develop/resource the outdoor learning curriculum offer.
We welcome and encourage visits to our school. To arrange a visit please email the Operations Manager, Joanna Hardy, email: operations@coombes.wokingham.sch.uk.
Application forms can be found in the work for us section of the school website: https://www.thecoombes.com
Applications must be submitted by email with a letter of application to operations@coombes.wokingham.sch.uk
No CVs will be accepted.
Applications will be considered upon receipt with final submission date of 29th November.
The Coombes CE Primary School
School Road, Arborfield Cross, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9NX
The Keys Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check.
