Year 4 Class Teacher
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Forest School
E17 3PY, Waltham Forest
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive pay scale, based on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 28 January 2025
Job overview
Would you like to work in a well-established independent Preparatory School with ambitious plans for the future?
Forest Prep School is seeking a talented and inspirational Year 4 teacher to join our team from September 2025. Join a wonderful team of committed and creative teachers and teaching assistants to help shape the lives of pupils in your care. For candidates with the right skills and interest, the responsibility of Head of Oracy may also be available.
Introduction to Forest Preparatory School
Forest Preparatory School is in the middle of a very exciting development of the site, as work on the expansion and building project has recently been completed. This has enabled Forest Preparatory School’s provision to reach a new and even more innovative level. Benefiting from the structure and the economies of scale it brings, Forest Prep School is a vital component of an all-through school which teaches pupils from 4 to 18. Forest Preparatory School has expanded recently to four form entry in the Pre-Prep with three forms in Y3-6 - a total of 480 pupils altogether when complete.
Forest Preparatory School Vision Aims and Values
Vision
Forest Preparatory School will provide an education founded on challenge, breadth and personal fulfilment. Our learning environments will be inclusive, creative and industrious spaces where teachers inspire and support pupils to exceed their expectations and to strive for ambitious goals. Forest Prep pupils will achieve more than academic excellence; they will become remarkable young people, empowered to make a positive difference in a changing world. Our staff will champion each and every pupil and nurture in them the qualities of initiative, perseverance and responsibility.
Aims
Forest Preparatory School will equip pupils to flourish in the world into which they will grow up and prepare them for the next stage of their education. We will achieve this by:
Curating a broad and innovative curriculum
Building pupils’ capacity to learn and to lead
Challenging pupils to think deeply and to develop self-reliance
Nurturing pupils’ pastoral and spiritual development in an atmosphere of trust, fairness and community
Developing pupils’ sense of empathy, compassion and global citizenship
Caring for all aspects of pupils’ wellbeing and teaching them to practise self-care
Values
Pupils will demonstrate initiative by being:
- inquiring
- adaptable
- a communicator
Pupils will demonstrate perseverance by being:
- organised
- problem-solving
- resilient
Pupils will demonstrate responsibility by being:
- respectful
- a collaborator
- a leader
Forest Preparatory School: Where Young People Grow
About Forest
At Forest Prep, we are passionate about providing a rich educational journey, nurturing empathetic, collaborative, and intellectually agile pupils. Our broad curriculum includes core subjects and diverse disciplines, supporting both academic and personal growth. Co-curricular activities are essential here, offering pupils numerous opportunities to develop their interests and leadership skills.
More than academic excellence, we prepare our pupils for life's next steps. Our engaging curriculum and various activities build confidence, trust, and vital life skills. Our pupils leave us ready to embrace their future with resilience and curiosity.
For a glimpse into Forest Prep's vibrant community, please take a look around our website at https://www.forest.org.uk/prep. Forest Prep is a remarkable school, and we seek remarkable people.
We are excited about you potentially joining our team and look forward to your hearing from you.
Location
Forest is a city school set within 50 acres of grounds surrounded by Epping Forest, within easy walking distance of Snaresbrook Central line tube station and Wood Street Overground station.
Don’t just take our word for it!
What the Good Schools Guide say:
“Forest is a power-house with a heart. The pupils exude purpose – modern, dynamic youngsters with an eye on what’s happening next...an education so well-rounded, you could practically make hoops out of it!”
For more information on our CPD, training and ethos please visit our career site.
Please visit our website (www.forest.org.uk/prep-school) where you will find a full introduction to Forest Preparatory School.
Details on Online Profile:
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) asks schools to carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of the process of assessing suitability. If you are shortlisted for the role, we may carry out an online search based on the information you provide to the school. If we carry out a search, we will also search more widely for any other online information about you.
You (and all other candidates) are therefore required to provide the following information as part of your application:
· the social media platforms on which you have accounts;
· the account names / handles for all of your social media accounts, including any under a nickname or pseudonym;
· any websites you are involved with, in or featured on or named on; and
· any other publicly available online information about you of which the School should be made aware.
You are not required to provide account passwords or to grant the School access to private social media accounts.
If you are not shortlisted for the role, online searches will not be carried out on you.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are encouraged. The School reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage.
Applications close on Friday 7 February 2025, 12:00 midday
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 11 February 2025
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Forest School
Surrounded by ancient forest and only thirty minutes from central London, Forest School is an outstanding independent day school located on the edge of Epping Forest. Forest is a large, diverse, and vibrant school, with approximately 1,500 pupils from 4 to 18. Forest is an open-minded school with both feet on the ground, in which the pupils’ all-round personal development is outstanding and academic attainment is high. It is, above all, a happy school which understands the rich inter-relationship between the curricular, the co-curricular and the pastoral. There is boldness in the school’s character, a readiness to be forward-thinking and adaptable, with pride in what we are and excitement for what lies ahead.
Our traditional House structure means that each pupil is treated as an individual, of whom we have the highest expectations, while our size enables us to offer breadth and depth of opportunity. Foresters are ‘known, liked and valued’ and this is central to our educational philosophy.
As one of the largest day schools in HMC, Forest abounds with opportunities for professional and career development. Teachers at Forest are rarely just confined to their subject area and all staff are encouraged to play an active role in Forest’s enviable super-curricular and co-curricular programme, with opportunities to lead in clubs and activities as diverse as Model United Nations, Extended Project Qualification, Jedi Warrior Lightsabre Fencing, Chapel Choir, Music Technology and Cricket, to give but a few examples. The ambition, richness, and distinct nature of the integrated curriculum at Forest offers our staff with an unparalleled experience of a modern and holistic education in our beautiful London setting. As our Good Schools Guide Review (2023) suggests Forest is a ‘flourishing, successful and well-led school in a glorious, green setting with consistently strong results that don’t require pupils to sacrifice happiness or wellbeing on the way to achieving them… an education that’s so genuinely rounded you could make hoops from it.’
The Co-Curriculum is a crucial part of the life and learning at Forest. While expecting our pupils to demonstrate a strong work ethic in their timetabled lessons, we also recognise how important it is for both staff and pupils to develop learning outside of the classroom. We ask our pupils to try new things, explore new places, learn new skills and experience real challenge. Visiting a new country, joining a new club or team, or being part of an ensemble or society, is a great way to get the most out of life at Forest. This relies on our staff being involved in Forest in its fullest sense by running all the clubs, activities, trips and other opportunities that allow the personal development that is the hallmark of Forest. All staff are therefore expected to contribute to pupil development beyond the classroom.
Forest invests heavily in the development of pedagogy, teaching and learning, with all teachers expected to engage in an ambitious Professional Learning Programme which includes seminars and contact with leading minds in the teaching and learning space; most recently, Forest welcomed Tom Sherrington who presented on curriculum strategy and design. In addition, we are immensely proud of our culture of formative and developmental peer observation and instructional coaching through our Teaching and Learning Communities and StepLab. As one of the few Independent Schools Induction Panel (ISTIP) regional hubs and training centres in the country, Forest is proud of its success, expertise, and excellence in supporting Early Careers’ Teachers and those new to the profession. We have a rich tradition of developing outstanding teachers and a genuinely supportive approach centred on coaching and mentoring.
We welcome and encourage applications from teachers who are new to the profession and are currently undertaking their PGCE or are looking to progress through the ECT Framework.
Location
Forest is a city school surrounded by Epping Forest, within easy walking distance of Snaresbrook Central line tube station and Wood Street Overground station.
Why work at Forest?
There are many benefits of working at a well-resourced School such as Forest. Our staff are our single most important asset and create the happy, collegiate atmosphere that exists at Forest. Our staff work hard, investing time and energy in our pupils, deriving satisfaction and fulfilment from their successes and development.
Key benefits include:
- A large, cheerful and collegiate staff body
- Well-resourced departments
- Opportunities to pursue hobbies and interests in support of pupil development outside of the classroom
- Our own competitive salary scale
- Free hot lunch in our lovely staff diner (takeaway sandwich lunch also available) and refreshments throughout the day
- Generous CPD budget and a culture fully committed to staff development
- Comprehensive Professional Development Review system
- Opportunities to contribute to the wider community via our Outreach Programme
- 20% Fee Remission for children attending Forest School. For Part-Time staff the fee remission will be prorated in proportion to their working hours
- Membership of a pension scheme
- Subsidised membership to the Sylvestrian Leisure Centre
- Membership of the School's Group Life Assurance scheme and Personal Accident Scheme
- Contribution towards private medical insurance fees
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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