Teacher of Drama - Preparatory School (Maternity Cover)

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.

Would you like to work in a well-established independent Preparatory School with ambitious plans for the future? 

Forest Preparatory School requires a dedicated, well-qualified and inspirational Teacher of Drama to teach Drama throughout the 4-11 age range, covering maternity leave from November 2020 to October 2021. The Teacher of Drama will oversee the planning, implementation, monitoring, and assessment of a school-wide Drama program. (S)he will collaborate with the leadership and classroom teachers to plan, organise, and promote interdisciplinary Drama activities and expanded learning opportunities through the integration of successful strategies and technologies.  

This position will also encourage parent involvement in pupil learning through volunteering, parent involvement, etc., and will promote good community relations among all stakeholders.  

This is an exceptional opportunity to inspire children to enjoy and be challenged by Drama within and beyond school hours. An outstanding teacher is needed to lead and manage the teaching of Drama throughout the Prep School. The successful candidate will inspire a love of Drama and foster independent learning within the curriculum and beyond, through productions, clubs, events and trips and through liaison with the local and national community.  

Forest is very proud of its academic status and its reputation in a range of co-curricular activities. All teaching staff are encouraged and expected to contribute in accordance with their strengths to the outstanding co-curricular programme and other areas of School life. 

Introduction to Forest Preparatory School 

Forest Preparatory School is in the middle of a very exciting development of the site, as work on expansion and building project is nearing completion. 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 up to the age of 18. Forest Preparatory School has expanded this year to three forms in the Pre-Preparatory and will, at full size, reach 325 pupils. 

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 

Forest School is an independent school for boys and girls aged 4-18 yrs established in 1834; benefiting from a tremendous location on the edge of North-East London. London’s only diamond structure school, Forest combines both single-sex and co-educational teaching on a single site as pupils move up the school. Our 1,395 boys and girls are taught together until the age of seven, separately from seven to 16, before coming back together again in a joint sixth form. This diamond structure offers all the academic benefits of single-sex teaching with all the social benefits of a co-educational school. The best of both worlds. 

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.  

Why work at Forest?  

There are many benefits of working at Forest school as staff are our single most important asset. Key benefits include: 

• Generous CPD budget 

• Comprehensive Professional Development Review system 

• Opportunities to contribute to the wider community via our extensive Outreach Programme 

• 18 weeks holiday and our own salary scale with salaries above those paid in the maintained sector 

• Free death in service cover and subsidised AXA PPP healthcare insurance 

• All teaching staff currently enrolled in the national Teachers’ Pension Scheme 

• 15% fee remission (pro-rata for part time staff) for children attending Forest which is applicable Y3-Y13 

• Free hot lunch (takeaway sandwich lunch also available) and refreshments throughout the day 

• Free membership of the Sylvestrian Leisure Centre during school hours and heavily subsidised membership outside those hours 

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” 

Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) Key Findings (November 2017): 

“The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent…The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent” 

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.  

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. 

Contact the Head for more details or call 020 8520 1744 

Interviews will be held on Thursday/Friday October 8/9th for a November 2020 start.