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Upper KS2 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Upper KS2 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Forest School

E17 3PY, Waltham Forest

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Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Apply by:
29 November 2021

Job overview

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

Forest Preparatory School is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced class teacher for maternity cover in Upper Key Stage 2. We are looking for someone who can work well with a certain degree of independence, who has an innovative ‘growth’ mindset, a commitment to excellent practice, a holistic outlook on pupil development and who will be fully involved in the life of this forward-looking and dynamic school.

The safety, wellbeing, happiness and fulfilment of all pupils is paramount to Forest Prep’s mission; we have a comprehensive system of pastoral care and robust safeguarding procedures. The successful candidate will need to have an up-to-date awareness and knowledge of all matters relating to safeguarding. They will also need to be able to quickly build positive relationships and rapport with pupils of the relevant age group, whilst always setting and maintaining appropriate boundaries and promoting the highest standards of behaviour and courtesy.

The position will require the successful applicant to teach the 'core' subjects of Maths, Science and English to their class as well as one or more of the humanities, PSHE and possibly to others. The Prep School has a number of subject specialist teachers who will teach their pupils a range of other subjects, which include Engineering, Mandarin, Drama, Music and Dance. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to teach a variety of classes each term, in addition to the home class, in order to support staff development.

The successful candidate will model a passion for learning and be able to nurture all pupils’ curiosity and desire to advance their knowledge of the world. They will deliver engaging lessons that support and challenge pupils of all achievement levels.

In addition, the Prep School offers a varied and extensive co-curriculum, consisting of timetabled activities and clubs both during and after the school day. The successful candidate would be able to make a valuable contribution to this co-curricular offer, drawing on their own interests and talents.

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

• 20% 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.

Closing date for applications: 29 November at 12:00pm

Interviews will take place on 03 December 2021

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

Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.

We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.

For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk

Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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